​Data for December 20

Mecklenburg County, NC – As of this morning there were 56,898 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 518 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents. 

Data as of December 20 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 5PM are counted in the following days case count. 

Highlights about the 56,044 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of December 20, 2020 include:

• About 3 in 4 reported cases were adults ages 20 to 59 years old.

• About 1 in 20 reported cases were hospitalized due to their COVID-19 infection. While everyone is at risk for severe COVID-19 complications, reported cases who were older adults (≥ 60 years) were more likely to be hospitalized compared to younger individuals.

• About 8 out of 10 have met CDC criteria to be released from isolation.

• During the past week, an average of 680 laboratory confirmed infections per day were reported compared to the 14-day average of 650 confirmed infections. This represents an increase over the last 14 days. These data are based on Mecklenburg resident cases reported to MCPH.

• During the past week, an average of 340 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 12.0 percent of individuals who were tested in Mecklenburg County were positive for COVID-19.  This represents a fairly stable 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. 
  
  

• Five hundred-fourteen deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.

• Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 7 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 67 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except eight, 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.
• Half 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 3 in 4 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 December 20, 2020:

 

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests¹ (as of December 20, 2020)

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

(as of December 20, 2020)

 

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of December 20, 2020)

Distribution of COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Race/Ethnicity and Age  

(as of December 20, 2020)

Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation⁴ 

(as of December 20, 2020)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁵ 

(as of December 20, 2020)

Daily Social Distancing Index⁶ (as of December 13, 2020)

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Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks 

(as of December 21, 2020)

 

Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings: 45

Total Active Clusters in Child Care and School Settings: 3

Facility Name	Staff	​	Residents	​	Total	​
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
Accordius Health 5939 Reddman Road, Charlotte, NC 28212	6	0	2	1	8	1
Accordius-Midwood 2727 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205	24	0	18	1	42	1
Aldersgate Independent Living  3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	12	0	3	0	15	0
​Aldersgate (Cuthbertson's  Village) 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	​1	​0	​2	​0	​3	​0
Asbury Health 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	14	0	6	3	20	3
Autumn Care of Cornelius 19530 Mt. Zion Avenue Cornelius, NC 28031	2	0	3	0	5	0
Brighton Gardens of Charlotte 6000 Park South Drive Charlotte, NC 28210	1	0	2	1	3	1
Brookdale Carriage Club Providence 5800 Old Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28226	3	0	0	0	3	0
Cadence Sr Living at Mint Hill 5601 Margaret Wallace Rd Mint Hill, NC 28227	5	0	5	1	10	1
Carrington Place 600 Fullwood Lane Matthews, NC 28105	20	0	11	3	31	3
Charlotte Square 5820 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226	3	0	0	0	3	0
Charlotte Health and Rehab 1735 Toddville Road Charlotte, NC 28214	18	0	38	0	56	3
​Charlotte Assisted Living & Memory Care 9120 Willow Ridge Rd Charlotte, NC 28210	​2	​0	​0	​0	​2	​0
Citadel-Myers Park 300 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28207	6	0	27	1	33	0
Clear Creek Nursing and Rehab 10506 Clear Crk Com. Dr, Mint Hill, NC 28227	9	0	14	0	23	0
Davidson Day School 800 Fullwood Lane Matthew, NC 28105	3	0	3	0	6	0
Elliotte Manor 10201 Connell Road   Mint Hill, NC 28227	4	0	10	2	14	2
Hunter Woods Nursing and Rehab 620 Tom Hunter Road Charlotte, NC 2821	7	0	2	0	9	0
Huntersville Health and Rehab 13835 Boren Street Huntersville, NC 28078	10	0	14	4	24	4
The Laurels at Carolina Place 13180 Dorman Road Pineville, NC 28134	6	0	0	0	6	0
The Laurels in Highland Creek 6101 Clarke Creek Parkway Charlotte, NC 28269	4	0	22	2	26	2
Mecklenburg County Detention Center	15	1	193	0	208	1
Mecklenburg Health and Rehab 2415 Sandy Porter Road, Charlotte, NC 28273	2	0	1	0	3	0
Olde Knox Commons 13825 Hunton Lane Huntersville, NC 28078	4	0	0	0	4	0
Parc at Sharon Amity Memory Care 4025 North Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28205	9	0	35	9	44	9
Pavilion Health Center at Brightmore 1001 Providence Road West Charlotte, NC 28277	4	0	13	2	17	2
Pelican Health-Charlotte 2616 E 5th St, Charlotte, NC 28204	3	0	1	0	4	0
The Pines at Davidson 400 Avinger Lane Davidson, NC 28036	5	0	0	0	5	0
Pineville Health and Rehab 1010 Lakeview Drive Pineville, NC 28134	20	0	50	9	70	9
Providence Preparatory School 3031 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28211	4	0	1	0	5	0
Salvation Army Center of Hope 534 Spratt Street Charlotte, NC 28202	2	0	41	0	43	0
Sardis Oaks 5151 Sardis Road Charlotte, NC 28270	12	0	44	11	56	11
Sharon Towers 5100 Sharon Rd,                  Charlotte, NC 28210	25	1	19	5	44	6
Southminister Healthcare Center 6101 Clarke Creek Parkway Charlotte, NC 28269	6	0	4	1	10	1
​Southminister Independent Living 8919 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28210	​6	​0	​4	​1	​10	​1
State Employees Credit Union 1810 Back Creek Road Charlotte, NC 28210	​3	​0	​0	​0	​3	​0
​Steward Health Center 3600 Marching Duck Drive Charlotte, NC 28210	​3	​0	​0	​0	​3	​0
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy Charter School 2200 Shopton Road Charlotte, NC 28217	3	0	3	0	6	0
Sunrise on Providence 5114 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28226	7	0	18	2	25	2
​University Place Nursing and Rehab 9200 Glenwater Charlotte, NC 28262	​2	​0	​1	​0	​3	​0
Waltonwood-Cotswold 5215 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28211	6	0	6	1	12	1
White Oak Manor 4009 Craig Avenue Charlotte, NC 28211	2	0	2	0	4	0
Willowbrook Court at Matthews Glen   733 Plantation Estates Drive Matthews, NC 28105	2	0	2	0	4	0
​Wilora Lake 6001 Wilora Lake Road Charlotte, NC 28212	​3	​0	​4	​0	​7	​0

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

(as of December 20, 2020)

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases (per 100,000 residents) Reported to Zip Code of Patient’s Residence 

(as of December 20, 2020)

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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.