North Carolina has surpassed 100 deaths in the state from COVID-19 causes and symptoms.

When state health officials released their updated number of reported coronavirus-related cases and deaths Tuesday morning, the death count rose to 108, up from 86 deaths the previous day. It is at least the 23rd state in the U.S. to cross the benchmark.

North Carolina’s death toll from the new coronavirus reached 100 just 20 days after reporting the first deaths in the state due to COVID-19 causes. Since then, the number of positive cases have increased by tenfold, while six times more North Carolinians have been tested.

Governor Roy Cooper held a media briefing Monday afternoon and spoke to the social distancing measures he’s enacted through executive order since mid-March. He said while he understands the restrictions put on businesses and schools have created numerous challenges for North Carolinians, the acts have saved more residents from potentially becoming infected by the virus.

“What we are doing is working,” said Cooper on Monday. “We are saving lives. Our biggest enemy is complacency. The better we can be at staying home through April, the more likely we are able to ease restrictions.”

The number of hospitalizations across the state from positive COVID-19 cases jumped nearly 100 on Tuesday as well, now reaching 418 residents.

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