RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting just 1,514 new cases Tuesday — the fewest in nearly four months.
Tuesday’s total is the smallest number since Nov. 2, 2020, when there were 1,336 new cases reported and it’s led to the state’s smallest seven-day average since Nov. 16, 2020.
Today’s case numbers come as the state gets closer to recording its 10 millionth test. So far the state has processed 9,989,919 of them.
The hospital numbers continue to decline, though today’s drop is much smaller than the state has seen recently. The 1,563 hospitalized patients are just four fewer than there were on Monday. Over the previous six days, the average daily drop was 68.
North Carolina’s death numbers aren’t as high as they once were, with 31 deaths coming in today to bring the total to 10,965. The state averaged 58 deaths reported over the past week. Just a week ago, that seven-day average was 74.
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