<s>[INST] Here are the cases in North Carolina, from the lowest to highest:
– Buncombe County: 18,633 cases
– Forsyth County: 24,241 cases
– Guilford County: 30,765 cases
– Mecklenburg County: 70,804 cases
– Wake County: 73,516 cases
Is the median number of COVID-19 cases for these five counties in North Carolina less than, equal to, or greater than the median number of COVID-19 cases in the United States?[/INST]