RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina, like many other states across the country, is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,998 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the highest single day increase since April 30. 6.7% of tests are positive.
The number of North Carolinians hospitalized with COVID-19 rose for the 13th-straight day to 817, the highest in more than two months.
The spike in cases came with a stern warning in a press release from NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen. “Unvaccinated North Carolinians are unnecessarily getting sick, being hospitalized and dying,” she said. “Don’t wait to vaccinate. And if you haven’t gotten your shot, you need to wear a mask indoors at all times when you are in public spaces.”
Cohen said more than 94% of recent North Carolina COVID-19 cases are in patients who are not fully vaccinated against the virus.
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