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 April 4 - 17, 2025, there were 281 emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19-like illness (CLI) in Mecklenburg County.
Of those ED visits, 56 (19.9%) 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 |
| April 4 | 21 | 24.7 |
| April 5 | 22 | 24.9 |
| April 6 | 23 | 25 |
| April 7 | 25 | 24.9 |
| April 8 | 22 | 23 |
| April 9 | 17 | 22.4 |
| April 10 | 24 | 22 |
| April 11 | 22 | 22.1 |
| April 12 | 14 | 21 |
| April 13 | 23 | 21 |
| April 14 | 20 | 20.3 |
| April 15 | 13 | 19 |
| April 16 | 13 | 18.4 |
| April 17 | 22 | 18.1 |
Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples
Wastewater Monitoring in Mecklenburg County
As of April 23, 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
- 60-79.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
- 20-39.9% of the wastewater samples tested at 1 monitoring site
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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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