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Coronavirus cases in NC skyrocket as hospitalizations continue to rise – WRAL.com
A record 5,637 new coronavirus cases were reported in North Carolina on Thursday, surpassing the previous record by 25 percent.
By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor
Raleigh, N.C. — A record 5,637 new coronavirus cases were reported in North Carolina on Thursday, surpassing the previous record by 25 percent.
Meanwhile, 2,101 people were being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals across the state, marking the sixth straight day a record was set in that metric.
Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, called the state soaring past the 5,000 mark for new cases “another…
