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New 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Recommended

Everyone ages 6 months and older should get the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine. This includes people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine before and people who have had COVID-19.

COVID-19 Data as of December 19, 2024

Emergency Department Visits due to COVID-Like Illness in Mecklenburg County

During Nov. 29, 2024 - Dec. 12, 2024, there were 437 emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19-like illness (CLI) in Mecklenburg County.

Of those ED visits, 55 (12.6%) resulted in hospital admission.

 
 

Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples

0 - 20%21 - 40%41 - 60%61 - 80%81 - 100%

Wastewater Monitoring in Mecklenburg County

As of Dec. 18, 2024, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in Mecklenburg County wastewater in the following amounts:

  • 20-39.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
  • 40-59.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
  • 60-79.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 2 monitoring sites

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