North Carolina is in the midst of an up tick in the numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state.

After months of declines, Dr. Mandy Cohen, the state secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said that twice this week, overall cases have reached over 1,000 a day.

These numbers are the highest numbers in more than two months and are possibly the result of the all the travel and Fourth of July weekend get-a-ways.