North Carolina sees new single-day record 1,289 new COVID-19 cases

NCDHHS has released its updated data on COVID-19 for the state:

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Friday reported the highest daily increase in cases, with 1,289 new cases. The previous highest one-day increase was 1,189 set just the day before.

However, the state reported one of the highest daily totals of tests with 13,845 in the past 24 hours. That’s well over the state’s goal of 5,000 to 7,000 per day. The overall percent positive is around 9%.

The additional 1,289 new COVID-19 cases bring the state’s total to 33,255, while the 13,845 completed tests bring the total number of completed tests in the state to 482,147.

There have been six new deaths attributed to COVID-19 since Thursday, bringing the state’s total to 966.

The state reported 717 people currently hospitalized for COVID-19.

Mecklenburg County continues to lead the state in both cases and deaths with at least 5,057 and 102 respectively.