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US, NC see record number of COVID deaths as hospitalizations continue to climb
The state reported 82 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, a single-day record, as the number of those in the hospital being treated for the novel coronavirus also continues to climb.

NC's neighbors have fewer pandemic restrictions, if any
North Carolina has a statewide mask mandate and a limit on the number of people who can gather in one place to limit the spread of coronavirus. Most neighboring states lack such restrictions, and they often have higher percentages of people testing positive for the virus.

NC virus caseload up, but other states are far worse
While North Carolina has added about 20,000 cases to its coronavirus caseload over the last week, that's more comparable to much smaller states than it is to Georgia and Michigan, two states with about the same number of residents as North Carolina.

New map shows coronavirus rates by ZIP code in North Carolina
A new website shows coronavirus cases in each ZIP code in North Carolina.

Percentage of positive coronavirus tests in NC rising
State health officials say they want the percentage of positive coronavirus tests to be at 5 percent or lower, but North Carolina's results have been on the rise in recent days, hitting 9.2 percent on Wednesday.

More than 40 NC counties at pandemic 'tipping point'
Data from Brown and Harvard universities shows more than 40 counties in North Carolina as being at the highest risk from coronavirus - experts call it "the tipping point" - where they say a stay-at-home order should be in place.

New coronavirus cases, rolling average both reach records in NC
North Carolina reported 3,885 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, a single-day record. The rolling, seven-day average also reached record territory at 2,553.

Coronavirus spread on the rise in rural North Carolina counties
More than half the state's COVID-19 deaths in October were in rural counties, not the population centers.

Hospitals watch cases surge with eye on capacity
While North Carolina ICUs are 81% full, only a small proportion of those patients are being treated for COVID-19.

NC's COVID hospitalizations hits yet another all-time high. Here's who is the sickest
More than 75% of all hospital beds across the state were filled Wednesday, a rate not seen since Oct. 15.

Paused in Phase 3: Cooper asks local leaders to do more to contain coronavirus spread
When Gov. Roy Cooper allowed bars and movie theaters to reopen with limited capacity on October 2, the state had seen weeks of basically stable numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths. After a week of increasing cases and record numbers of deaths and hospitalizations, he put any further openings of businesses on hold for at least three weeks.

NC hits new one-day high in coronavirus deaths
With three days left until North Carolina's current restrictions to limit the spread of coronavirus expire, the state's trend lines related to the virus continue to look troubling.

NC considering later deadline for absentee ballots
Nearly 1 million North Carolinians have requested absentee ballots already.

Social distancing trends in NC have flattened in recent months
Using cellphone data to help plot people's movements, experts have determined that North Carolina residents are practicing social distancing as much as they were early in the coronavirus pandemic, but it's still more than they were before the pandemic began.

NC reports 2,091 new cases of coronavirus, highest daily number this month
North Carolina reported 2,091 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the highest daily total so far this month.

NC reports 35 deaths Tuesday from coronavirus; 2,599 have died since outbreak began
North Carolina reported 35 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total lives lost to 2,570 across the state since the pandemic began.

New coronavirus cases climb to over 2,000; impact of UNC outbreak evident
North Carolina reported 2,008 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, the first time that daily number has topped 2,000 this month.

Mail-in ballot requests on track to break records in North Carolina
More than 300,000 North Carolina voters have requested mail-in ballots so far in 2020, a number on track to exceed requests from the last two general elections in the state combined.

NC daily new coronavirus cases -- 1,972 -- are highest in two weeks
After a series of up and down days and delays in reporting, North Carolina on Thursday reported 1,972 new cases of the novel coronavirus. That number is the highest single-day total in two weeks.