​Data for November 15

Mecklenburg County, NC – As of this morning there were 38,733 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 421 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents.

Data as of November 15 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 38,310 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of November 15, 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 300 laboratory confirmed infections were reported each day compared to the 14-day average of 260 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 172 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 8.2 percent of individuals who were tested in Mecklenburg County were positive for COVID-19.  This represents an increase in trends 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. 
  
  

• Four hundred-twenty deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
• Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 4 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 55 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except five, 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.
• Almost 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 slightly increased in Mecklenburg County over the last 14 days.
  
  

More data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County as of November 15, 2020:

 

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests¹ (as of November 15, 2020)

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

(as of November 15, 2020)

 

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of November 15, 2020)

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

(as of November 15, 2020)

Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation⁴ 

(as of November 15, 2020)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁵ 

(as of November 15, 2020)

Daily Social Distancing Index⁶ (as of November 9, 2020)

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Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks 

(as of November 16, 2020)

For more details about active and past outbreaks/clusters, including counts of cases and deaths, please access the NC DHHS Outbreaks and Clusters Dashboard.

 

Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings: 27

Total Active Clusters in Child Care and School Settings: 4

Facility Name	Staff	​	Residents	​	Total	​
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
Accordius Health 5939 Reddman Road, Charlotte, NC 28212	2	0	2	1	4	1
Accordius-Midwood 2727 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205	23	0	17	1	40	1
Aldersgate Independent Living (Cuthbertson's Village) 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215	10	0	2	0	12	0
Asbury Health 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215	12	0	6	3	18	3
Brookdale South Charlotte 5515 Rea Road Charlotte, NC 28226	3	0	5	0	8	0
Cadence Sr Living at Mint Hill 5601 Margaret Wallace Rd Mint Hill, NC 28227	2	0	1	0	3	0
Carrington Place 600 Fullwood Lane Matthews, NC 28105	15	0	10	3	25	3
Calvary Child Development Center 5801 Pineville-Matthews Road Charlotte, NC 28226	5	0	3	0	8	0
Charlotte Assisted Living 9120 Willow Ridge Road, Charlotte, NC 28210	10	0	5	0	15	0
Charlotte Square 5820 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226	2	0	0	0	2	0
Charlotte Health and Rehab 1735 Toddville Road Charlotte, NC 28214	1	0	1	0	2	0
Clear Creek Nursing and Rehab 10506 Clear Crk Com. Dr, Mint Hill, NC 28227	1	0	2	0	3	0
Covenant Day School 800 Fullwood Lane Matthew, NC 28105	0	0	7	0	7	0
Huntersville Health and Rehab 13835 Boren Street Huntersville, NC 28078	1	0	4	0	5	0
Huntersville Oaks 10219 Verhoeff Dr., Huntersville, NC 28078	18	0	7	0	25	0
The Haven at Highland Creek 5920 McChesney Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269	2	0	7	1	9	1
The Laurels at Carolina Place 13180 Dorman Road Pineville, NC 28134	6	0	0	0	6	0
Madison Saints Paradise South  Independent Living 1821 Bishop Madison Lane Charlotte, NC 28216	3	0	16	2	19	2
Mecklenburg County Detention Center	10	1	67	0	77	1
Oakcrest Preparatory Academy  13755 Steele Creek Road Charlotte, NC 28273	3	0	3	0	6	0
Olde Knox Commons 13825 Hunton Lane Huntersville, NC 28078	3	0	0	0	3	0
Pavilion Health Center at Brightmore 1001 Providence Road West Charlotte, NC 28277	3	0	0	0	3	0
Pelican Health-Charlotte 2616 E 5th St, Charlotte, NC 28204	1	0	0	0	1	0
Pineville Health and Rehab 1010 Lakeview Drive Pineville, NC 28134	12	0	35	2	47	2
Salvation Army Center of Hope 534 Spratt Street Charlotte, NC 28202	1	0	4	0	5	0
Sardis Oaks 5151 Sardis Road Charlotte, NC 28270	5	0	12	4	17	4
Sharon Towers 5100 Sharon Rd,                  Charlotte, NC 28210	17	1	18	4	35	5
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy Charter School 2200 Shopton Road Charlotte, NC 28217	2	0	4	0	6	0
Sunrise on Providence 5114 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28226	0	0	2	2	2	2
Waltonwood -Cotswold 5215 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28211	5	0	5	0	10	0
White Oak Manor 4009 Craig Avenue Charlotte, NC 28211	2	0	1	0	3	0

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

(as of November 15, 2020)

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

(as of November 15, 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.