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.
Emergency Department Visits due to COVID-Like Illness in Mecklenburg County
During August 22, 2025 - September 4, 2025, there were 844 emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19-like illness (CLI) in Mecklenburg County.
Of those ED visits, 94 (11.1%) resulted in hospital admission.
| Current 14-Day Period CLI ED Visits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of ED Visit | Number of CLI ED Visit | Number of CLI ED Visit |
| August 22 | 45 | 46.7 |
| August 23 | 56 | 48.6 |
| August 24 | 39 | 49.6 |
| August 25 | 60 | 50.4 |
| August 26 | 53 | 50.7 |
| August 27 | 64 | 50.9 |
| August 28 | 82 | 57.0 |
| August 29 | 55 | 58.4 |
| August 30 | 54 | 58.1 |
| August 31 | 51 | 59.9 |
| Sept 1 | 64 | 60.4 |
| Sept 2 | 72 | 63.1 |
| Sept 3 | 78 | 65.1 |
| Sept 4 | 71 | 63.6 |
Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples
Wastewater Monitoring in Mecklenburg County
As of September 10, 2025, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in Mecklenburg County wastewater in the following amounts:
- 60-79.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
- 80-100% of the wastewater samples tested at 3 monitoring sites
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Mecklenburg County Public Health
- COVID-19 and You (educational pamphlet in English)
- COVID-19 y tú (educational pamphlet in Spanish)
- Respiratory Virus Guidance (educational flyer in English)
- Guía sobre virus respiratorios (educational flyer in Spanish)
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Mecklenburg County Social Services
- MeckHope: Mental Health & Substance-use Services
- MeckBetter Together: Support for Families & Children
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