RALEIGH, N.C. (WAVY/WNCN) – North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting that the state has set yet another new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations.
According to data from the health department, at least 3,043 patients are in the hospital due to the virus – an increase of 42 from Tuesday’s record-setting number.
A total of 97 percent of the state’s hospitals reported data on Wednesday.
There are 411 empty staffed ICU beds in the state with 4,972 empty staff in-patient beds.
New daily cases increased for the second day in a row to 5,609. The state’s total number of cases is approaching 500,000 with 494,511 lab-confirmed cases.
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