Orange County, North Carolina Covid Case and Risk Tracker
Tracking Coronavirus in Orange County, N.C.: Latest Map and Case Count
New reported cases
Test positivity rate
Hospitalized
Deaths
| Daily Avg. on Mar. 23 | Per 100,000 | 14-Day Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 11 | 8 | +8% |
| Test positivity | 4.3% | — | –26% |
| Hospitalized | 100 | 15 | –22% |
| Deaths | <1 | <1 | — |
About this data
Sources: State and local health agencies (cases, deaths); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (hospitalizations, test positivity). Cases and test positivity charts show 7-day averages. Deaths charts show 30-day averages. Hospitalization data is a weekly average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Orange County.Hospitals
Share of I.C.U. beds occupiedAbout this data
The map shows the average I.C.U. occupancy at nearby hospitals in the most recent week with data reported. The data is self-reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by individual hospitals. It excludes counts from hospitals operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service. Numbers for hospitalized patients are based on inpatient beds and include I.C.U. beds. Hospitalized Covid-19 patients include both confirmed and suspected Covid-19 patients.Vaccinations
| Fully vaccinated | With a booster | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | 88%
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30%
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| 65 and up | 95%
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56%
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3% of vaccinations statewide did not specify the person’s home county.
About this data
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state governments, U.S. Census Bureau.Latest trends
- The community level of Covid-19 in Orange County is low based on cases and hospitalizations, according to the most recent update from the C.D.C. on March 23. Read more about the C.D.C.’s recommendations here.
- The number of hospitalized Covid patients has fallen in the Orange County area. Deaths have remained at about the same level.
- The test positivity rate in Orange County is relatively low.
- An average of 11 cases per day were reported in Orange County, about the same as the average two weeks ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 39,572 cases have been reported.
- Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 1 in 940 residents have died of Covid-19, a total of 158 reported deaths.
How to read Covid data now
Higher test positivity rates are a sign that many infections are not reported — even if they are tested for at home. This results in a more severe undercount of cases. The number of hospitalized patients with Covid is a more reliable measure because testing is more consistent in hospitals. Read more about the data.
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How trends have changed in Orange County
About this data
Sources: State and local health agencies (cases, deaths); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (hospitalizations, test positivity). Cases and test positivity charts show 7-day averages. Deaths charts show 30-day averages. Hospitalization data is a weekly average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Orange County.Average cases per capita in Orange County
This calendar shows data through 2022 and will no longer be updated in 2023. The Times will continue to report the data for other displays on this page.
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Credits
By Jordan Allen, Sarah Almukhtar, Aliza Aufrichtig, Anne Barnard, Matthew Bloch, Penn Bullock, Sarah Cahalan, Weiyi Cai, Julia Calderone, Keith Collins, Matthew Conlen, Lindsey Cook, Gabriel Gianordoli, Amy Harmon, Rich Harris, Adeel Hassan, Jon Huang, Danya Issawi, Danielle Ivory, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Alex Lemonides, Eleanor Lutz, Allison McCann, Richard A. Oppel Jr., Jugal K. Patel, Alison Saldanha, Kirk Semple, Shelly Seroussi, Julie Walton Shaver, Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Anjali Singhvi, Charlie Smart, Mitch Smith, Albert Sun, Rumsey Taylor, Lisa Waananen Jones, Derek Watkins, Timothy Williams, Jin Wu and Karen Yourish. · Reporting was contributed by Jeff Arnold, Ian Austen, Mike Baker, Brillian Bao, Ellen Barry, Shashank Bengali, Samone Blair, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Aurelien Breeden, Elisha Brown, Emma Bubola, Maddie Burakoff, Alyssa Burr, Christopher Calabrese, Julia Carmel, Zak Cassel, Robert Chiarito, Izzy Colón, Matt Craig, Yves De Jesus, Brendon Derr, Brandon Dupré, Melissa Eddy, John Eligon, Timmy Facciola, Bianca Fortis, Jake Frankenfield, Matt Furber, Robert Gebeloff, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Matthew Goldstein, Grace Gorenflo, Rebecca Griesbach, Benjamin Guggenheim, Barbara Harvey, Lauryn Higgins, Josh Holder, Jake Holland, Anna Joyce, John Keefe, Ann Hinga Klein, Jacob LaGesse, Alex Lim, Alex Matthews, Patricia Mazzei, Jesse McKinley, Miles McKinley, K.B. Mensah, Sarah Mervosh, Jacob Meschke, Lauren Messman, Andrea Michelson, Jaylynn Moffat-Mowatt, Steven Moity, Paul Moon, Derek M. Norman, Anahad O’Connor, Ashlyn O’Hara, Azi Paybarah, Elian Peltier, Richard Pérez-Peña, Sean Plambeck, Laney Pope, Elisabetta Povoledo, Cierra S. Queen, Savannah Redl, Scott Reinhard, Chloe Reynolds, Thomas Rivas, Frances Robles, Natasha Rodriguez, Jess Ruderman, Kai Schultz, Alex Schwartz, Emily Schwing, Libby Seline, Rachel Sherman, Sarena Snider, Brandon Thorp, Alex Traub, Maura Turcotte, Tracey Tully, Jeremy White, Kristine White, Bonnie G. Wong, Tiffany Wong, Sameer Yasir and John Yoon. · Data acquisition and additional work contributed by Will Houp, Andrew Chavez, Michael Strickland, Tiff Fehr, Miles Watkins, Josh Williams, Nina Pavlich, Carmen Cincotti, Ben Smithgall, Andrew Fischer, Rachel Shorey, Blacki Migliozzi, Alastair Coote, Jaymin Patel, John-Michael Murphy, Isaac White, Steven Speicher, Hugh Mandeville, Robin Berjon, Thu Trinh, Carolyn Price, James G. Robinson, Phil Wells, Yanxing Yang, Michael Beswetherick, Michael Robles, Nikhil Baradwaj, Ariana Giorgi, Bella Virgilio, Dylan Momplaisir, Avery Dews, Bea Malsky, Ilana Marcus, Sean Cataguni and Jason Kao.
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. The state releases new data once a week, though some counties may still report new data more frequently. It released new data daily until March 2021 and on all weekdays until April 2022. The state reports cases and deaths based on a person’s permanent or usual residence.
The Times has identified reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data.
More about reporting anomalies or changes
- Jan. 4, 2023: The Times is using C.D.C. data based on death certificates for locations that do not report deaths regularly or comprehensively. The federal data updates approximately once a month and appears as a spike in deaths on the day it updates.
- Dec. 8, 2022: The Times is using C.D.C. data based on death certificates for locations that do not report deaths regularly or comprehensively. The federal data updates approximately once a month and appears as a spike in deaths on the day it updates.
- Nov. 11, 2022: The Times began including death certificate data reconciled by the C.D.C., resulting in a one-day increase in total deaths.
- Nov. 2, 2022: North Carolina added many deaths.
- Oct. 5, 2022: North Carolina added many deaths.
- Aug. 31, 2022: North Carolina added many deaths.
- June 22, 2022: North Carolina removed about 4,000 cases identified from home tests, which are not included in the state's case count.
- June 8, 2022: North Carolina added many deaths.
- May 4, 2022: North Carolina added many deaths that occurred between January and March 2022.
- Jan. 17, 2022: North Carolina did not announce new cases and deaths for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
- Dec. 23, 2021 to Dec. 24, 2021: North Carolina did not announce new cases and deaths for the Christmas holiday.
- Dec. 1, 2021: The Times began using state health department data for Wake County, resulting in a one-day decrease for the county.
- Nov. 25, 2021: North Carolina did not announce new cases and deaths for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Nov. 11, 2021: North Carolina did not announce new data because of the Veterans Day holiday.
- Sept. 6, 2021: The daily count could be artificially low because many jurisdictions did not announce new data on Labor Day.
- Aug. 9, 2021: North Carolina added a backlog of about 2,600 cases from July.
- April 26, 2021: North Carolina announced a backlog of 540 cases from one testing provider.
- March 24, 2021: Wake County announced many previously unreported deaths.
- Feb. 20, 2021: North Carolina added a backlog of about 685 cases from one test center from earlier in 2021.
- Feb. 3, 2021: North Carolina added many cases from testing at urgent care clinics in December and January.
- Jan. 2, 2021: North Carolina reported data for two days after reporting no data on New Year's Day.
- Dec. 26, 2020: North Carolina reported data for Dec. 24-26 after reporting no data on the previous two days.
- Nov. 27, 2020: North Carolina reported data for Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 after reporting no data on Thanksgiving.
- Sept. 25, 2020: North Carolina began reporting probable cases identified through antigen testing.
- Aug. 29, 2020: 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.
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. For agencies that do not report data every day, variation in the schedule on which cases or deaths are reported, such as around holidays, can also cause an irregular pattern in averages. The Times uses an adjustment method to vary the number of days included in an average to remove these irregularities.