RALEIGH — Only one county in North Carolina doesn’t have substantial or critical community spread, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday.

Greene County is the only county in the state to have just significant community spread — placing it alone in the yellow tier in the county alert system. That means it has a rate less than 101 new cases per 100,000 people in the last 14 days and less than 8% positive test rate or a minimal impact on county hospitals

Wake is one of 13 counties considered to have a substantial community spread rate — orange. That means it has a  rate of 101-200 new cases per 100,000 people in the last 14 days and 8-10% positive test rate or a moderate impact on county hospitals.

Franklin County is one of the 86 counties considered to have critical community spread — red. That means it has a case rate of more than 200 new cases per 100,000 people in the last 14 days and a higher than 10% positive test rate or a high impact on county hospitals.

The previous county alert from Jan. 6. showed 84 counties in the red, 12 orange and four yellow .

Vaccinations

More than 570,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the state, according to the N.C. DHHS. That includes more than 72,000 doses given to long-term care residents and providers by Walgreen and CVS.

More than 47,000 people have received at least one dose in Wake County and more than 2,700 people in Franklin County.

Franklin County will begin giving second doses of the vaccine Jan. 26 and Jan. 28, the county said Friday. People who received their first shot the week of Dec. 29 need to find their vaccination card and then pick a day and time to attend the vaccination.

People who are eligible to receive their vaccine should email COVIDVAX@franklincountync.us to register in Franklin County.

Those in Wake County should use the online form at https://covid19.wakegov.com/vaccine or call the hotline at 919-250-1515.

State prisons began vaccinating healthcare staff, staff who work directly with COVID-positive inmates and staff and incarcerated people 75 and older Wednesday, according to Todd Ishee, commissioner of prisons.

Vaccinations are voluntary, Ishee said. Roughly half of the vaccines had been administered in the first 24 hours, he added.

Central Prison in Raleigh is one of four prison vaccine hubs in the state, along with Maury Correctional in Greene County, Alexander Correctional in Taylorsville and Scotland Correctional in Laurinburg.

Wake County by the numbers

Wake County reported 716 new cases Friday, bringing the county total to more than 59,800 since March. This number includes people who have died or recovered, according to N.C. DHHS.

The average age of those who tested positive was 38, and 52% were female, according to the county’s public health team.

About 9% of those tested were positive, according to N.C. DHHS. The state wants that number below 5%.

At least 10 people have died of COVID-19 since Jan. 10, according to N.C. DHHS. Deaths occurring within the last week may not have been reported to the department. At least 400 people have died during the pandemic.

Countywide, around 68% were over the age of 75, and 51% are female. Around 52% were white, and 31% were Black. Around 9% identified as Hispanic.

Franklin County by the numbers

Franklin County reported 63 new cases Friday to the N.C. DHHS. The county has seen more than 4,300 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including people who have since recovered.

Most people who test positive are under the age of 50, around 69%. School aged kids account for around 13%. More than half are female, 52%, and 20% are ethnically Hispanic. Around 59% are white while 25% are Black.

Around 12.3% of tests came back positive, according to N.C. DHHS.

At least two people have died in January, according to N.C. DHHS. More than 40 have died since the beginning of the pandemic.

Statewide by the numbers

More than 7,000 people tested positive statewide on Friday. More than 705,000 cases have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic, according to N.C. DHHS.

Most who have tested positive were white, around 62%, and under the age of 50, around 64%. Around 53% are female, and 23% identified as Hispanic.

More than 8.3 million tests have occurred statewide. Around 10.1% came back positive over the last week. The 14-day trajectory is slowly beginning to decline, according to N.C. DHHS.

At least 16 people died Thursday. Deaths occurring within the last week may not have been reported to the department. More than 8,000 have died overall.

Around 65% were white and over 75, around 60%. Most were male, 52%.