RALEIGH, N.C. — The last report on coronavirus cases before the Christmas holiday shows that there was a jump of 2,000 new cases in one day in North Carolina.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services reports that there were nearly 4,900 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
The day before there were about 2,900 new cases.
State health officials on Tuesday also reported 50 new coronavirus-related deaths.
There also were least 1,680 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
More than 400 adults are being treated in intensive care units.
State health officials won’t update those numbers until Monday because of the holiday.
There is currently a worldwide surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new omicron variant.
