COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina March

NCDHHS: COVID-19 Case Count Update By the Numbers Updated daily by 11 a.m. each day. Last updated 3:00p.m., March 23, 2020, to make a correction on county-level data. A case previously counted as a resident of Richmond County has been corrected as a resident of Montgomery County.

NC Cases* 297
NC Deaths 0
NC Completed Tests**8,438

* This number reflects positive results from all tests, including the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and all hospital and commercial labs.

** This number reflects testing completed by the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and reporting hospital and commercial laboratories.

For COVID-19 U.S. case information go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. 

NC State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH)
The numbers in this section represent only NCSLPH testing and supplies.

Now that commercial and hospital laboratories are online with testing and expanding capacity, the NCSLPH will continue to work with partners across the public health systems to support identification and confirmation of COVID-19, assess the prevalence of COVID-19 in a community, and provide testing for underserved populations who may not have access to commercial testing.
Supplies for approximately 1,540 patients at the NCSLPH and does not include supplies at university and commercial laboratories.
919 total tests completed at the NCSLPH and does not include tests at university and commercial laboratories.