COVID-19

GASTON COUNTY SCHOOL CASES AND CONTACTS

 ALL CASES – FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS
500

450
444

400 378 391

350
317 323
300

250

200
160 156
150

100
65 76 71 86
47 34 46 58 62 45 56 56
42
50 27 26 31 16
0

Source: Gaston County DHHS, Based upon date of specimen collection. Totals as of 1/22/21, results from the most recent weeks will be missing data
due to reporting delays
 PERCENT POSITIVE – AGES 5 - 11
400 35.00%

350
29.89% 30.00%

300
25.00%

250
20.06%
20.00%
18.39%
200 17.45%
15.69% 15.95% 15.00%
14.57% 14.38%
150
12.82% 12.72%
10.26% 10.81% 10.82% 10.00%
100 9.33% 8.98%8.67% 8.72%
7.95% 7.91%
5.88% 5.00%
50
4.04%
2.56%
0 0.00%

Source: NC EDSS, based upon date of test result. May include Gaston County students enrolled in other counties. Not all cases from the most recent
weeks will be included due to a lag in reporting time.
 PERCENT POSITIVE – AGES 12 - 18
600 35.00%

500 29.68% 30.00%

25.00%
400 24.08%
21.66% 22.74%
21.33%
20.79% 21.31%
20.00%
19.35% 18.74%
300
16.74%
14.66% 15.00%
14.10%
13.41% 13.82% 13.76% 14.49%
12.62% 13.27% 12.44%
200
10.55% 10.00%
7.33% 8.00%
100
5.00%

0 0.00%

Source: NC EDSS, based upon date of test result. May include Gaston County students enrolled in other counties. Not all cases from the most recent
weeks will be included due to delays in reporting.
ALL CASES AND CONTACTS, FACULTY STAFF AND STUDENTS
1800

1600

1400
580
1200

1000
244 341
800
174 613
600
557
397 500
400
84 155
65 167 75 80
200 80
95 44 228 297
25 106 196 173
0 88
Aug - 273 Cases and Sep - 401 Cases and Oct - 874 Cases and Nov - 1077 Cases Dec - 1,645 Cases Jan - 1,094 -
Contacts Contacts Contacts and Contacts and Contacts through 1/22/21
Staff Contact Staff Cases Student Contact Student Cases
Source: Gaston DHHS, Data current as of 1/22/21; Cases indicate an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, Contacts are individuals who cannot
return to school due to a known COVID exposure. Not all cases or exposures may have been captured during the December break.
FACULTY AND STAFF – HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS
Hospitalizations Deaths
9

8
8

5 5
5

4
4

3
3

1 1
1

0 0 0 0 0
0

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

Source: Gaston County DHHS. Based upon the date local tracking began. Totals as of 1/22/21, based upon date of initial report.
PEDIATRIC CASES
AGE GENDER RACE / ETHNICITY
0 to 1 2 to 4 Other
8% 7% 5%
15 to 18 White
Male Hispanic 56%
36% 5 to 9 Female
49% 19%
20% 51%

10 to 14
African
29%
American
Asian American
18%
1% Indian
1%
800 750
700
600 545
500
400
300 215
297
342
• Total of 2,636 Pediatric
170
200 153 146 Cases
100
1 1 17
0

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

Source: NC EDSS; 1-22-21 7