North Carolina percent of positive COVID-19 tests continues to rise; State reports 5,655 new cases since Friday CDC and last updated 2021-04-12 15:25:12-04 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released their daily update involving COVID-19 cases within the state. As of Monday, there are now 935,061 PCR positive cases and 130,017 antigen positive cases, 904 people hospitalized and 12,290 COVID-19 related deaths. That is 5,655 new total cases and 42 additional deaths from Friday because North Carolina does not update COVID-19 data over the weekend. A total of 11,734,653 total COVID-19 tests have been completed in North Carolina. Here's the breakdown of confirmed cases in local areas: