The addition increased the total in the state to 814,594 since the start of the pandemic.
As of Feb. 11, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 10,376.
In Buncombe County, 89 new cases reported Feb. 12 increased the new total to 14,442 and Buncombe reported a total of 271 deaths.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients dropped to 2,151 reported as of Feb. 11, continuing the declining trend of hospitalized patients and marking a rate a little more than half the 3,943 hospitalized patients reported Jan. 11.
The state reported 214 confirmed positive patients admitted in the previous 24 hours.
At Mission Health, there were 84 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients across its area hospitals, reported spokeswoman Nancy Lindell.
The addition increased the total in the state to 802,065 since the start of the pandemic.
As of Feb. 8, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 10,046.
In Buncombe County, 50 new cases reported Feb. 9 increased the new total to 14,193 and Buncombe reported a total of 270 deaths.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state increased for the first day in two weeks, to 2,374 reported as of Feb. 9, an increase of just four cases from the day before and stopping a 13-day run of decreasing hospitalizations.
The state reported 233 confirmed positive patients admitted in the previous 24 hours.
At Mission Health, there were 94 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients across its area hospitals, reported spokeswoman Nancy Lindell.
The addition increased the total in the state to 787,349 since the start of the pandemic.
As of Feb. 4, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 9,841.
In Buncombe County, another 73 cases reported Feb. 5 increased the new total to 13,932 and Buncombe reported a total of 265 deaths.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state dropped for the tenth day in a row, to 2,523 reported as of Feb. 4, as numbers continue to fall from 3,368 reported Jan. 25.
The state reported 234 confirmed positive patients admitted in the previous 24 hours.
At Mission Health, there were 96 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients across its area hospitals, reported spokeswoman Nancy Lindell.
Of patients in the hospital as of 7:30 a.m. Feb. 5, 76 were at Mission Hospital in Asheville, seven at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, one at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, eight at Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion and four at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Br
North Carolina added more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases Feb. 3, thanks to a backlog of cases from December and January that previously went unreported.
The state Department of Health and Human Services dashboard shows an addition of 12,079 new cases Feb. 3, which would be the most one-day addition ever, beating 11,581 on Jan. 9.
But a note says that 7,912 of those were from tests performed at FastMed Urgent Care clinics during December 2020 and January 2021 that had not been previously reported to NCDHHS.
Accounting for those, the new cases Feb. 3 come to 4,167.
The addition increased the total in the state to 776,307 since the start of the pandemic.
The addition increased the total in the state to 764,228 since the start of the pandemic.
As of Jan. 31, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 9,409.
In Buncombe County, another 67 cases reported Feb. 2 increased the new total to 13,469 and a total of 253 deaths.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state dropped for the seventh day in a row, with 2,741 reported as of Feb. 1, down from 3,368 reported Jan. 25.
The state reported 261 confirmed positive patients admitted in the previous 24 hours.
At Mission Health, there were 124 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients across its area hospitals, reported spokeswoman Nancy Lindell.
Of patients in the hospital as of 6:30 a.m. Feb. 2, 96 were at Mission Hospital in Asheville, eight at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, three at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, eight at Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion and nine at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard.