More Than 1K New COVID-19 Cases, 32 Deaths Reported In NC

NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina's number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 1,051 Tuesday, increasing the state's tally of known coronavirus to nearly 138,000, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

The state's coronavirus death toll also rose by 32 since Monday, upping the number of lives lost in the state to COVID-19 to 2,204.

According to DHHS data reported Tuesday, 6 percent of tests in North Carolina were positive, down from about 8 percent reported Aug. 4. The addition of confirmed cases increased the state's overall tally of COVID-19 cases to 137,895.

As of Tuesday, North Carolina labs had processed more than 2 million coronavirus tests throughout the state.

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Hospitalizations remain steady throughout the state, according to DHHS data. As of Tuesday, 1,122 patients were hospitalized with coronavirus-related illness in North Carolina, 11 more than reported Monday.

An Aug. 11 survey of 92 percent of the state's hospitals reported that there were 5,789 empty staffed inpatient hospital beds and 569 empty staffed intensive care unit beds remaining in the state. Ventilators also remained in supply, according to the survey, with about 2,401 remaining available, DHHS said.

Globally, more than 20 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 738,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Tuesday. In the United States, more than 5.1 million people have been infected and more than 164,000 people have died from COVID-19.

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