WRAL Data Trackers Coverage

Infection rates, deaths much higher among NC's Black, Latino residents
Nearly 7,300 new coronavirus infections are reported a day in North Carolina, which is up 40 percent from a month ago. But the cases are hitting some groups harder than others.

Racial gaps exist in NC's vaccination rate
Vaccination rates vary widely in North Carolina among different racial and ethnic groups, according to state data.

NC hospitals at pandemic high for ventilator use
While the number of people being admitted to NC hospitals with coronavirus is trending down in the past week, those who are are still very sick, doctors say.

New cases, COVID hospitalizations trending down in NC
On Sept. 6, North Carolina was averaging 7,165 new cases a day and 3,814 in hospitals. By Sept. 11, the daily new cases average had dropped to 6,418; hospitalizations dropped to 3,760.

Has the peak passed? NC COVID cases, hospitalizations trend down
Over the past week, new coronavirus infections and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 across North Carolina have trended down ever so slightly. Does that mean the pandemic's peak has passed?

Rate of 'breakthrough' cases in NC remains steady, but vaccinated residents less likely to end up in hospital, die from COVID
About one out of every five coronavirus cases reported in North Carolina last week was among vaccinated people, according to data the state Department of Health and Human Services released Friday.

COVID hospitalizations grew 865 percent over summer
Hospitalzations are a good demonstration of the toll the virus is taking in local communities and a signal that COVID deaths, a lagging indicator, are also likely to rise.

NC COVID hospitalization rate grew faster in summer than last winter
On Wednesday, North Carolina counted 3,790 hospitalized with COVID-19. That total is similar to peaks seen in January, before vaccines were widely available.

What's your risk of catching COVID? UNC professor maps out the chances
As with real estate, location, location, location is often key to the likelihood of catching coronavirus and contracting COVID-19.

UNC-Chapel Hill professor maps likelihood of meeting someone with COVID in your neighborhood
As with real estate, location, location, location is often key to the likelihood of catching coronavirus and contracting COVID-19.

If you meet 5 Moore County residents, chances are good one has coronavirus
While 12.6 percent of coronavirus tests are coming back positive across North Carolina, more than a quarter of counties have positive test rates of more than 15 percent. Moore County's rate is 19.1 percent, the third-highest in the state, while Orange County's is the lowest statewide at 3.4 percent.

'Breakthrough' infections increasing in NC, but vaccinated people much less likely to be hospitalized, die
Nearly one-fifth of the coronavirus infections reported in North Carolina during the first half of August were in people already fully vaccinated, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

As NC's coronavirus infections, hospitalizations soar, expect more deaths
Hospitalizations and deaths have trailed spikes in coronavirus infections during the pandemic. So, as more new cases and hospital patients have been reported in North Carolina in recent weeks, an increased number of virus-related deaths might not be far off.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in children, data shows
Nearly one-fifth of all coronavirus cases reported across the state are among children 18 and younger.

More than 430 coronavirus cases reported in Wake County schools ahead of first day of classes
As students prepare to head back-to-school, coronavirus cases in children are ticking upward. Nearly a fifth of all coronavirus cases reported in North Carolina are among children under 18 as of Friday.

Data shows COVID-19 much deadlier than flu
North Carolina is averaging 28 deaths a day from COVID-10, compared with six deaths a week from influenza in the 2018-19 flu season, which was the last season unaffected by the pandemic, WRAL Data Trackers have found.

WRAL Data Trackers: Financial incentives coinciding with some gains in COVID-19 vaccination rates
A relatively small share of the North Carolina population will be eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot that federal officials plan to roll out in September.

NC doesn't release data on 'breakthrough' infections of vaccinated people
Nineteen states provide data on "breakthrough" coronavirus infections among their vaccinated residents, but North Carolina isn't one of them. State officials do say that only 523 vaccinated people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 since the beginning of the year.

NC's rural residents, uninsured younger people lead those hesitant to get vaccinated
In North Carolina, there's overlap in rural communities that are uninsured and that have low vaccination rates.