The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released their daily update involving COVID-19 cases within the state.
As of Saturday, there are now 263,117 PCR positive cases and 11,458 antigen positive cases, 1,184 people hospitalized and 4,378 total COVID-19 related deaths.
That is 2,468 new PCR, 337 new antigen cases and 46 additional deaths from Friday.
Local areas reported 34 new cases and 1 new death, with Pasquotank County reporting the area's highest increase of 6 cases and Chowan County reporting the area's only death.
A total of 4,043,698 total COVID-19 tests have been completed in North Carolina.
Here's the breakdown of confirmed cases in local areas:
| TOTAL PCR CASES | NEW PCR CASES TODAY | TOTAL DEATHS | NEW DEATHS TODAY | |
| BERTIE COUNTY | 736 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| CAMDEN COUNTY | 140 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| CHOWAN COUNTY | 534 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| CURRITUCK COUNTY | 225 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| DARE COUNTY | 380 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| GATES COUNTY | 170 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| HERTFORD COUNTY | 860 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY | 577 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| PASQUOTANK COUNTY | 902 | 9 | 35 | 0 |
| PERQUIMANS COUNTY | 259 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| LOCAL TOTALS | 4,783 | 34 | 137 | 1 |