At least 41 new coronavirus deaths and 1,314 new cases were reported in North Carolina on Sept. 16. Over the past week, there have been an average of 1,248 cases per day, a decrease of 24 percent from the average two weeks earlier.

As of Thursday morning, there have been at least 188,800 cases and 3,176 deaths in North Carolina since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a New York Times database.

Hot spots Total cases Deaths Per capita Average daily cases per 100,000 people in the past week Few or no cases Share of population with a reported case No cases reported Double-click to zoom into the map. Use two fingers to pan and zoom. Tap for details. Sources: State and local health agencies and hospitals. Population and demographic data from Census Bureau. About this data For total cases and deaths: The map shows the known locations of coronavirus cases by county. Circles are sized by the number of people there who have tested positive or have a probable case of the virus, which may differ from where they contracted the illness. For per capita: Parts of a county with a population density lower than 10 people per square mile are not shaded. For hot spots: The hot spots map shows the share of population with a new reported case over the last week. Parts of a county with a population density lower than 10 people per square mile are not shaded.

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7 days Per 100,000 Weekly cases per capita Fewer More North Carolina 188,800 1,800 3,176 30 8,739 83 186 1.8 March 1 Sept. 16 Avery 307 1,749 — — 81 461 — — Graham 113 1,339 — — 35 415 — — Scotland 848 2,435 12 34 97 279 2 5.7 Richmond 856 1,909 13 29 107 239 2 4.5 Beaufort 796 1,694 12 26 107 228 2 4.3 Hyde 124 2,512 3 61 11 223 — — Edgecombe 1,211 2,353 37 72 114 221 14 27.2 Chowan 286 2,051 3 22 29 208 — — Cherokee 549 1,919 9 31 53 185 3 10.5 Greene 494 2,345 5 24 37 176 — — Show all About this data Weekly cases per capita shows the share of population with a new reported case for each week. Weeks without a reported case are shaded gray. The table includes new cases and deaths that were reported in the last seven days.

The New York Times is engaged in a comprehensive effort to track details about every reported case in the United States, collecting information from federal, state and local officials around the clock. The numbers in this article are being updated several times a day based on the latest information our journalists are gathering from around the country.

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New reported cases by day in North Carolina 0 1,000 2,000 cases March April May June July Aug. Sept. New cases 7-day average These are days with a data reporting anomaly. Read more here Note: The seven-day average is the average of a day and the previous six days of data.

New reported deaths by day in North Carolina 0 20 40 deaths March April May June July Aug. Sept. New deaths 7-day average Note: Scale for deaths chart is adjusted from cases chart to display trend.

The New York Times has found that official tallies in the United States and in more than a dozen other countries have undercounted deaths during the coronavirus outbreak because of limited testing availability.

About the data

In data for North Carolina, the Times primarily relies on reports from the state, as well as health districts or county governments that often report ahead of the state. North Carolina typically releases new data each day. Weekend counts may be lower because fewer sources report to the state. The state reports cases and deaths based on a person’s permanent or usual residence. The Times has identified the following reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data: North Carolina added about 1,000 cases from earlier in the month that a lab failed to report at the time. The tallies on this page include probable and confirmed cases and deaths in some counties. Confirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Probable cases and deaths count individuals who meet criteria for other types of testing, symptoms and exposure, as developed by national and local governments. Governments often revise data or report a single-day large increase in cases or deaths from unspecified days without historical revisions, which can cause an irregular pattern in the daily reported figures. The Times is excluding these anomalies from seven-day averages when possible.

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