COVID cases are at record levels in North Carolina. The daily average of new cases has topped 8,000 over the past week. Despite curiosity, we won't know about every single one.
FULL COVERAGE FOR YOU AND ANY MAJOR DEVOUTNESS ON WRAL. >>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WE ARE HEARING FROM YOU INVOLVES REPORTING SPECIFIC COVID CUSSES. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW MANY. MONICA LALIBERTE EXPLAINS WHY INDIVIDUAL CASES ARE LARGELY NO LONGER REPORTED. >> Reporter: LINES, TESTS, AND YES, POSITIVE RESULTS. COVID CASES ARE AT RECORD LEVELS . DESPITE CURIOSITY, WE WON'T KNOW ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ONE. VIEWERS ARE EMAILING CONCERNS ABOUT COVID IN PUBLIC RACIST. ONE WRITING ABOUT COVID IN GROCERY STORES, WHO IS MONITORING RETAIL STORE NUMBERS AND ARE THESE NUMBERS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC? ANOTHER ABOUT A RESTAURANT, THEY HAVE FOUR POSITIVE CASES RIGHT NOW AND REFUSED TO SHUT DOWN. AND AT DAYCARE, IT IS VERY CONCERNING AS A PARENT I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER. HEALTH EXPERTS AGREE, AT THIS POINT, WE SHOULD ASSUME COVID IS EVERYWHERE WE EAT, VISIT, AND SHOP. >> THE MAIN THING WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IS ANYONE NOT IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD YOU HAVE TO TREAT AS IF THEY HAVE THE VIRUS. >> Reporter: THIS IS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY. FOR THOSE CURIOUS ABOUT COVID RELATED CLOSURES, GUIDANCE HAS CHANGE. >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO, WE DON'T NEED TO CLOSE DOWN BUSINESSES. >> Reporter: THE CDC SAYS FOR MOST CASES, THE PROTOCOL IS COVID AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE DISINFECTED. >> IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU GO, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. >> Reporter: WHEREVER YOU GO, ASSUME THE WORST AND PAY ATTENTION AS WE ALL TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS PERHAPS MONTHS. MONICA LALIBERTE WITH WRAL NEWS
