Covid-19 Cases Increase Again In Mecklenburg County, Delta Variant Discovered In 5 Cases
July 17, 2021
CHARLOTTE A new warning from Mecklenburg County health leaders. The highly contagious Delta Variant is now showing up across Mecklenburg County. This comes as the number of people getting infected with Covid-19 is rising again.
Mecklenburg County health leaders are also concerned after an outbreak of the Delta Variant at a local shelter.
“All of our numbers are going in the wrong direction,” says Public Health Director, Gibbie Harris.
“Unfortunately, our 7 day average of cases was just reported this morning at 92, that’s an increase since the 14 day average of 74, so our number of cases is going up,” she says.
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Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris announces plans to retire
Harris will retire at the end of the year. Current deputy public health director Dr. Raynard Washington will serve as the next public health director. Author: Mikaela Thomas (WCNC), Emma Korynta, Hunter Sáenz (WCNC) Published: 10:37 PM EDT July 7, 2021 Updated: 7:56 AM EDT July 8, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Gibbie Harris, one of the most influential resources during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mecklenburg County, has announced her plans to retire at the end of the year.
Harris, who serves as the public health director for the county, made the announcement on July 7 at the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners meeting.
Mecklenburg County âmeets people where they areâ to administer vaccine
Vaccine supply vs demand issues By Paige Pauroso | May 7, 2021 at 9:33 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 4:31 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County says supply of the vaccine is higher than ever, but demand is lagging.
More than 50 percent of North Carolinians have at least one dose of the vaccine. But in Mecklenburg County, itâs only 30 percent, according to state data.
Now the county is ramping up on a new approach. Theyâre brining the vaccine to the people. Weâve seen partnerships like this already where the country is bringing their clinics to social events on the weekends.