MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - More than 21,000 Mecklenburg County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to local health officials.
As of Aug. 5, the county has reported 21,694 laboratory-confirmed cases, with 230 deaths.
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About three in four reported cases were adults ages 20 to 59 years old.
County leaders released the following information regarding COVID-19 in Mecklenburg:
- About 3 in 10 reported cases are Hispanic – most of whom are younger adults.
- About 1 in 20 reported cases were hospitalized due to their COVID-19 infection. While everyone is at risk for severe COVID-19 complications, reported cases who were older adults were more likely to be hospitalized compared to younger individuals.
- Nearly 3 out of 4 cases have met CDC criteria to be released from isolation.
- During the past week, an average of 170 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County. Overall this represents an increase over the last 14 days. These data are based on daily census counts from acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County reporting to MCPH.
- During the past week, an average of 8.7 percent of individuals who were tested were positive for COVID-19. This represents a slight decrease over the last 14 days. These data only include tests conducted by Atrium Health, Novant Health, and CVS Health and Walgreens when available.
- Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 3 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 29 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
- All deaths, except three, occurred among adults with underlying chronic illnesses.
- More than half were non-Hispanic Whites. The disparity in COVID-19 deaths among non-Hispanic Whites is related to differences in race/ethnicity of residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities actively experiencing an outbreak.
- More than half of deaths were connected to active outbreaks at long-term care (LTC) facilities.
- Based on publicly available mobility tracking data, social distancing slightly increased then slightly decreased in Mecklenburg County over the last 14 days. Overall, this represents a fairly stable trend over the last 14 days.
