COVID-19 update: Overall metrics trending down
Published 9:52 am Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Across North Carolina, coronavirus metrics are trending downward.
Total cases, while fluctuating daily, show a downward trend line.
Hospitalizations are a straight down line. Some 2,236 North Carolinians were hospitalized Tuesday, Oct. 12. About a month earlier, Sept. 10, the total was 3,776 patients.
On Sept. 10, ICUs across the state held 912 people with COVID-19. On Oct. 12, that number was down to 608 patients.
For the period Oct. 4 through 8, Dare County recorded 101 new, lab-confirmed cases.
Vaccination percentages below from state dashboard as of Oct. 12.
Dare County as of Oct. 11, 2021:
Active cases: 64 residents
In hospital: 13 residents
In home isolation: 51 residents
Deaths: 20 residents
Vaccinated: 71% one dose; 67% fully
Hyde County as of Oct. 8, 2021:
Active cases: 7 residents
Deaths: 12 residents
Vaccinated: 71% one dose; 67% fully
Tyrrell County as of Oct. 11, 2021:
Active cases: 47 residents
Deaths: 7 residents
Vaccinated: 48% one dose; 44% fully
Currituck as of Oct. 8, 2021:
Active cases: 68 residents, decreased from 99
Deaths: 25 residents, one additional death
Vaccinated: 42% one dose; 37% fully
Camden as of Oct. 8, 2021:
Active cases: 28 residents, decrease from 38
Deaths: 8 residents
Vaccinated: 47% one dose; 43% fully
Pasquotank as of Oct. 8, 2021:
Active cases: 154 residents, increase of 26 cases
Deaths: 105 residents, increase of four deaths
Vaccinated: 51% one dose; 45% fully
Dare County Schools COVID-19 update, Oct. 12, 2012:
Student total: 9 active cases, 16 quarantined
Cape Hatteras Elementary, Manteo Middle and Manteo High have no active cases and no students quarantined.
Cape Hatteras Secondary: no active cases; two quarantined
First Flight Elementary: two active cases; none quarantined
First Flight Middle: one active case; none quarantined
First Flight High: one active case; five quarantined
Kitty Hawk Elementary: two active cases; five quarantined
Manteo Elementary: one active case; three quarantined
Nags Head Elementary: two active cases; one quarantined
Staff: four active cases; none quarantined
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