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Despite increasing COVID cases, data shows people staying home less now than in beginning of pandemic :: WRAL.com

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Published: 2020-12-14 21:36:00Updated: 2020-12-15 12:30:53Local NewsTags:By Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data reporter — People are staying home more now than they were back in January, before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in North Carolina. Despite the increasing number of cases, they aren't staying home as much as they were back in the end of March and early April.This is all according to . The website tracks a variety of data points including the percentage of people staying home in North Carolina.At last check-in during the end of November, more than 29 percent of North Carolina residents were staying home. During the early phases of the pandemic, when cases were first reported, that number was closer to 40 percent. In fact, Wake County reported almost 47 percent of residents staying home at one point.Wake County's percentage has since dropped, now sitting around 32 percent - still higher than the statewide average. Cumberland, at 31.2 percent, is also higher than all of North Carolina. As for Durham, they're in a four-way tie for the highest percent at 32.4.Watauga County is the lowest with 22.7 percent rate of mobile devices at home.Tags:ReporterCopyright 2020 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Our has changed. If you would like to comment, please share on social media using the icons below and comment there.SPONSOR

Published: 2020-12-14 21:36:00Updated: 2020-12-15 12:30:53Local NewsTags:By Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data reporter — People are staying home more now than they were back in January, before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in North Carolina. Despite the increasing number of cases, they aren't staying home as much as they were back in the end of March and early April.This is all according to . The website tracks a variety of data points including the percentage of people staying home in North Carolina.At last check-in during the end of November, more than 29 percent of North...

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