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Charlotte-area positivity rate below 10%. Here s the latest COVID vaccine, hospital data Alison Kuznitz, The Charlotte Observer
Feb. 12 Mecklenburg County s average COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 9.1% in the past week, marking the first time since late November that it s been consistently in the single digits.
The metric, an indicator of coronavirus spread, decreased by nearly 42% within the last month, according to a Charlotte Observer analysis of public health data. The percent of positive tests had dropped to 4 to 5% on average during September and October but rose to 16% in the first week of 2021.
The lower rate means the virus is not circulating at the same alarming pace observed in the aftermath of Christmas and New Year s celebrations, which ultimately prompted a surge of hospitalizations and deaths in the Charlotte area. But the the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests still exceeds the World Health Organization s 5% threshold to guide decisions abo
String of COVID cases inside Mecklenburg emergency ops center forces month-long closure Alison Kuznitz, The Charlotte Observer
Dec. 16 The Mecklenburg County Emergency Operations Center, home to a key group of government employees managing the local COVID-19 response, is closed until early January due to a string of coronavirus infections among staff. Operations will continue through remote work, officials told the Observer Wednesday.
At least three employees have tested positive for COVID-19 so far and 10 additional employees are quarantined, emergency management planning coordinator Hannah Sanborn said in a statement to the Observer.
Emergency personnel, including from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Charlotte Fire Department, use the space to coordinate resources amid the coronavirus pandemic.