The surge peaked on Sept. 11, with 11,337 new cases reported that day.
On Monday, 1,599 new cases were reported in the state.
While 99 of North Carolina’s 100 counties* remain in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high” category for community transmission, the test positivity rate varies greatly from county to county.
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According to the latest data from the CDC, Orange County is seeing the lowest test positivity rate over the last seven days, at 2.58%.
Gates County has the highest seven-day test positivity rate, at 18.83%.
Counties in the FOX8 viewing area range from 12.04% on the high end, in Davie County, to 6.21% on the low end, in Guilford County.
As of the latest data from the NCDHHS on Sunday, there were 1,852 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state.
*Hyde County is in the CDC’s second-highest tier, “substantial” community transmission.