Health Pulse / North Carolina
North Carolina Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
GrowingRt (effective reproduction): 1.0862
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.9281
Week of 2026-05-26
RSV
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.7577
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Very Low32 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
High32 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
Moderate32 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.
Notifiable Disease Reports
| Disease | This Week | 52-Week Max |
|---|---|---|
| Legionellosis | 1 | 25 |
| Shigellosis | 1 | 16 |
| Tuberculosis | 9 | 21 |
| Varicella disease | 1 | 26 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 7, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
5.99%
Current Asthma
11.37%
Current Smoking
16.01%
Depression
26%
Diabetes
11.18%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.63%
High Blood Pressure
34.94%
No Health Insurance
11.7%
Obesity
37.2%
Physical Inactivity
25.22%
Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.