NCDHHS: COVID-19 By The Numbers North Carolina April 16, 2020

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: April 16, 2020 COVID-19 Case Count 

in  North Carolina 

Updated daily by 11 a.m. each day. Last updated 10:45 a.m., April 16, 2020. 

Cases by the Numbers 

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases    5,465
Deaths                                        131
Completed Tests                     70,917
Currently Hospitalized                  452
Number of Counties                       94

*Laboratory-Confirmed Cases reflect cases that were tested and returned positive, including the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and reporting hospital and commercial labs. All data are preliminary. Not all cases of COVID-19 are tested, so this does not represent the total number of people in North Carolina who have or had COVID-19.

*Deaths reflect deaths in persons with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 reported by local health departments to the NC Department of Health and Human Services.

*Completed tests reflect testing completed by the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and reporting hospital and commercial labs.

*Currently hospitalized reflect the number of patients with COVID-19 that are currently hospitalized in reporting hospitals.

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