NC sets new records for COVID deaths and hospitalized patients Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Dec. 16 RALEIGH For the third-straight day Wednesday, North Carolina reached a new high for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, further stressing the state s medical workers.
The state Department of Health and Human Services reported 451,874 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 5,273 from Tuesday s total.
Another 98 people have been reported dead of the virus since Tuesday also a state single-day record.
DHHS also reported 2,811 patients are now recuperating from the virus in hospitals statewide, up 76 from Tuesday.
A week ago Wednesday, that total stood at 2,440 patients, meaning the pandemic has filled nearly 400 more North Carolina hospital beds since then.