North Carolina saw its daily COVID-19 caseload start to drop over the weekend, though the number of patients hospitalized with the virus remains at an all-time high. The state Department of Health and Human Services reported 77,427 confirmed cases since midday Friday, though the bulk of those came in Saturday with 34,803. Cases dropped by more than 10,000 by Sunday, falling again to 18,452 yesterday — a drop of nearly 50% from the weekend’s beginning.
