NEWS. >> CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN. EVEN WITH THE DECLINE IN THE METRICS THE THREAT OF CONTRACTING THE PILOT VIRUS REMAINS VERY REAL. WRAL 'S JOURNALIST, MONICA LALIBERTE, HAS MORE. >> THERE HAS BEEN EIGHT DROP IN CASES. WE WANT TO DRAW YOUR FOCUS TO THIS POINT. THE LATEST NUMBERS, WE ARE AT 3300 EVERY DAY FOR OUR AVERAGE CASE. MUCH LOWER FROM THE JANUARY. AS YOU CAN TELL, BY LOOKING AT THIS, IT IS DOUBLE FROM WHERE WE WERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. FROM ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, IN MARCH, TWO MID OCTOBER THIS YEAR. THAT NUMBER TEETERS BETWEEN 1300 AND 1800 EVERY DAY. IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS NORTH CAROLINA HAS ADDED ON 20,000 NEW COVID- 19 CASES. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CDC INFORMATION RIGHT NOW TO SEE HOW WE COMPARE TO SOME OF THE OTHER STATES. NORTH CAROLINA IS FIFTH IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE AMOUNT OF CASES ADDED IN THE LAST WEEK. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE COUNTRY FOR A HOLE, OUR REGION HAS THE DARKER COLORS. NORTH CAROLINA AND ALL OF ITS NEIGHBORING STATES HAVE REPORTED AT LEAST 8700 NEW CASES. WE CAN LOOK AT PER CAPITA. HOW MANY CASES HAVE BEEN ADDED PER 100,000 PEOPLE PER STATE. NORTH CAROLINA IS STILL IN DARK. IT IS SIX IN THE COUNTRY. SOUTH CAROLINA IS TOPPING THAT LIST. AGAIN, OUR REGION HAS SOME OF THE DARKER HUES ON THE SPECTRUM. THE CASES ARE TRENDING DOWNWARDS. ALL STATES, INCLUDING HOURS, HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO SEE THE CASE RATES OF WHERE WE WERE IN THE SUMMER. YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR COVID-19