About 18,892 people in North Carolina tested positive for COVID-19 in the first two days of January, the highest number since the pandemic began in March 2020, according to health authorities.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) ad On January 2, 558,437 people have tested positive for COVID-19 so far in every county in the state.
Additionally, 6,892 deaths were registered due to complications associated with the new coronavirus. So far in North Carolina 7,031,462 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out, and 3,479 people are hospitalized.
The Latino Community
Among those infected, 83,661 Latinos were counted, which constitutes 25% of all infections in North Carolina of which the ethnic group is known. Likewise, the authorities announced 462 cases of deceased Latinos. Out of respect for their privacy, the authorities did not release further details about the victims.
COVID-19 by race and age
The largest number of people infected with COVID-19 in North Carolina (61%) are Anglo-Saxons, while 22% are African-American.
By age, about half of those infected (40%) are people between 25 and 45 years of age, followed by people between 50 and 64 years of age, who represented a fifth of those infected (20%).
The highest number (59%) of deaths from complications associated with the new coronavirus were among people over 65 years of age.
COVID-19 by counties
Mecklenburg County has the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 64,442, and the highest number of virus-related deaths, with 568 deaths.
It is followed by the number of infected Wake, which has already exceeded 44,954 infected and 348 deaths.
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