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Cooper says decision on shuttered businesses will come next week <br /> State health leaders released the latest virus numbers Monday morning and after <br /> days of significant increases, the numbers were slightly better. 983 new cases were <br /> reported, which is down after 5 straight days with more than 1 ,000 new cases. The <br /> largest increase in one day was on Friday when 1 ,768 new cases were reported. <br /> Officials said hospitalizations are a key area to watch. According to the Department of <br /> Health and Human Services, one month ago there were 492 people hospitalized with <br /> COVID-19, on Monday, that number was 797. Cooper said hospitals currently have <br /> the bed capacity to handle the cases, but they're monitoring the data closely because <br /> that can change quickly. <br /> 73% of the state's hospital beds are in use and 78% of the beds in the intensive care <br /> units are full, according to NCDHHS. <br /> Even during a weekend when the actual reporting of cases and hospitalizations slows <br /> down a bit, we continued to see record-high case counts. And we continue to be <br /> concerned with our percentage of positive tests and our hospitalizations. <br /> — Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) June 15, 2020 <br /> Nine more people died in the past 24 hours, bringing the statewide total to 1 ,118. <br /> Over the last day, NCDHHS has reported that a little more than 8% of the completed <br /> tests have come back positive. Last week, the department's Secretary Dr. Mandy <br /> Cohen said that the percentage of positive tests in North Carolina is among the <br /> highest in the U.S. <br /> Cooper said he has talked to Vice President Mike Pence about North Carolina's <br /> concerning numbers. The governor said he asked him to help the state with <br /> increasing testing capabilities especially in the counties seeing the highest numbers. <br /> Another focus would be the continued testing of all nursing home residents and staff. <br /> At this point, Cohen said nursing homes are only testing long-term care facilities that <br /> report at least one COVID-19 case, but she is working on proactive testing. <br /> https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/north-carolina-pleads-publics-help-stop-covid-l9-spike/UIMDTYZG3BFF7NCQF6VSMDKW6Y/[6/16/2020 7:52:22 PM] <br />