Mecklenburg County surpasses 13,000 cases. No new COVID-19 deaths reported over weekend. 

Labs recorded 305 new coronavirus cases in Mecklenburg on Monday, bringing the county’s total since mid-March to 13,111, according to state health data.

The increase is slightly below the seven-day local average of daily new cases, which is 321 through Monday, according to a Charlotte Observer analysis of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services data.

On Friday, the county saw its biggest one-day increase so far in cases: 430 reported just before the holiday weekend.

From June 23 to June 29, the average number of new cases reported daily in Mecklenburg was 272. For the week prior, the average was 234.

Statewide, DHHS reported 1,546 new cases Monday, for a total of 74,529, and two more deaths, for a total of 1,398. North Carolina has completed over 1 million coronavirus tests, and nearly 1,000 residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

Health officials say 155 people with COVID-19 have died locally, as of Friday. No additional deaths were reported over the weekend.

According to county health officials, a high number of coronavirus cases among young Hispanic people is a significant concern. More than one-third of reported cases in Mecklenburg are among Hispanic individuals, a trend that first appeared in local data several weeks ago.

County officials suggest that some factors contributing to this trend include targeted testing in neighborhoods with lower access to care, some of which have large Hispanic populations, and the higher proportion of Hispanic people who work essential jobs where social distancing is difficult.

Mecklenburg COVID-19 update

As of June 30 — the last date demographic data was publicly available — county coronavirus data show:

▪ During the past week, an average of 144 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County. This represents an increase over the last 14 days.

▪An average of 11.2% of individuals who were tested were positive for COVID-19 during the past week. Mecklenburg County Public Health says this represents a 14-day “stable trend.” These data only include tests conducted by Atrium Health and Novant Health.

▪ Most people — about three in four out of more than 10,300 cases — adults ages 20 to 59 years old.

▪ After symptoms of coronavirus subside, a person diagnosed may be “released” from isolation under CDC guidelines. In Mecklenburg, more than half of the people who tested positive have met the criteria to end isolation, according to local health officials.

▪ About 1 in 15 people diagnosed were hospitalized due to their illness. People age 60 or older were more likely to need hospital care compared to younger people with coronavirus.

▪ The majority of people who have died from COVID-19 locally were connected to “active outbreaks” in long-term care facilities or nursing homes. Still, two of the 151 deaths recorded as of June 30 were among people who had no known underlying conditions. And 18 of the people who died were between the ages of 40 to 59.