Charlotte, NC – As of this morning, there were
14,981 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 168 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents. Data from Wednesday, July 12, 2020 are presented below.
As of July 12, 2020, 14,446 cases of and 168 deaths due to COVID-19 among county residents were reported to Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH).
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 day's case count.
Highlights about the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County as of July 12, 2020 include:
- About 3 in 4 reported cases were adults ages 20 to 59 years old.
- More than a third of reported cases are Hispanic – most of whom are younger adults. The high number of reported cases among young Hispanics over the last several weeks remains a significant concern. As previously noted, some factors influencing this trend include:
- Targeted testing occurring in neighborhoods with lower access to care, some of which have larger Hispanic populations;
- Higher proportions of Hispanics working in essential jobs that make social distancing difficult;
- Significant household spread among large families; and
- Pre-existing disparities in other social and economic determinants of health, like poverty.
MCPH continues to expand outreach to Hispanic members of our community, including increased dissemination of the
outreach toolkit in Spanish for community partners, setting up targeted outreach to Hispanic owned- and serving-businesses, and partnering with local organizations and media outlets to spread key prevention messages.
- 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.
- Nearly half of cases have met CDC criteria to be released from isolation.
- During the past week, an average of 175 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County. This represents a fairly stable trend 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 11.5 percent of individuals who were tested were positive for COVID-19. During the last 14 days there was a slight decline followed by a slight increase in percent positive. Overall this represents a fairly
stable trend over the last 14 days. These data only include tests conducted by Atrium Health, Novant Health, and CVS Health. Reporting of negative results to MCPH is not required or covered by communicable disease reporting laws. MCPH will include results from other providers and laboratories as accurate, consistent and timely reporting mechanisms are established.
- One hundred-sixty-eight deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
- Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years); 1 death occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 22 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
- All deaths, except two, occurred among adults with underlying chronic illnesses.
- More than 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.
- More than half of deaths were connected to active outbreaks at long-term care (LTC) facilities.
- Based on publicly available mobility tracking data, social distancing slightly increased then slightly decreased in Mecklenburg County over the last 14 days. Overall, this represents a fairly stable trend over the last 14 days.
More data on COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of July 12, 2020:
Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Date (as of July 12, 2020)
Daily COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Date (as of July 12, 2020)*
Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests
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Select Characteristics of COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH (as of July 12, 2020)2
Distribution of COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Race/Ethnicity and Age (as of July 12, 2020)
Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation (as of July 12, 2020)
Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-194
Daily Social Distancing Index (as of July3, 2020)5

Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreak (as of July 12, 2020)
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Huntersville Oaks
10219 Verhoeff Dr., Huntersville 28078
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Peak Resources
3223 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205
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Preston House
4910 Harris Woods Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28269
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Royal Park
2700 Royal Cmns. Ln, Matthews, 28105
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Southminster
8919 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210
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Sharon Towers
5100 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210
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Accordius Health
5939 Olde Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC 28212
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White Oak
4009 Craig Ave., Charlotte, NC 28211
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Clear Creek Nursing and Rehab
10506 Clear Crk Commerce Dr, Mint Hill, NC 28227
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Pelican Health
4801 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28211
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Laurels at Highland Creek
6101 Clarke Creek Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28269
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LifeSpan Oak Street Grp Home
1801 Oak Street, Charlotte, NC 28269
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Brookdale Charlotte East
6053 Wilora Lake Rd, Charlotte, NC 28212
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Starnes Group Home
2823 Starnes Rd. 28214
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Mecklenburg County Detention Center
801 East 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
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Asbury/Aldersgate
3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215
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Brookdale South Park
5326 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
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Hunter Woods Nursing Home and Rehab
620 Tom Hunter Road, Charlotte, NC 28213
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Olde Knox Commons
13825 Hunton Lane, Huntersville, NC 28078
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Enoch Group Home
419 Enoch Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269
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Leaves Group Home
7106 Leaves Lane, Charlotte, NC 28213
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Smart Kids Childcare Center #3
6215 E W.T. Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262 -
Heaven's Angels Childcare
2606 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205 -
Charlotte Health and Rehab
1735 Toddville, Charlotte, NC 28214
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Harmony Recovery Center
1611 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204 -
Kindercare
1700 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Sunrise on Providence LTCF
5114 Providence Rd. Charlotte, NC 28226 - University Place Nurse & Rehab
9200 Glenwater Drive Charlotte, NC 28262 - Freedom Home
5911 Freedom Drive Charlotte NC 28241
Distribution of COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient’s Residence (as of July 12, 2020)
COVID-19 Cases (per 100,000 residents) Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient’s Residence (as of July 12, 2020)
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.