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COVID-19: What you need to know Dec. 29 in Asheville, WNC
As of Dec. 28, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 6,186.
In Buncombe County, another 89 cases Dec. 28 brings the new total to 8,893, and a total of 144 deaths.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations continue seeing high levels of COVID-19 patients across the state, as local levels dip from recent all-time highs.
Statewide, North Carolina reports 3,192 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Dec. 27.
The state reports 366 confirmed positive patients admitted in the previous 24 hours.
At Mission Health, there are currently 125 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients across five area hospitals, reports spokeswoman Nancy Lindell. That s a slight drop from pre-Christmas highs, but still a much higher rate than previous levels in the pandemic.
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North Carolina reported 7,540 new COVID-19 cases Dec. 11, a one-day record that exceeded the previous high, set Dec. 9, by more than 1,000 cases. It is the state’s fourth record-high increase in a little over a week.
In a Dec. 11 statement, health secretary Mandy Cohen said the state was now experiencing the ramifications of close-contact gatherings over Thanksgiving.
“Act now,” she said. “Please ask yourself what you can do to help slow the spread of this virus and save lives.”
Buncombe County s numbers hit their second-highest ever for new daily COVID-19 cases reported Dec. 11, with 126, falling nine short of Dec. 8 s most-ever 135, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. Cases in the county continue mirroring statewide trends.