​Data for April 21, 2021

Mecklenburg County, NC – As of this morning there were 107,860 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 939 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents.

Data as of April 21 are presented in more detail below. MCPH provides these routine updates about reported cases of COVID-19 to help our community better understand how this pandemic is developing in our county. These results only reflect laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 among county residents. Many individuals infected by COVID-19 have not been tested because they are asymptomatic. As such, these results are very fluid and only represent a fraction of the true burden of COVID-19 in our community.

Daily case counts provided by MCPH may differ from state and federal counts due to delays in reporting to the various entities. MCPH updates case counts after an initial case review and, where possible, a patient interview is conducted, which includes confirming county residency. Cases reported after 5 p.m. are counted in the following days case count.

Highlights about the 107,542 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of April 21, 2021 include:

• During the past week, an average of 246 laboratory confirmed infections per day were reported compared to the 14-day average of 258 confirmed infections. This represents a decrease over the last 14 days. These data are based on Mecklenburg resident cases reported to MCPH.
  
  

• During the past week, an average of 167 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. These data are based on daily census counts from acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County reporting to MCPH.

• During the past week, an average of 7.0 percent of individuals who were tested in Mecklenburg County were positive for COVID-19. This represents a decrease trend over the last 14 days. These data only include ELRs for molecular (PCR) tests submitted to NC DHHS for laboratories electronically submitting negative and positive COVID-19 results. 
  
  

• Nine hundred-thirty-nine deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
• Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 14 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 116 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except twenty-five, occurred among adults with underlying chronic illnesses.
• Almost half were non-Hispanic Whites. The disparity in COVID-19 deaths among non-Hispanic Whites is related to differences in race/ethnicity of residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities actively experiencing an outbreak.
  
  

• Nearly 40 percent of deaths were connected to active outbreaks at long-term care (LTC) facilities.
  
  

• Among deaths not connected to outbreaks at long-term care facilities, nearly 2 in 3 were non-White, with 40 percent being non-Hispanic Black. As previously noted, these disparities are largely driven by higher rates of underlying chronic conditions that increase risk of severe complications due to COVID-19 infection among these communities.
  
  

• Based on publicly available mobility tracking data, social distancing represents a fairly stable trend in Mecklenburg County over the last 14 days.
  

More data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County as of April 21, 2021:

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests^{1
(as of  April 21, 2021)}

 

COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 Residents
based on cases reported to MCPH by Date

COVID-19 Percent Positivity Rates (7-Day Average)

Select Characteristics of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Reported to MCPH 

(as of April 21, 2021)

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	Selected Characteristics	Percent of Reported COVID-19 Cases	Percent of COVID-19 Deaths ​
All Cases ​		107,542	939 Deaths (<1.0% of Cases) ​
	​		Deaths Connected to LTC 375 deaths (39.9% of deaths)	Community Deaths 564 deaths (60.1% of deaths)
Age	<20	16.4%	--	<1.0%
​	20-39	42.3%	<1.0%	2.1%
​	40-59	28.4%	3.2%	18.4%
​	≥ 60	13.0%	96.3%	79.3%
Sex ​	Female	53.0%	57.3%	43.3%
	Male	47.0%	42.7%	56.7%
Race/Ethnicity2 ​ ​ ​ ​	White*	19.3%	67.5%	31.4%
	Black*	16.2%	29.9%	42.4%
	Hispanic	12.5%	1.9%	20.2%
	Asian*	2.1%	<1.0%	4.4%
	Alaskan Native/American Indian*	<1.0%	--	<1.0%
	Multiracial/Other*	<1.0%	--	<1.0%
	Not Reported	49.5%	<1.0%	<1.0%

​ ² These data are updated based on follow-up interviews and investigations.    *Non-Hispanic

 

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of April 21, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation⁴ 

(as of April 21, 2021)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁵ 

(as of April 21, 2021)

Daily Social Distancing Index⁶ (as of April 18, 2021)

COVID-19 Vaccinations by MCPH⁷

​	Total Received (as of April 21, 2021)	Total Transferred (as of April 21, 2021)	Doses Administered by MCPH (as of April 21, 2021)
First Doses	99,970	30,207	68,187
Second Doses	64,395	12,013	47,451

⁷ MCPH is currently providing the Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (although J&J paused for now) COVID-19 vaccines to individuals in Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4. For more information about the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution visit https://www.mecknc.gov/covid-19/pages/vaccine.aspx.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Data, Mecklenburg County: 

December 14, 2020 – April 21, 2021

(based on data submitted to NC DHHS by NC Providers and Federal Pharmacy Programs)

For more information about COVID-19 Vaccinations visit https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/vaccinations

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Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks (as of April 21, 2021) 

 
Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings:  10
Total Active Clusters in Child Care and School Settings: 2

Facility Name	Staff	​	Residents	​	Total	​
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
Accordius Health at Charlotte 5939 Reddman Road Charlotte, NC 28212	3	0	0	0	3	0
Asbury Health 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	40	0	23	5	63	5
Children's Academy at Lake Point 2701 Water Ridge Parkway Charlotte, NC 28217	1	0	6	0	7	0
Carrington Place 600 Fullwood Lane Matthews, NC 28105	4	0	4	0	8	0
Kids R Kids 2115 Ben Craig Drive Charlotte, NC 28262	2	0	2	0	4	0
Lucille Giles Statesville Avenue Men's Shelter 3410 Statesville Avenue Charlotte, NC 28206	0	0	2	0	2	0
Mecklenburg County Detention Center 801 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202	3	0	0	0	3	0
Southminister Ind. Living 8919 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28210	15	0	20	1	35	1
Southminister Healthcare Center 8919 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28210	2	0	0	0	2	0
Summit Place of Southpark 2101 Runnymeade Lane Charlotte, NC 28209	2	0	0	0	2	0
University Place Nursing Rehab 9200 Glenwater Charlotte, NC 28262	27	0	51	4	78	4
Waltonwood Cotswold 5215 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28211	3	0	0	0	3	0

COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence
Past 14 Days (April 8 - 21, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases   (as of 04/21/2021)	14-Day Case Reports (as of 04/21/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
107,542	3,605	Increase

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COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence
Past 14 Days (April 8 - 21, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 04/21/2021)	14-Day Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 04/21/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
9,685.4	324.7	Increase

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Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence 

(as of April 21, 2021)

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Cumulative COVID-19 Cases (per 100,000 residents) Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence (as of April 21, 2021)

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It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable sources like MCPH, CDC and NCDHHS. The best resource for information about COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County is the County’s COVID-19 website. Individuals can also call the County’s COVID-19 hotline at 980-314-9400. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website and NCDHHS’ website, which will also include future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.