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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.