North Carolina on Tuesday set the record for the highest number of people hospitalized in one day for coronavirus.
The states Department of Health and Human Services 1,109 people hospitalized between noon Monday and around noon Tuesday. The number increased by 69 hospitalizations in the previous 24 hours.
North Carolina has seen a steady increase in hospitalizations, topping 1,000 in the past six days and more than 900 since June 30. The state’s highest increase in days occurred on Saturday, with 1,093 total hospitalizations reported.
According to state figures, a total of 73 percent of hospital beds and 78 percent of beds in the intensive care unit are in use. According to the data, there are 921 fans in use and 2,453 fans available.
The number of daily identified COVID-19 cases in the state has steadily increased in recent weeks as Tar Heel state officials and others are battling an increase in virus cases.
North Carolina which had 1,956 new cases reported before noon Tuesday, have confirmed a total of 89,484 cases, with the highest increase on a day on Saturday with 2,462 new cases. The death toll in the state has reached 1,552.
A plurality of confirmed cases in the state, 45 percent, are among people between 25 and 49 years old, while 19 percent involve people between 50 and 64 years old.
While only 6 percent of cases are between the ages of 75 and older, the age group represents nearly six out of 10 deaths. Another 20 percent of deaths are among those 65 to 74 years, while 16 percent are 50 to 64.
The state health department reported Monday that approximately 76.7 percent of northern Carolinians with coronaviruses have recovered, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
North Carolina’s positive test rate has been between 9 and 10 percent since at least mid-May, According to the newspaper. More than 1.2 million state residents have been evaluated.
Mandy Cohen, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, he said last week Officials are “particularly concerned about the Charlotte area” and its hospital capacity, adding that hospitals are “doing a great job of handling as many cases as they are seeing.”
Initially, Charlotte was supposed to host the entire Republican National Convention before President Trump
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) instituted a mask mandate in public spaces in late June as COVID-19 cases continued to escalate.
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