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Mecklenburg County, NC – As of this morning there were 152,346 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 1,205 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents.

Data as of October 6 are presented in more detail below. MCPH provides these routine updates about reported cases of COVID-19 to help our community better understand how this pandemic is developing in our county. These results only reflect laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 among county residents. Many individuals infected by COVID-19 have not been tested because they are asymptomatic. As such, these results are very fluid and only represent a fraction of the true burden of COVID-19 in our community.

Daily case counts provided by MCPH may differ from state and federal counts due to delays in reporting to the various entities. MCPH updates case counts after an initial case review and, where possible, a patient interview is conducted, which includes confirming county residency. Cases reported after 5 p.m. are counted in the following day’s case count.

Highlights about the 151,931 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of October 6 include:

• During the past week, an average of 288 laboratory confirmed infections per day were reported compared to the 14-day average of 320 confirmed infections. This represents a decrease over the last 14 days. These data are based on Mecklenburg resident cases reported to MCPH.

• During the past week, an average of 288 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County. This represents a decrease trend 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 8.8 percent of individuals who were tested in Mecklenburg County were positive for COVID-19. This represents a slight decrease trend over the last 14 days. These data only include ELRs for molecular (PCR) tests submitted to NC DHHS for laboratories electronically submitting negative and positive COVID-19 results. 

• One thousand-two hundred-two deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
• Eighty percent of the deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 36 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 198 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except thirty-six, occurred among adults with underlying chronic illnesses.
• Almost 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.
• Nearly 30 percent of deaths were connected to active outbreaks at long-term care (LTC) facilities.
• Among deaths not connected to outbreaks at long-term care facilities, nearly 2 in 3 were non-White, with 42 percent being non-Hispanic Black. As previously noted, these disparities are largely driven by higher rates of underlying chronic conditions that increase risk of severe complications due to COVID-19 infection among these communities.

• Between March 22, 2021 and October 7, 2021, MPCH received and confirmed reports of 549 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated residents (<1% of fully vaccinated residents). This does not represent all breakthrough cases, as these are based on self-report during case investigations following COVID-19 diagnosis. Vaccination status is confirmed using the NC COVID-19 Vaccination Management System (CVMS).

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests^{1
(as of  October 6, 2021)}

COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 Residents
based on cases reported to MCPH by Date

COVID-19 Percent Positivity Rates (7-Day Average)

² These data are updated based on follow-up interviews and investigations.

^*Non-Hispanic

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of October 6, 2021)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁴ 

(as of October 6, 2021)

December 14, 2020 – October 7, 2021^{*
(based on data submitted to NC DHHS by NC Providers and Federal Pharmacy Programs)}

COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH in the Past 14 Days 

(September 23 – October 6, 2021)

Profile of Newly Reported Cases in the Past 2 Weeks 

(September 23 – October 6, 2021)

Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks 

(as of October 5, 2021) 

 
Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings:  26
Total Active Clusters in Child Care and School Settings: 21