RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina has reported a new high in COVID-19-related hospitalizations for the fourth day in a row.
As of Thursday morning, 812 people are hospitalized across the state with coronavirus, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Despite the rise, health officials say hospitals can handle the increase in capacity for now.
“Over the past week or so we have seen an increase in the numbers of patients arriving and hospitalizations for COVID disease. That’s testing our processes, but we’re still at the point that we have the capacity for our COVID and non-COVID patients,” said UNC Department of Emergency Medicine Dr. Abhi Mehrotra.
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