The data, usually available around noon on the Department of Health and Humans Services COVID-19 North Carolina Dashboard, was late across the board Monday and Tuesday.
The good news: On Monday, North Carolina recorded fewer new cases of the novel coronavirus and fewer deaths than on any day since June 2. On Tuesday, new cases were low again – almost 1,000 lower than they had been over the last seven days. The bad news: One of the state’s leading commercial labs was late in reporting data, meaning the full result was likely much higher, and that total was still unknown by Tuesday afternoon.