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NC COVID-19 Jan. 12 update: Over 6,800 new cases reported, hospitalization rises to nearly 4,000, Cooper gives Tuesday briefing
by: WAVY Web Staff, WNCN
Dr. Joseph Varon, right, leads a team as they try to save the life of a patient unsuccessfully inside the Coronavirus Unit at United Memorial Medical Center, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Houston. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the second-largest state in the U.S. have more than doubled in the last two weeks. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN/WAVY) – COVID-19 hospitalization in North Carolina jumped to its second-highest level ever on Tuesday as the state added 6,851 new cases.
Hospitalizations went up to 3,940, only second to Jan. 6's revised hospitalization total of 3,964.
The number of new cases on Tuesday is a little more than 900 more than Monday's number of cases.
Mondays and Tuesdays historically have lower counts of new cases as testing data lags from the weekend.
Another 60 deaths were reported on Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 7,638.
The percent positive increased to 14.7 percent, reflecting Sunday's numbers.
Gov. Roy Cooper spoke on the state's pandemic response on Tuesday.
During the conference, Gov. Roy Cooper offered some strong thoughts on the U.S. Capitol insurrection and the COVID-19 pandemic in a briefing Tuesday.
The governor highlighted what he called a "violent attack on our nation's Capitol" before spotlighting North Carolina's grim COVID-19 statistics.
"A few days ago, our country endured a violent attack on our nation's Capitol, the seat of our democracy. It left death and destruction, along with threats by some of more to come. This assault on our democracy was the result of dangerous rhetoric, lies and disinformation," Cooper said.
He said this is a reminder that words matter and that words are powerful – especially when they come from elected leaders.
"Words are powerful and can be used to help or harm," Cooper said. "Last week, we saw how the words of elected leaders can cost lives."
The governor said "lies and misinformation" have cost lives during this pandemic and called on leaders to share factual information and listen to science.
"People listen to leaders and often follow their calls and imitate their actions. As the death toll from this pandemic continues to increase, our leaders must listen to science, focus on the facts, and tell the truth with their words and the examples that they set," Cooper said. "More people could be alive today but for dangerous falsehoods that have been spread about the critical importance of masks, social distancing, and other common-sense safety rules."
Cooper highlighted a sharp rise in cases in North Carolina and across the country and said that "we are in a dire situation," before asking people to follow safety protocols that are in place
Local cases
Bertie: 1,361 cases – 27 deaths
Camden: 368 cases – 5 deaths
Chowan: 965 cases – 20 deaths
Currituck: 837 cases – 11 deaths
Dare: 1,346 cases – 5 deaths
Gates: 431 cases – 12 deaths
Hertford: 1,559 cases – 52 deaths
Pasquotank: 2,170 cases – 59 deaths
Perquimans: 643 cases – 5 deaths
For more information from NCDHHS on the coronavirus, click here.
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A statement released says that as of Jan. 15, the county has reached 144 active cases. As a result, access has been restricted to some of the local offices.
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N.C. COVID-19 Jan. 16 update: 7,986 new cases as deaths surpass 8K with nearly 3,900 hospitalized
RALEIGH, N.C. (WAVY/WNCN) – According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 7,986 new COVID-19 cases were reported across the state Saturday, the second straight day-over-day drop.
The total number of cases reported across North Carolina since the pandemic began is 667,826, more than two-thirds of a million.
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