It was only a few weeks ago that North Carolina’s rate for positive COVID-19 tests was below 2%. But the spread of the delta variant sent the positivity rate above 10% this week — the first time since February it crossed that threshold.
Gov. Roy Cooper and others said the worsening metrics were the result of COVID-19 spreading among those who have not been vaccinated.
“This virus is now much more contagious and spreading fast, and it’ll find you if you’re unvaccinated,” Cooper said Thursday.
Join our roundtable of reporters for more on those and other stories from the week’s news.
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Mary C. Curtis, Roll Call columnist and host of the Equal Time podcast (@mcurtisnc3)
Claire Donnelly, WFAE health care reporter (@donnellyclairee)
Hunter Saenz, WCNC local government reporter (@Hunt_Saenz)
Erik Spanberg, Charlotte Business Journal managing editor (@CBJspanberg)
