Coronavirus live updates: Here s what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 12 Simone Jasper and Hayley Fowler, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jan. 12 We re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus in North Carolina. Check back for updates.
Cases surpass 635,000
At least 635,975 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 7,638 have died, according to state health officials.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reported 6,851 new COVID-19 cases, up from 5,936 the day before. A record 11,581 new cases were reported Saturday.
An additional 60 deaths were reported Tuesday.
At least 3,940 people in North Carolina were reported hospitalized with the coronavirus as of Tuesday. That s the second-highest hospitalization total reported since the start of the pandemic, trailing behind the record of 3,964 coronavirus patients on Thursday.
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Restaurants Lure New Yorkers to States With Fewer Restrictions
Carolina Gonzalez and Kate Krader, Bloomberg News Customers sit in the outdoor dining area of a restaurant in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. New York City had its credit rating cut by Fitch Ratings because of the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the city s economy. , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) New Yorkers banned from dining inside their neighborhood restaurants are crossing state and city lines to get a bite to eat as temperatures turn frigid.
Restaurateurs are taking notice. To persuade diners to visit their other locations outside New York City and make up for lost sales in the dining capital, business owners are offering promotions and shifting workers to New Jersey, Connecticut and other parts of New York state.