The Alamance County COVID-19 case count was just shy of 17,000 on Monday, but rolling weekly averages of newly reported cases continue to decline in the area.
As of Monday, the county reported 16,925 total cases and 239 deaths since the start of the outbreak. Those numbers reflect 252 new cases and two new deaths reported in the last week.
The rolling weekly average of new cases per day as of Monday was 36, down from 47 last Monday. The highest single-day case count in the last week was 55 reported on March 3.
Statewide, 874,906 overall cases had been confirmed as of Monday and 11,535 had died. Additionally, 1,126 people were hospitalized Monday for COVID-19 care.
New COVID-19 case counts leveled off last week in Alamance County, while vaccinations continue to increase and the percentage of positive COVID tests trend down.
As of Monday, the county reported 16,673 total cases and 237 deaths since the start of the outbreak.
The rolling weekly average of new cases per day as of Monday was 47, down slightly from 49 last Monday. The highest single-day case count in the last week was 71 reported on Feb. 25.
Statewide, 862,170 overall cases had been confirmed as of Monday and 11,254 had died. Additionally, 1,319 people were hospitalized Monday for COVID-19 care.
Of the total confirmed cases in Alamance, 16,038 people have recovered and been released from isolation. As of Monday, 398 remained active cases and nine people were hospitalized, according to the Alamance County Health Department.
Alamance County is nearing 16,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the death toll is still climbing slowly. Vaccines, however, are also on the rise, offering some hope in the county’s pandemic fight.