COVID-19 Update: 2,141 New Cases, 41 Deaths In North Carolina

Kimberly Johnson
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Coronavirus hospitalizations rose to 1,214 patients in North Carolina Tuesday, marking one of the highest days yet for the state. The news comes as newly confirmed cases also jumped by 2,141, increasing the state's tally to 263,883, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

At least 41 North Carolinians died from COVID-19 illness since Monday, upping the death toll to 4,211.

Across the board, increases in COVID-like syndromic cases, new cases, hospitalizations and the percent of tests that are positive are in increasing statewide.

As of Oct. 27, at least 329 hospital patients were listed as adult intensive care unit patients.

Source: DHHS
Source: DHHS

In the greater Charlotte metro region, 360 staffed intensive care unit beds were reported in use, leaving empty 69, or about 16 percent. Regional hospitals also reported that 3,568 staffed inpatient beds were in use Monday, leaving 1,075 empty.

As of Tuesday, there were 30 COVID-19 clusters reported in K-12 schools in North Carolina, four more than reported Monday. DHHS defines a cluster as five or more lab-confirmed cases that are linked. At least 343 positive COVID-19 cases were associated with K-12 school clusters, representing an increase of 25 cluster cases in the span of a day.

Globally, more than 43.8 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 1.1 million people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Tuesday. In the United States, more than 8.7 million people have been infected and more than 226,000 people have died from COVID-19.

This article originally appeared on the Charlotte Patch