30% fewer deaths in NC last week
George Shaw Summary The COVID-19 situation in our state continued to improve steadily with double digit reductions in the number of new cases and hospitalizations across North Carolina. The best news of the week was a 30% reduction in the number of deaths across the Tar Heel State. Most of the key metrics at the state level remain well above the lows for 2021 set in the early summer. And the weekly total of vaccinations across North Carolina increased for the first time since late August. The news in Wake County also continues to generally improve. Yet, the most recent levels remain significantly above figures recorded from late June to early July when the Delta variant began to impact our area. This welcome decline in deaths is forecast to reverse itself in early December although the rate of increase is expected to be modest. Finally, the forecast through the end of February 2022 continues to improve with
