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North Carolina reports record single-day COVID-19 case increase with 6,018 new cases statewide

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Posted at 12:27 PM, Dec 05, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-05 12:27:20-05

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 363,698 PCR positive cases and 24,854 antigen positive cases, 2,171 people hospitalized and 5,516 COVID-19 related deaths.

That is 6,018 new total cases and 49 additional deaths from Friday, breaking Thursday's record for the state's highest single-day case increase.

"In less than a week, we went from exceeding 5,000 new cases reported in one day to exceeding 6,000," said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen in a statement. "This is very worrisome. We are seeing our highest rates of tests that come back positive despite the fact we are doing a lot of testing. This indicates we have even more viral spread across our state right now.

"We have record numbers of hospitalizations and people in the ICU. I am asking each North Carolinian to take personal responsibility for their actions and slowing the spread of this virus. Always wear a mask when with people you don’t live with, keep your distance from other people and wash your hands often. We are looking at what further actions we can take as a state to protect North Carolinians and save lives."

A total of 5,521,760 total COVID-19 tests have been completed in North Carolina.

North Carolina's statewide percent of positive COVID-19 tests jumped to 10.7% on Saturday, down from 11.2%.

Here's a breakdown of confirmed cases in local areas:

TOTAL CASESNEW CASES TODAYTOTAL DEATHSNEW DEATHS TODAY
NC STATE TOTALS388,5526,0185,51649
BERTIE COUNTY94710250
CAMDEN COUNTY198640
CHOWAN COUNTY6695180
CURRITUCK COUNTY388650
DARE COUNTY7051040
GATES COUNTY245270
HERTFORD COUNTY1,0245420
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY8624250
PASQUOTANK COUNTY1,1503350
PERQUIMANS COUNTY364340
LOCAL TOTALS6,552541690