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 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 Visit | Number of CLI ED Visit | Number of CLI ED Visit |
| April 18 | 22 | 18.9 |
| April 19 | 18 | 19.4 |
| April 20 | 18 | 18.6 |
| April 21 | 30 | 19.9 |
| April 22 | 21 | 21 |
| April 23 | 15 | 21 |
| April 24 | 16 | 20 |
| April 25 | 12 | 18.6 |
| April 26 | 12 | 17.7 |
| April 27 | 9 | 16.4 |
| April 28 | 18 | 14.7 |
| April 29 | 21 | 14.7 |
| April 30 | 8 | 13.7 |
| May 1 | 12 | 13.1 |
Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Wastewater Samples
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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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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