Charlotte-area COVID positivity rate is nearing lowest point seen yet
The Charlotte area has reached its lowest COVID positivity rate in close to a year, with the average this week falling nearly as low as was seen early summer last year.
That’s a significant improvement from early 2022, during the spread of omicron nationally. In January, the average positivity rate in Mecklenburg County hit 33%. It’s been falling steadily for the last month.
It’s now at 3.4%, as of March 13, county health officials report. The lowest point on record was in June 2021, when the weekly average positivity rate in Mecklenburg was close to 2%.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the picture of how the Charlotte area and all of North Carolina are faring continues to evolve.
If you’re looking to keep up with the latest information in order to help guide your decisions for yourself and your family, this dashboard provides information on cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccination rates. It will update continuously as new data becomes available, and each item updates daily unless otherwise noted.
Data sources are cited below and include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
Here are the latest COVID-19 metrics for Mecklenburg County and North Carolina:
COVID-19 cases in Mecklenburg County
COVID-19 cases in North Carolina
COVID-19 deaths in Mecklenburg County
COVID-19 deaths in North Carolina
Hospital capacity in North Carolina
Note: This data updates weekly. The date of the latest update is noted above.
COVID-19 vaccination rates in North Carolina
This story was originally published March 8, 2022 at 10:39 AM.
