North Carolina reported 525 new infections yesterday and 17 deaths, these numbers are matching those around May - June 2020...
Part of the reason for this is because of less reporting, people aren't lining up at testing centers as they once did, many testing centers have shut down as a result...In my county both, the drive thru testing center and the drive thru vaccination center the county health department set up, have shut down...So there's less people reporting mild symptoms, anyone with severe symptoms will likely go to the hospital and be tested there, but overall less reporting per day...Another reason for the low numbers must be the vaccination efforts and percentage of people vaccinated...As of yesterday it stands at 36.6% of the population of North Carolina are vaccinated fully and in the county I live it's at 39%, I was incorrect at my estimates earlier in this thread...
So two good reasons for the lower daily numbers reported, I assume people who have mild symptoms and not being tested are using some common sense and stay at home and isolated...Everything is opening back up and returning somewhat back to normal...I haven't eaten at any restaurants lately but I don't usually eat out much anyway and I see the local restaurants are packed, I would say about half the people I've observed in town are not wearing masks and half of them are wearing...So there must be people unvaccinated and maskless in the crowds...With the exception of entering a pharmacy I haven't been wearing a mask anywhere I go, but there's a couple new masks in my glove box in the car just in case I need one...