Early Warning Indicators
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Wastewater Monitoring
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Emergency Department (ED) Visits for COVID-19 Symptoms |
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All monitoring sites showed SARS-CoV-2 in a low percentage of the wastewater samples tested
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Indicates low transmission of illness in County
| - 440 ED visits during February 24 - March 9, 2023
- 28% decrease from previous 2-week period
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Indicates low strain on emergency medical services in County
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Health System Capacity
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Hospital Admissions |
Reported COVID-19 Cases & Deaths |
- 14.1% of COVID-19-like illness visits during the current 14-day period resulted in hospital admissions
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Indicates low strain on hospital systems in County
| - 1,875 reported cases during February 12 - 25, 2023
- 1,074 reported cases during February 26 - March 11, 2023
- 43% decrease from previous 2-week period
- 11 reported deaths during February 12 - March 11, 2023
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Indicates low transmission of illness in County
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Vaccination Progress |
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68% of residents have gotten at least 1 vaccine dose
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64% of residents have gotten the primary vaccine series (2 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson)
- 59% of residents have gotten the primary vaccine series and at least 1 booster/additional vaccine dose
- 19% of residents have gotten the updated/bivalent vaccine dose
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CDC COVID-19 Community Level Combination of new COVID-19 hospital admissions, number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, and new COVID-19 cases |
Surveillance of Variants
Strains present in Mecklenburg County during February 2 - 9, 2023
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COVID-19 Community Level as of March 16, 2023: Low
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Indicates low burden of illness on County resources
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- XBB-like variants make up more than 70% of samples
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