COVID positivity rate at 17.3% statewide; 9,377 new cases
Dec. 29. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 9,377 new cases of the coronavirus statewide and a positivity rate of 17.3 percent statewide. COVID-related hospitalizations climbed past the 2,000 mark statewide for the first time since mid-October. Huntersville surpassed 10,000 cases for the first time, with 74 cumulative deaths—a .74 percent fatality rate.
Hospitalizations
The NCDHHS reported 2,122 hospitalizations statewide due to the coronavirus, up from 1,922 yesterday.
Deaths
There were 31 new COVID deaths statewide; none were reported in Mecklenburg.
Mecklenburg
There were 439 new cases reported county-wide from Tuesday’s report to today. Mecklenburg’s 14-day average positive test rate is 12.3 percent.
North Mecklenburg (change from Tuesday)
• Cornelius: 31 new cases, 4,515 cumulative total, 32 deaths cumulative total.
• Davidson: 12 new cases, 2,614 cumulative total, 19 deaths cumulative total.
• Huntersville: 81 new cases, 10,001 cumulative total, 74 deaths cumulative total.
Last year at this time
On Dec. 29 2020 there were 3,563 new cases and 3,377 people hospitalized in North Carolina due to the coronavirus.
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With 59% fully vaccinated and nobody paying any attention to the mask mandate, what did you expect?
GET VACCINATED AND WEAR A MASK!
I strongly agree. Let us pray that the new year will be a heckuva lot less interesting than the outgoing year; that Covid will cease to be the somewhat effective method of population control it has been for the past two years.
if you trust the vax you wouldn’t be so angry about the masks, Clearly you do not trust your Vax. If you don’t trust the vax why do we get it?
Rick, the vaccine is to protect you against catching the virus, and if there happens to be a breakthrough case, the vaccine will help mitigate the severity. The unvaccinated are much more likely catch covid, develop serious illness and require hospitalization.
The mask is an addition layer of protection. But just as important, wearing a mask also helps protect others from you; if you happen to be unknowingly infected, you won’t spread it to others who may have weakened immune systems and would potentially become seriously ill or die. I’m sure we’d all feel pretty guilty if that happened simply because we didn’t want to wear a mask, right?
This is simply about science, logic, and looking out for your fellow humans. Not a conspiracy to make people buy and wear masks (or magnetize or track you).