"Be fast, have no regrets...

If you need to be right before you move, you will never win”,

said Mike Ryan, epidemiologist at WHO Commented [A1]: Nice Word!!

Yesterday there were our community better understand how this

1,186 cases of COVID- pandemic is developing in our county. These results
only reflect laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-
19 among county
19 among Mecklenburg County residents. Many
residents as reported to individuals infected by COVID-19 have not been
Mecklenburg County tested because they are asymptomatic or do not
Public Health meet current CDC recommendations for testing. As
Figure 1 - MPCH (MCPH). MCPH such, these results are very fluid and only represent
Logo provides these routine a snapshot of the true burden of COVID-19 in our
\zcfabout reported cases of COVID-19 to help
updates community.

REPORT ANALYZE RESULT

Distribution of COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient’s Residence (as of April 19, 2020)

Figure 2 - "Map Distribution"

There are 8 long-term care facilities (LTC) actively experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19, based on the CDC
definition of an outbreak (>2 lab-confirmed cases). The following facilities have been affected:

1. Hunter Woods Nursing & Rehab Center

2. Huntersville Oaks
3. Pavillion Health Center
4. Autumn Care of Cornelius
5. The Social at Cotswold
6. Carrington Place Rehab & Living Center
7. The Laurels
8. Charlotte Square

It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable
sources like MCPH, CDC and NCDHHS. The best resource for information about COVID-19 in Mecklenburg
County is the County’s COVID-19 website. Individuals can also call the County’s COVID-19 hotline at 980-
314-9400. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website and NCDHHS’ website, which will also include
future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.