Early Warning Indicators
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Wastewater Monitoring
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Emergency Department (ED) Visits for COVID-19 Symptoms |
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All monitoring sites showed SARS-CoV-2 in more than 40% of the wastewater samples tested
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Indicates low transmission of illness in County
| - 864 ED visits during January 6 - 19, 2023
- 34% decrease from previous 2-week period
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Indicates low strain on emergency medical services in County
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Health System Capacity
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Hospital Admissions |
Reported COVID-19 Cases & Deaths |
- 12.5% of COVID-19-like illness visits during the current 14-day period resulted in hospital admissions
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Indicates moderate strain on hospital systems in County
| - 5,097 reported cases during December 24, 2022 - January 7, 2023
- 3,062 reported cases during January 8 - 22, 2023
- 40% decrease from previous 2-week period
- 10 reported deaths during December 24, 2022 - January 22, 2023
- Decrease from previous 2-week period
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Indicates low transmission of illness in County
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Vaccination Progress |
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68% of residents have gotten at least 1 vaccine dose
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64% of residents have gotten the primary vaccine series (2 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson)
- 59% of residents have gotten the primary vaccine series and at least 1 booster/additional vaccine dose
- 19% of residents have gotten the updated/bivalent vaccine dose
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CDC COVID-19 Community Level Combination of new COVID-19 hospital admissions, number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, and new COVID-19 cases |
Surveillance of Variants
Strains present in Mecklenburg County during January 6 - 12, 2023
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COVID-19 Community Level as of January 26: Low
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Indicates low burden of illness on County resources
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- XBB-like variants make up 30% of samples
- BQ-like variants make up 59% of samples
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