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 May 16 - May 29, 2025, there were 285 emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19-like illness (CLI) in Mecklenburg County.
Of those ED visits, 47 (16.5%) 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 |
| May 16 | 20 | 22.6 |
| May 17 | 15 | 22.6 |
| May 18 | 21 | 22.4 |
| May 19 | 21 | 20.9 |
| May 20 | 17 | 20.9 |
| May 21 | 17 | 19.0 |
| May 22 | 17 | 18.3 |
| May 23 | 22 | 18.6 |
| May 24 | 20 | 19.3 |
| May 25 | 26 | 20.0 |
| May 26 | 24 | 20.4 |
| May 27 | 20 | 20.9 |
| May 28 | 25 | 22.0 |
| May 29 | 20 | 22.4 |
Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples
Wastewater Monitoring in Mecklenburg County
As of June 4, 2025, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in Mecklenburg County wastewater in the following amounts:
- 0-19.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 2 monitoring site
- 20-39.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
- 80-100% 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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