RALEIGH, NC (FOX Carolina) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting that all 100 of the state’s counties are now affected by the coronavirus.

As of 2 p.m. on May 19, NCDHHS says there are 19,700 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. 691 people have unfortunately passed away as a result of the virus.

265,008 tests have been completed by state laboratories, as well as reporting hospital and commercial labs.

Avery County reported its first case of COVID-19. It had been the only county not affected by the virus thus far. Mecklenburg County continues to see the highest number of cases, with 2,717 people having tested positive. It has 66 reported deaths.

As of May 18, NCDHHS was reporting that 11,637 patients are <a href=”https://files.nc.gov/ncdhhs/documents/files/covid-19/Weekly-COVID19-Patients-Presumed-to-be-Recovered.pdf” target=”_blank”>presumed to have recovered</a> from coronavirus.

For more on COVID-19 in North Carolina, as well as daily updates, <a href=”http://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard#key-metricsis-north-carolina-slowing-the-spread-” target=”_blank”>click here</a>.

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