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ImpactDaily Confirmed Cases Confirmed Cases: Confirmed Cases: COVID-Like II Iness, Orange County COVID <br /> AssessmentRace&Ethnicity Age R Gender Emergency Departme_. Trends <br /> COVI D Trends - Recent 4 Weeks <br /> Confirmed Orange County Cases COVID-Like Illnesses - Orange County Emergency <br /> Departments <br /> 4 <br /> fib <br /> 40❑ <br /> Trend Analysis of 41 <br /> 30❑ 45 <br /> Confirmed Cases o 254 231 6 40 36 <br /> and Emergency 200 <br /> a <br /> Department Activity E z <br /> z° <br /> z 1❑❑ Test results <br /> collected during this <br /> period may not yet <br /> 0 <br /> 12/13/20 12/20/20 12127/20 113121 1110121 12/13/20 12120120 12/27/20 1/3/21 1110121 <br /> Percent Positive of Total Orange County Tests Statewide Confirmed Cases Hospitalized - UNC <br /> Health <br /> ai <br /> $'fl a soo <br /> ai <br /> Trend Analysis of % Y <br /> 40o <br /> Positive Tests and 6 r <br /> a4.7% Soo <br /> Statewide 496 <br /> Hospitalizations 3.1% <br /> E <br /> 296 Test results z <br /> collected during this a, Too <br /> period may not yet <br /> he reported. <br /> ❑% a o <br /> 17/13/20 1212 D12D 12J271'20 113122 111°I21 12/13/20 12/2D/2D 12127120 1/3f21 1110/21 <br /> INC Departmentof Healthand Human Services uses4 metricsto inform COVID-19 policy decisions:(1)number ofconfirmed cases,(2) <br /> percent positive oftotal tests,(3)number of COVID-like illnesses reported to emergency departments,and(4)number of confirmed <br /> cases hospitalized.Data for the most recent 2 weeks is unstable due to delays in lab reporting and should not he used to make real-time <br /> policy decisions.Many labs are facing shortages in testing supplies or experiencing demand beyond their capacity,which means that <br /> results can take up to 7 to 10 days to finalize.Additionally,there are some labs that are submitting results via mail or fax,rather than <br /> electronically,which is also producing large-delays. <br />