Data for March 17, 2021

Mecklenburg County, NC – As of this morning there were 99,467 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with 903 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among Mecklenburg County residents.

Data as of March 17 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 99,162 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of March 17, 2021 include:

• During the past week, an average of 179 laboratory confirmed infections per day were reported compared to the 14-day average of 167 confirmed infections. This represents a slight increase over the last 14 days. These data are based on Mecklenburg resident cases reported to MCPH.

• During the past week, an average of 121 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 5.1 percent of individuals who were tested in Mecklenburg County were positive for COVID-19. This represents a slight increase 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-three 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 109 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except twenty-four, 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 slight decrease trend in Mecklenburg County over the last 14 days.

More data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County as of March 17, 2021:

Daily COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Date*

 (Total Molecular (PCR) Positive Cases – 91,458; Total Antigen Positive Cases – 7,704) 

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests^{1
(as of  March 17, 2021)}

COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 Residents 

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

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

(as of March 17, 2021)

	Selected Characteristics	Percent of Reported COVID-19 Cases	Percent of COVID-19 Deaths ​
All Cases ​		99,162	903 Deaths (<1.0% of Cases) ​
	​		Deaths Connected to LTC 375 deaths (41.5% of deaths)	Community Deaths 528 deaths (58.5% of deaths)
Age	<20	16.0%	—	<1.0%
​	20-39	42.0%	<1.0%	2.3%
​	40-59	28.6%	3.2%	18.4%
​	≥ 60	13.4%	96.3%	79.2%
Sex	Female	52.9%	57.3%	43.4%
​	Male	47.1%	42.7%	56.6%
Race/Ethnicity2	White*	19.1%	67.5%	30.5%
​	Black*	15.7%	29.9%	42.8%
​	Hispanic	12.9%	1.9%	20.3%
​	Asian*	2.1%	<1.0%	4.7%
​	Alaskan Native/American Indian*	<1.0%	—	<1.0%
	Multiracial/Other*	<1.0%	—	<1.0%
	Not Reported	49.8%	<1.0%	<1.0%

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

 

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of March 17, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation⁴ 

(as of March 17, 2021)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁵ 

(as of March 17, 2021)

Daily Social Distancing Index⁶ (as of March 13, 2021)

COVID-19 Vaccinations by MCPH⁷

​	Total Received (as of March 17, 2021)	Total Transferred (as of March 17, 2021)	Doses Administered by MCPH (as of March 17, 2021)
First Doses	64,135	22,619	39,825
Second Doses	25,725	497	21,837

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

COVID-19 Vaccination Data, Mecklenburg County: 

December 14, 2020 – March 17, 2021

(based on data submitted to NC DHHS by all reporting NC Providers)

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Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks (as of March 17, 2021) 

 
Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings:  19
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	2	0	0	0	2	0
Alexander Youth Network 6220 Thermal Road Charlotte, NC 28211	18	0	17	0	35	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
Brookdale Carriage Club Providence 5800 Old Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28226	2	0	0	0	2	0
Carrington Place 600 Fullwood Lane Matthews, NC 28105	1	0	2	0	3	0
Childcare Network #93 5235 The Plaza Charlotte, NC 28215	2	0	6	0	8	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
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	7	0	18	2	25	2
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
Shads Landing Independent Living 9131 Benfield Road Charlotte, NC 28269	3	0	14	0	17	0
Sharon Towers Independent Living 5100 Sharon Road Charlotte, NC 28210	5	0	3	0	8	0
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	51	4	78	4
White Oak Manor 4009 Craig Avenue Charlotte, NC 28211	52	0	114	26	166	26

COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient’s Residence
Past 14 Days (March 4 – 17, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases   (as of 03/17/2021)	14-Day Case Reports (as of 03/17/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
99,162	2,338	Decrease

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COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient’s Residence
Past 14 Days (March 4 – 17, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 03/17/2021)	14-Day Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 03/17/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
8,930.6	210.6	Decrease

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

(as of March 17, 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 17, 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.