The NCDHHS's weekly respiratory virus report shows more than 1,000 patients admitted to hospitals with the flu and more than 900 for COVID the last week of December.
Health officials are pleading for residents to get vaccinated and avoid overburdening the health care system, as the county grapples with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
As COVID-19 cases skyrocket across the state, public health officials are urging caution as move into another holiday weekend as some concerts across the Triad are being disrupted.
Though peak viral loads can be similar in vaccinated versus unvaccinated people, the viral load in the vaccinated contains less live virus and doesn't last as long.