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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 May 8, 2025

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

During April 18 - May 1, 2025, there were 232 emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19-like illness (CLI) in Mecklenburg County.

Of those ED visits, 49 (17.2%) resulted in hospital admission.

Current 14-Day Period CLI ED Visits
Date of ED VisitNumber of CLI ED VisitNumber of CLI ED Visit
April 182218.9
April 191819.4
April 201818.6
April 213019.9
April 222121
April 231521
April 241620
April 251218.6
April 261217.7
April 27916.4
April 281814.7
April 292114.7
April 30813.7
May 11213.1

 


Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples

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

Wastewater Monitoring in Mecklenburg County

 As of May 7, 2025, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in Mecklenburg County wastewater in the following amounts:

  • 80-100% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
  • 40-59.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
  • 20-39% of the wastewater samples tested at 2 monitoring sites

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