The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released their daily update involving COVID-19 cases within the state.
As of Saturday, there are now 278,200 PCR positive cases and 13,045 antigen positive cases, 1,196 people hospitalized and 4,605 COVID-19 related deaths.
That is 2,410 new PCR cases, 266 new antigen cases and 23 additional deaths from Friday.
A total of 4,311,111 total COVID-19 tests have been completed in North Carolina.
Here's the breakdown of confirmed cases in local areas:
| TOTAL PCR CASES | NEW PCR CASES TODAY | TOTAL DEATHS | NEW DEATHS TODAY | |
| BERTIE COUNTY | 747 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| CAMDEN COUNTY | 145 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| CHOWAN COUNTY | 548 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| CURRITUCK COUNTY | 243 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| DARE COUNTY | 432 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| GATES COUNTY | 172 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| HERTFORD COUNTY | 883 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY | 622 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| PASQUOTANK COUNTY | 924 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| PERQUIMANS COUNTY | 269 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| LOCAL TOTALS | 4,985 | 24 | 148 | 0 |