were reported more than 3,700 cases of COVID-19 over the weekend in North Carolina. Although that may seem like a lot at first, during the surge in cases due to the Omicron variant, more than 40,000 cases were reported in a single day.
On January 13, they reported 44,833 new cases of COVID-19.
3,700 new cases reported over the weekend
On Saturday, March 5, the Department North Carolina Health and Human Services reported 2,244 new cases. were reported 1,458 cases on Sunday 6th of March. That adds up to a total of 3,702 cases over the weekend.
The state health department does not update case counts on weekends.
As of March 5, the latest date for which information is available, the 3.9% of COVID-19 tests were positive. Health officials say 5% or less is the target rate to slow the spread of the virus.
have been reported at least 2,602,244 cases of COVID-19 in North Carolina. At least 22,802 people have died since March 2020, according to state health officials.
How many people are hospitalized?
Hospitalizations in North Carolina have also decreased.
It was reported that at least 1,140 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 until March 7th. This includes 235 adults treated in intensive care unitshealth officials said.
Due to the increase in Omicron, 5,055 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 on January 25.
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