RALEIGH, NC (WAVY) – El North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released its latest coronavirus statistics on Tuesday.

Daily cases in the state are increasing and 525 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. Current hospitalizations rose to 699.

Overall, the state has reported 998,701 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. The daily positivity rate of the state is 4.2%.

As for COVID-19-related deaths, the state has recorded a total of 13,004 fatalities since the start of the pandemic.

Local county metrics:

Gates 744 – 13 dead
Bertie 1,780 – 43 dead
Camden 676 – 5 dead
Chowan 1,474 – 23 dead
Currituck 1,573 – 16 dead
Dare 2,132 – 10 dead
Hertford 2,109 – 63 dead
Pasquotank 3,405 – 83 dead
Perchimans 1,021 – 12 dead

Percentage of partially vaccinated adult population: 52.7%
Percentage of fully vaccinated adult population: 48.1%