NC DHHS COVID-19 By the Numbers August 24, 2020

North Carolina -- NC Department of Health and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

On Aug. 12, 2020, NCDHHS announced corrections to the state’s daily and cumulative completed COVID-19 test counts after discovering a discrepancy in testing data that had been submitted by LabCorp. 

Last Updated Aug. 24, 2020 @ 11:35 am

Total Deaths ..............................2,535              .......................................................................................................Deaths                                               

Lab Confirmed cases ..................156,396      

CompletedTests  ........................ 2,087,695                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Current Hospitalized..................... 948 (83% reporting)

Nursing Homes.............................8,315........................................................1,013

Residential Care ............................2,819......................................................... 229

Correctional Facility ......................2,826............................................................38

Other ........................................1038...................................................................8

Not Living/Working in/....................87,728...........................................................828

Congregate Setting 

Missing  .................................... 53,350..........................................................420

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https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard