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 Feb. 28, 2025 - March 13, 2025, there were 444 emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19-like illness (CLI) in Mecklenburg County.
Of those ED visits, 69 (15.5%) resulted in hospital admission.
| Current 14-Day Period CLI ED Visits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of ED Visit | Number of CLI ED Visit | 7 Day Moving Average |
| 2/28 | 33 | 29.0 |
| 3/01 | 26 | 29.0 |
| 3/02 | 34 | 30.4 |
| 3/03 | 25 | 29.0 |
| 3/04 | 31 | 28.7 |
| 3/05 | 33 | 29.7 |
| 3/06 | 25 | 29.6 |
| 3/07 | 38 | 30.3 |
| 3/08 | 39 | 32.1 |
| 3/09 | 31 | 31.7 |
| 3/10 | 36 | 33.3 |
| 3/11 | 36 | 34.0 |
| 3/12 | 28 | 33.3 |
| 3/13 | 29 | 33.9 |
Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples
Wastewater Monitoring in Mecklenburg County
As of March 19, 2025, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in Mecklenburg County wastewater in the following amounts:
- 80-100% of the wastewater samples tested at 3 monitoring sites
- 60-79.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
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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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