North Carolina COVID Update 7/2/20

 

SITUATION UPDATE: JULY 2
Contact: news@dhhs.nc.gov
(919) 825-2599
As of 12 p.m. today:

 NC Cases  NC Deaths  NC Tests
Completed
  NC Currently
Hospitalized
 68,142  1,391  971,120  912

More data are available online at covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard.

Daily Updates:

  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D., Director of NC Emergency Management Mike Sprayberry will be available today for a dial-in media briefing at 2 p.m. regarding COVID-19. Check the media advisory for call-in details.
ICYMI:

  • NCDHHS will partner with Omnicare, a CVS Health company, to make facility-wide testing available to residents and staff in all North Carolina skilled nursing facilities. There are over 400 nursing homes in the state with approximately 36,000 residents and more than 30,000 staff. Testing will begin in July and continue through August. Read more.
For more information and updates on COVID-19, visit covid19.ncdhhs.gov and nc.gov/covid19.