​Data for March 3, 2021

Mecklenburg County, NC – As of this morning there were 97,101 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 883 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents.

Data as of March 3 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 96,855 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of March 3, 2021 include:

• During the past week, an average of 237 laboratory confirmed infections per day were reported compared to the 14-day average of 258 confirmed infections. This represents a slight decrease over the last 14 days. These data are based on Mecklenburg resident cases reported to MCPH.
  
  

• During the past week, an average of 172 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County.  This represents a decrease 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 5.5 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. 
  
  

• Eight hundred-seventy-seven deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
• Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 13 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 104 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except twenty-three, 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 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 March 3, 2021:

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests^{1
(as of  March 3, 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 March 3, 2021)

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	Selected Characteristics	Percent of Reported COVID-19 Cases	Percent of COVID-19 Deaths ​
All Cases ​		96,855	877 Deaths (<1.0% of Cases) ​
	​		Deaths Connected to LTC 374 deaths (42.6% of deaths)	Community Deaths 503 deaths (57.4% of deaths)
Age	<20	15.9%	--	<1.0%
​	20-39	41.9%	<1.0%	2.2%
​	40-59	28.6%	3.2%	18.3%
​	≥ 60	13.6%	96.3%	79.3%
Sex	Female	52.9%	57.5%	42.3%
​	Male	47.1%	42.5%	57.7%
Race/Ethnicity2	White*	18.8%	67.4%	30.6%
​	Black*	15.6%	29.9%	42.3%
​	Hispanic	13.0%	1.9%	20.3%
​	Asian*	2.1%	<1.0%	5.0%
​	Alaskan Native/American Indian*	<1.0%	--	<1.0%
	Multiracial/Other*	<1.0%	--	1.0%
	Not Reported	50.3%	<1.0%	<1.0%

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

 

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of March 3, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation⁴ 

(as of March 3, 2021)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁵ 

(as of March 3, 2021)

Daily Social Distancing Index⁶ (as of February 27, 2021)

COVID-19 Vaccinations Data: December 14, 2020 – March 3, 2021

Total 1st Doses Administered in Mecklenburg County: 116,296

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Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks (as of March 3, 2021) 

 
Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings:  28
Total Active Clusters in Child Care and School Settings: 5

Facility Name	Staff	​	Residents	​	Total	​
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
Aldersgate Cuthbertson Village 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	5	0	8	2	13	2
Aldersgate Independent Living 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	12	0	17	0	29	0
Alexander Youth Network 6220 Thermal Road Charlotte, NC 28211	18	0	17	0	35	0
Asbury Health 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	32	0	23	5	55	5
Autumn Care of Cornelius 19530 Mt. Zion Avenue Cornelius, NC 28031	14	0	4	0	18	0
Avondale Children's Center 2821 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28209	5	0	5	0	10	0
Brighton Gardens of Charlotte 6000 Park South Drive Charlotte, NC 28210	2	0	4	1	6	1
Calvary Church Child Development 5801 Pineville-Matthews Road Charlotte, NC 28226	1	0	4	0	5	0
Discovery Harbor Learning Center 8425 Discovery Lane Charlotte, NC 28216	10	0	5	0	15	0
First United Methodist Church Charlotte Child Development 501 North Tryon Street  Charlotte, NC 28202	4	0	1	0	5	0
Hunter Woods Nursing & Rehab 620 Tom Hunter Road Charlotte, NC 2821	23	0	25	3	48	3
Huntersville Health and Rehab 13835 Boren Street Huntersville, NC 28078	17	0	17	5	34	5
Huntersville Oaks 12019 Verhoeff Drive Huntersville, NC 28078	11	0	1	0	12	0
Jewish Preschool on Sardis 6619 Sardis Road Charlotte, NC 28270	2	0	3	0	5	0
Legacy Heights Senior Living Community 11230 Ballantyne Trace Court Charlotte, NC 28277	6	0	17	2	23	2
Mecklenburg County Juvenile Detention Center	0	0	5	0	5	0
Mecklenburg Health and Rehab 2415 Sandy Porter Road Charlotte, NC 28273	2	0	0	0	2	0
Olde Knox Commons 13825 Hunton Lane Huntersville, NC 28078	33	0	73	12	106	12
Pelican Health-Randolph 4801 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28211	3	0	11	2	14	2
Pelican Health -Charlotte 2616 5th Street Charlotte, NC 28204	2	0	0	0	2	0
Preston House Memory Care 4910 Harris Woods Blvd Charlotte, NC 28269	5	0	0	0	5	0
Ranson Ridge Assisted Living 13910 Hunton Lane Huntersville, NC 28078	4	0	1	0	5	0
Roof Above Men's Shelter   1210 North Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28206	2	0	109	0	111	0
Sardis Oaks 5151 Sardis Road Charlotte, NC 28270	17	0	55	13	72	13
Shads Landing Independent Living 9131 Benfield Road Charlotte, NC 28269	3	0	14	0	17	0
Sharon Towers 5100 Sharon Rd              Charlotte, NC 28210	27	1	21	5	48	6
Sharon Towers Independent Living 5100 Sharon Road Charlotte, NC 28210	5	0	3	0	8	0
Southminister Healthcare Center 6101 Clarke Creek Parkway Charlotte, NC 28269	12	0	13	1	25	1
Southminister Ind. Living 8919 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28210	15	0	19	1	34	1
The Haven at Highland Creek 5920 McChesney Drive Charlotte, NC 28269	3	0	14	1	17	1
University Place Nursing Rehab 9200 Glenwater Charlotte, NC 28262	27	0	50	4	77	4
White Oak Manor 4009 Craig Avenue Charlotte, NC 28211	52	0	113	26	165	26
Williams Place Independent Living 825 Peninsula Drive Davidson, NC 28036	1	0	12	0	13	0

COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence
Past 14 Days (February 18 – March 3, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases   (as of 03/03/2021)	14-Day Case Reports (as of 03/03/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
96,855	3,650	Decrease

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COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence
Past 14 Days (February 18 – March 3, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 03/03/2021)	14-Day Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 03/03/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
8,722.9	328.7	Decrease

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

(as of March 3, 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 March 3, 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.