The Latest Stats on Coronavirus in Mecklenburg County
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Mecklenburg County has released the latest statistics regarding Coronavirus in the county. All data is from Mecklenburg County Government. For the full article visit mecknc.gov
Below are some of the highlights:
- About 3 in 4 reported cases were adults ages 20 to 59 years old. Two cases were youth under 20 years old.
- Younger adults make up the majority of cases for all racial/ethnic groups except non-Hispanic Blacks, for whom 41% of cases were older adults (≥ 60 years) and only 20% were in the youngest age group (20 to 39 years).
- About 1 in 5 reported cases overall were hospitalized due to their COVID-19 infection. However, hospitalization rates among older adults (≥ 60 years) were significantly higher – 1 in 2 was hospitalized.
- One death due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
- About 21 percent of reported cases have been released from isolation.
- Individuals released from isolation met the CDC criteria to no longer isolate: ≥72 hours passed since the resolution of symptoms (e.g. fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms) AND ≥7 days passed since symptoms first appeared.
- There are reported cases of COVID-19 throughout the entire County.
- The crude rate (per 100,000 residents) of reported COVID-19 cases ranges from 9.8 to 42.1 across zip codes within the County. MCPH expects these rates will fluctuate as the situation evolves.
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