ABOUT 3300 PEOPLE ARE TREATED IN HOSPITALS FOR COVID-19, THE LOWEST WE'VE SEEN SINCE LATE DECEMBER. WHILE THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA IS DROPPING COME YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS, THE SITUATION IS STILL DIRE. ABOUT 3646 PEOPLE ARE IN NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS WITH THE VIRUS EVERY DAY, MUCH HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR. >>> THOSE CORONAVIRUS METRICS ARE SHOWING SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS. AS THE NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS DROPS. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VACCINATED IS GOING UP. KASEY CUNNINGHAM WENT TO A CLINIC OPENING THIS MORNING NEAR NEWTON GROVE AND HAS A MESSAGE FROM DOCTORS. >> Reporter: THIS IS DRIVE- THROUGH WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT IS RAINING HERE. HAVE A COUPLE CARS IN LINE OFF EASY STREET. CASES ARE DROPPING IN NORTH CAROLINA BUT DOCTORS SAY WE ARE NEEDING MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED BEFORE WE GET TOGETHER IN GROUPS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE OFF EASY STREET WHERE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND SENIORS CAN GET A VACCINE, FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. SENIORS WANT TO SEE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER SHORTLY AFTER VACCINATIONS. DR. SAY THEY NEED TO WAIT. >> WE NEED A LOT MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED, THE PROTECTION OFFERED BY THESE VACCINES AGAINST DISEASE IS SIGNIFICANT. THIS WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I'M HOPEFUL THAT SUMMERTIME WILL BE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN LAST SUMMERTIME.>> Reporter: THE CLINIC STARTS AT 9 AT COMMWELL HEALTH NEWTON GROVE. IT IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED AND SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED. THEY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE SUPPLIES RUN OUT.