RALEIGH, N.C. (WAVY) — North Carolina reported its highest one-day count of new COVID-19 cases with 1,972, though overall new cases have mostly been trending down.

Deaths have been trending up recently, with hospitalizations down overall.

• New cases: (+1,972, 149,904 overall), large increase Thursday but overall trending down
• New deaths (+34, 2,465 overall), trending up
• Hospitalizations (+22, 1,023 overall), trending down overall but slight increase recently
• Tests (+21,375, 2,003,307 overall), tests per day trending down, percent of positive tests steady

Local Counties:

• Gates: 66 cases — 2 deaths (+6 cases)
• Dare: 218 cases — 2 deaths (+2 cases)
• Currituck: 86 cases (+1 case)
• Pasquotank: 468 cases — 21 deaths (+4 cases)
• Perquimans: 97 cases — 2 deaths (+3 cases)
• Bertie: 340 cases — 5 deaths (+12 cases)
• Hertford: 425 cases — 12 deaths (+5 cases)
• Chowan: 170 cases — 2 deaths (+2 cases)
• Camden: 83 cases — 2 deaths (+1 case)

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