NC Coronavirus Update: 9 New Deaths, More Than 430 Hospitalized

CHARLOTTE, NC — Novel coronavirus has led to nine more deaths in North Carolina since Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 117, NC Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday morning. There are now 5,123 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, and 431 associated hospitalizations.

North Carolina's number of cases reported April 15 represents an increase of 99 confirmed cases in a day. Mecklenburg County has the largest number of confirmed cases with 1,015 cases and 15 deaths, followed by Wake County (510 cases), Durham County (330 cases, two deaths) and Rowan County (206 cases and three deaths).

Last Wednesday, North Carolina had 3,426 confirmed cases, 53 deaths and 386 hospitalizations.

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According to NC DHHS, a survey of nearly 90 percent of the state's hospitals shows that 693 of the available 3,073 ventilators in North Carolina are in use as of Wednesday. That represents a nearly 23 percent of the state's ventilators are currently in use. When it comes to intensive care unit beds, 919 beds, or nearly 29 percent, of 3,223 beds are filled.

Data released Wednesday shows in increase in the number of cases reported in congregate living facilities. There are currently 30 ongoing outbreaks in nursing homes in North Carolina, nine outbreaks in residential care facilities, and six correctional facilities.

Statewide, those ages 25 to 49 continue to be the hardest hit category when it comes to the number of laboratory-confirmed cases, according to NC DHHS data, claiming 38 percent of the COVID-19 cases, followed by those ages 50 to 64 (28 percent of cases). While those 65 and older represent 26 percent of cases so far in the state, the age category has suffered 80 percent of coronavirus-related deaths in North Carolina, according to the data.

Globally, more than 2 million people have been infected and at least 129,045 people have died from the new coronavirus, Johns Hopkins reported Wednesday afternoon. Of that total, more than 610,000 cases have been confirmed in the United States.

In an attempt to provide as much information to our readers as possible, Patch is publishing a county-by-county breakdown of the coronavirus cases in 93 of North Carolina's 100 counties, along with the number of cases by county and the number of deaths:

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