NC coronavirus hospitalizations, ICU admissions continue to increase; hospital capacity dwindles
North Carolina is continuing to see an uptick in the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. On average this week, there were 1,263 people hospitalized with coronavirus each day across the state, according to data released on Wednesday.
Posted — UpdatedThe daily average number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has been increasing for around the past two months, data shows.
North Carolina last saw this many coronavirus patients in the hospital early March, at the tail end of the most recent coronavirus peak.
The number of coronavirus patients admitted to the intensive care unit increased by 20% this week when compared to last week.
Across all UNC Health hospitals, there are more than 245 COVID-19 positive patients, including around 25 in the ICU. While there is some capacity in the ICU, most of UNC Health's biggest hospitals at Chapel Hill and UNC Rex are "full," which is not abnormal for the pandemic.
Duke Raleigh hospitals have 112 coronavirus patients with 15 in the ICU.
The number of positive coronavirus tests reported to the state is mostly remaining steady, with a slight week-over-week decrease. Around 31,800 new cases were reported to the state this week compared to 33,159 the week before. However, many healthcare leaders say this metric is unreliable due to the amount of at-home positive tests not required to be reported to DHHS.
The state's case numbers have been out of line with the amount of COVID-19 particles found in the state's wastewater for the past two or so months. For example, DHHS data shows that in the past week, COVID-19 across North Carolina increased by 13%.
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