New infections in NC dropping rapidly; state doing better than neighbors
The number of new coronavirus infections in North Carolina is down 25 percent from a week ago, a sign that the surge from the virus' delta variant might finally be subsiding.
Posted — UpdatedJust over 5,800 cases were reported Friday, which is about 2,000 less than Sept. 17. The rolling, seven-day average is down to 5,464, down 25 percent from the peak of 7,285 one week ago.
The 8.6 percent positive rate on virus tests is the lowest since July 24. But more than 3,350 people remain hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state, and North Carolina has averaged 51 virus-related deaths per day in September.
Nationwide, the rolling average of infections is going down as well. More than 850,000 new cases were reported nationwide in the last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 24,000 of them were in North Carolina.
North Carolina is doing better than neighboring states in the per capita measure. South Carolina added 481 cases per 100,000 residents in the last week, while Tennessee added 334.9, Georgia 329.8 and Virginia 281.1.
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