GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 is providing daily coronavirus updates with the latest information from emergency leaders, the state's task force, health departments, universities, school districts, and a lot more.
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2020
1:48 p.m. Forsyth County currently has 3,290 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a total of 37 deaths.
1:45 p.m. Guilford County currently has 3,094 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a total of 117 deaths according to NCDHHS.
1:43 p.m. NCDHHS reports a total of 949 hospitalizations in North Carolina in relation to COVID-19.
1:39 p.m. As of Sunday at 11:50 a.m. the NCDHHS reports a total of 72,983 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in North Carolina.
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2020
12:22 p.m. - President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus. The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying for the program to Aug. 8.
12:17 p.m - Guilford County has 3,055 cases of COVID-19 and a total of 117 deaths according to the NCDHHS.
12:15 p.m. - NCDHHS reports 71,654 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in NC as of 12 p.m.
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2020
12:45 p.m. - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updates coronavirus case numbers.
Summary: Heading into the Fourth of July holiday, DHHS reported the highest single-day case increase and highest number of hospitalizations (by far and with only 89% of hospitals reporting). Also, 11% of cases for July 2 came back positive – the highest percent positive so far (Dr. Cohen wants this at 5%). Thursday, July 2 remains the highest testing day thus far. Guilford County reached 3,000 total cases, though Forsyth County remains the Triad county with the most cases.
Numbers to note:
- 70,241 CASES (UP 2,099) – LARGEST SINGLE-DAY CASE JUMP SO FAR
- 1,392 DEATHS (UP 1)
- 999,293 TESTS (UP 28,173)
- 951 HOSPITALIZED (UP 39) (89% hospitals reporting)
County numbers:
- ALAMANCE – 1,207 CASES, 37 DEATHS (28 new case, 0 new deaths)
- CASWELL – 142 CASES, 2 DEATH
- CHATHAM – 975 CASES, 43 DEATHS
- DAVIDSON – 1,035 CASES, 15 DEATHS
- DAVIE – 208 CASES, 3 DEATHS
- FORSYTH – 3,185 CASES, 37 DEATHS (53 new cases, 0 new deaths)
- GUILFORD – 3,000 CASES, 118 DEATHS (54 new cases, 1 new death)
- MONTGOMERY – 334 CASES, 7 DEATHS
- RANDOLPH – 1,251 CASES, 31 DEATHS (17 new cases, 1 new death)
- ROCKINGHAM – 238 CASES, 2 DEATHS
- STOKES – 133 CASES, 1 DEATH
- SURRY – 496 CASES, 2 DEATHS
- WILKES – 586 CASES, 6 DEATHS
- YADKIN – 338 CASES, 4 DEATHS
News to note:
As many people begin to travel for the Fourth of July holiday, state leaders are concerned about rising COVID-19 trends in North Carolina. On Thursday, NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen said we're seeing a steady rise in two trends: trajectory of new cases and trajectory of COVID-like syndromic cases.
FACTS NOT FEAR
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