Mecklenburg County surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases
Mecklenburg County has surpassed 10,000 cases of COVID-19, state health officials reported Saturday.
The county added 343 new cases from the previous day, putting the total number of cases at 10,287, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. The number is cumulative since mid-March.
No more deaths were reported Saturday in Mecklenburg County. The virus has killed 147 people in the county. More than half of those were people connected to nursing homes or long-term care facilities, according to the health department.
Statewide, DHHS reported that the number of cases has topped 60,000. Logging 1,719 more cases over the past day, the state now has reported 60,537 cases. The state also reported 15 more deaths from the disease, for a total of 1,318.
On Friday, a statewide mask mandate — which makes face covering mandatory in public — went into effect.
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the state will remain in Phase Two for another three weeks so that experts can have sufficient time to analyze data and trends.
Those moves came as the state continues to miss key benchmarks in its effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Mecklenburg County COVID-19 update
As of June 24 — the last date that detailed demographic data was publicly available — Mecklenburg County coronavirus data show:
▪ During the past week, an average of 134 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg. That represents an increase over the last 14 days.
▪ An average of about 10% of those tested during the past week 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.
▪ About 3 in 4 people diagnosed with COVID-19 locally were adults ages 20 to 59 years old.
▪ More than half of cases have met the criteria to be released from isolation.
This story was originally published June 26, 2020 at 5:17 PM.