North Carolina COVID Cases Increase To 5,859 Deaths To 152

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Updated daily by 11 a.m. Last updated 11:00 a.m., April 17, 2020. Data updated at 5:00 p.m.

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/covid19/covid-19-nc-case-count#nc-counties-with-cases

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Completed Tests	Currently Hospitalized	Number of Counties
5,859	152	72,981	429	93

*Laboratory-Confirmed Cases reflect cases that were tested and returned positive, including the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and reporting hospital and commercial labs. All data are preliminary. Not all cases of COVID-19 are tested, so this does not represent the total number of people in North Carolina who have or had COVID-19.

*Deaths reflect deaths in persons with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 reported by local health departments to the NC Department of Health and Human Services.

*Completed tests reflect testing completed by the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and reporting hospital and commercial labs.

*Currently hospitalized reflect the number of patients with COVID-19 that are currently hospitalized in reporting hospitals.

For COVID-19 U.S. case information go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.