COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina

COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina
COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina
	A closed playground in Apex, North Carolina
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	North Carolina, U.S.
Index case	Wake County
Confirmed cases	423,623
Active cases	26,228
Severe cases	2,541
Hospitalized cases	921 (current)
Recovered	341,041
Deaths	5,752
Government website
	NC Department of Health and Human Services

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of North Carolina on March 3, 2020.^[1]

As of May 2021, North Carolina has the 10th highest number of confirmed cases in the United States.^[2]

As of October 6, 2021^[update], 69% of the adult population in North Carolina has been at least partially vaccinated, while 65% of the adult population has been fully vaccinated.^[3]

^ "NCDHHS: North Carolina Identifies First Case of COVID-19". www.ncdhhs.gov. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count". The New York Times. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21.
^ Fowler, Hayley. "COVID vaccine live updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on Oct. 5". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[NCDHHS-first-case-1] "NCDHHS: North Carolina Identifies First Case of COVID-19". www.ncdhhs.gov. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[2] "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count". The New York Times. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21.

[3] Fowler, Hayley. "COVID vaccine live updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on Oct. 5". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

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