Coronavirus-related death projections in North Carolina fall

As the number of cases and deaths continue to pile up from the novel coronavirus pandemic, new projections from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation say the number of deaths per day from the virus in North Carolina should begin falling by the end of this month. And the hospital beds needed to care for the number of patients who are projected to contract the virus across the state on the peak date of April 27 is expected to be just over 5,100. All available beds…