David Weber, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, spoke to WTVD-11 News about the upward trend of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina. He said if the numbers worsen, certain figures project the nationwide number of a half-million deaths by April.
“To put it in perspective…that is Charlotte or Raleigh just wiped out. Every single person in the whole city has passed away…it’s just an enormous human toll,” Weber said. He also recognized that North Carolina, along with the rest of the country, will start to feel the effects of Thanksgiving gatherings and holiday travel.
“On average, people become ill after seven days, after an exposure and could be as long as 14 days.” Weber said that means there will be a similar trend for Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations unless people take the virus seriously.
Find the WTVD-11 Covid-19 report here.