NC Coronavirus Cases Surpass 10,500 As Deaths Approach 400

Gillian Smith
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NORTH CAROLINA — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in North Carolina rose by 561 overnight, bringing the cumulative total to 10,509, according to updated data released by state public health officials Thursday morning.

The Department of Health and Human Services reported 24 new coronavirus-related deaths in the state since Wednesday, bringing the total number of statewide deaths to 378 as of Thursday morning.

Current hospitalizations decreased by five patients overnight to 546, NC DHHS shows.

Out of 100 counties, COVID-19 is present in all except Avery and Yancy counties.

The new batch of data released April 30 by state public health officials shows that laboratories in the state have completed at least 128,036 tests, more than 15,000 more than were reported on Wednesday.

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The number of outbreaks confirmed in congregate living facilities in the state, such as nursing homes and residential care facilities, continues to rise as deaths reported in these facilities claim about half of the state's death toll.

Earlier this week, DHHS reversed course and are now identifying specific facility locations where outbreaks are occurring. The news of the new set of data, which will be updated twice a week going forward, comes after DHHS faced intense criticism for withholding the names of facilities, the Charlotte Observer reported.

As of Thursday morning, at least 1,649 people had tested positive for COVID-19 – the disease caused by the new coronavirus – at nursing homes, 336 people had tested positive at resident care facilities, 981 people had tested positive at correctional facilities and 69 positive cases attributed to other congregate living facilities in the state. COVID-19 outbreaks were reported in 49 nursing homes, 20 residential care facilities and at least 14 correctional facilities, DHHS said.

According to the state agency, a survey of about 92 percent of the state's hospitals shows that 745 of the available 3,204 ventilators in North Carolina are in use as of Thursday morning. That represents about 23 percent of the state's ventilators are currently in use. When it comes to intensive care unit beds, 789 beds, or about 24 percent, of 3,223 beds are filled.

Globally, more than3.2 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 228,000 people have lost their lives, Johns Hopkins University reported Thursday morning. In the U.S., more than 1 million people have been infected and at least 61,123 people have died from COVID-19.

In an attempt to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch is publishing a county-by-county breakdown of the coronavirus cases reported in 98 of North Carolina's 100 counties, along with the number of cases by county and the number of deaths:

  • Alamance County: 99 cases, 1 death

  • Alexander County: 4 cases

  • Alleghany County: 3 cases

  • Anson County: 25 cases

  • Ashe County: 5 cases

  • Beaufort County: 21 cases

  • Bertie County: 44 cases, 2 deaths

  • Bladen County: 21 cases

  • Brunswick County: 43 cases, 2 deaths

  • Buncombe County: 63 cases, 4 deaths

  • Burke County: 102 cases, 8 deaths

  • Cabarrus County: 296 cases, 11 deaths

  • Caldwell County: 32 cases

  • Camden County: 1 case

  • Carteret County: 27 cases, 3 deaths

  • Caswell County: 22 cases

  • Catawba County: 53 cases

  • Chatham County: 316 cases, 8 deaths

  • Cherokee County: 16 cases, 1 death

  • Chowan County: 6 cases

  • Clay County: 5 cases

  • Cleveland County: 47 cases

  • Columbus County: 139 cases, 9 deaths

  • Craven County: 40 cases, 4 deaths

  • Cumberland County: 238 cases, 7 deaths

  • Currituck County: 5 cases

  • Dare County: 11 cases, 1 death

  • Davidson County: 163 cases, 7 deaths

  • Davie County: 30 cases, 2 deaths

  • Duplin County: 92 cases

  • Durham County: 728 cases, 18 deaths

  • Edgecombe County: 87 cases, 4 deaths

  • Forsyth County: 104 cases, 19 deaths

  • Gaston County: 139 cases, 3 deaths

  • Gates County: 7 cases

  • Graham County: 2 cases

  • Granville County: 136 cases, 5 deaths

  • Greene County: 16 cases

  • Guilford County: 381 cases, 26 deaths

  • Halifax County: 56 cases, 1 deaths

  • Harnett County: 155 cases, 7 deaths

  • Haywood County: 10 cases

  • Henderson County: 177 cases, 20 deaths

  • Hertford County: 37 cases, 1 deaths

  • Hoke County: 80 cases

  • Hyde County: 1

  • Iredell County: 111 cases, 5 deaths

  • Jackson County: 13 cases

  • Johnston County: 150 cases, 12 deaths

  • Jones County: 14 cases, 2 deaths

  • Lee County: 156 cases

  • Lenoir County: 65 cases, 3 deaths

  • Lincoln County: 26 cases

  • Macon County: 3 cases, 1 death

  • Madison County: 1 case

  • Martin County: 16 cases

  • McDowell County: 22 cases, 1 death

  • Mecklenberg County: 1,627 cases, 47 deaths

  • Mitchell County: 5 cases

  • Montgomery County: 33 cases, 1 death

  • Moore County: 79 cases, 3 death

  • Nash County: 90 cases, 3 deaths

  • New Hanover County: 75 cases,3 deaths

  • Northhampton County: 82 cases, 4 deaths

  • Onslow County: 45 cases, 1 death

  • Orange County: 216 cases, 16 deaths

  • Pamlico County: 7 cases

  • Pasquotank County: 36 cases, 1 death

  • Pender County: 13 cases

  • Perquimans County: 13 cases

  • Person County: 20 cases, 1 death

  • Pitt County: 123 cases,2 deaths

  • Polk County: 20 cases

  • Randolph County: 185 cases, 3 deaths

  • Richmond County: 47 cases, 2 deaths

  • Robeson County: 157 cases, 3 deaths

  • Rockingham County: 26 cases, 2 deaths

  • Rowan County: 381 cases, 20 deaths

  • Rutherford County: 139 cases, 4 deaths

  • Sampson County: 63 cases

  • Scotland County: 24 cases

  • Stanly County: 29 cases, 4 deaths

  • Stokes County: 11 cases

  • Surry County: 13 cases

  • Swain County: 3 cases

  • Transylvania County: 7 cases

  • Tyrrell County: 4 cases

  • Union County: 240 cases, 9 deaths

  • Vance County: 88 cases, 6 deaths

  • Wake County: 821 cases, 17 deaths

  • Warren County: 10 cases

  • Washington County: 24 cases, 2 deaths

  • Watauga County: 9 cases

  • Wayne County: 655 cases, 10 deaths

  • Wilkes County: 33 cases, 1 deaths

  • Wilson County: 157 cases, 6 cases

  • Yadkin County: 16 cases, 1 death

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