NC reports third-highest number of coronavirus cases in one day since start of pandemic
Numbers reported by the North Carolina Department of Health this week are looking grim. The state saw three new highs when reporting coronavirus cases, and hit a record-high in coronavirus deaths.
Posted — UpdatedWRAL Data Trackers' 7-day rolling average continues to inch upward. On Friday, the rolling average was as high as it has ever been at 2,081. A month ago, the rolling average was more than 750 cases lower.
A total of 2,584 people tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, the third-highest number of coronavirus cases reported since the start of the pandemic. In the past week, 215 people died from the coronavirus.
Health officials continue to encourage the public to wear a mask and stay away from large gatherings. Social distancing, hand washing, and wearing a cloth face mask remain the best way to slow the spread of coronavirus in a community, experts say.
If everyone wore a face mask the pandemic would be under control, according to Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"If we did it for six, eight, ten, twelve weeks, we'd bring this pandemic under control," Redfield said.
Right now, an average of 6.5% of coronavirus tests reported across the state are coming back positive. That’s an increase of about 1.5% since this time last month.
"We must keep prevention at the forefront," Gov. Roy Cooper said. "Wearing a mask shows you care about others."
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