CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 14: In this photo illustration, an at-home COVID-19 test by Abbott shows a positive result on September 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. At-home tests are becoming increasingly difficult to find despite manufacturers boosting production as COVID-19 cases rise in schools and employers increase monitoring. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
There has been a 2 to 3% rise over the last week in people going to the emergency room and reporting covid symptoms according the the COVID-19 dashboard. The number of cases reported in N.C. went from 9,800 last week to 12,509. However, those numbers are still low compared to where the state was back in mid-January when more than 234,000 new cases were reported in a single week.
