NCDHHS: COVID-19 By The Numbers North Carolina April 17, 2020

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: April 17, 2020 COVID-19 

Case Count in North Carolina 

Case Count by the Numbers

Updated daily by 11 a.m. Last updated 11:00 a.m., April 17, 2020. 

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