Despite increasing COVID cases, data shows people staying home less now than in beginning of pandemic

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At last check-in during the end of November, more than 29 percent of North Carolina residents were staying home. During the early phases of the pandemic, when cases were first reported, that number was closer to 40 percent. In fact, Wake County reported almost 47 percent of residents staying home at one point.

Wake County's percentage has since dropped, now sitting around 32 percent - still higher than the statewide average. Cumberland, at 31.2 percent, is also higher than all of North Carolina. As for Durham, they're in a four-way tie for the highest percent at 32.4.

Watauga County is the lowest with 22.7 percent rate of mobile devices at home.