119 New COVID-19 Cases Emerge In Iredell Over Weekend

MOORESVILLE, NC — Iredell County reported 1,149 confirmed coronavirus cases Monday, an increase of 119 newly confirmed cases since Friday, according to the Iredell County Health Department.

As of Monday, 26 people in Iredell County were hospitalized with coronavirus-related illness and 12 county residents have died from the virus.

About 10 percent of all tests in Iredell County were positive, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. At least 464 county residents who had tested positive were isolating in their homes, health officials said Monday.

State public health officials in North Carolina said Monday that the spread of novel coronavirus had grown to 87,528 confirmed cases — 6,197 more cases than reported Friday. The state's COVID-19 death toll also increased over the weekend to 1,510, an increase of 31 lives lost to the virus throughout the state since July 10.

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Mooresville schools suspended all co-curricular activities Monday, citing the risks of novel coronavirus, as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the state and community. The decision impacts all of the district's ongoing optional summer activities, such as football workouts, ROTC hikes and band camp, the school district said.

"We have made the decision to suspend optional co-curricular activities (this includes athletics, band, ROTC, etc) effective today," Mooresville Graded School District's said in a statement, via Facebook. "This decision was made due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the county and state. This decision was not a reaction to a positive test but simply a preventative measure."

Eight counties in North Carolina, including Mecklenburg County, are at a "tipping point" and should revert to stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of COVID-19, Harvard Global Health Institute said Monday.

Mecklenburg, Gaston, Hyde, Montgomery, Robeson, Wilson, Duplin, Hyde and Tyrell counties are considered to be at COVID Risk level "Red," and are in need of stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the virus, according to the Harvard Global Health Institute. The designation is given to counties experiencing a "tipping point," and reporting 25 or more COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. Iredell County is experiencing "accelerated spread" of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders and/or rigorous test and trace programs are advised in order to control the spread of the virus, the map said.

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Iredell County health officials are grouping cases into three regions of the county: North, Central and South. Here's a breakdown of where cases have been confirmed as of 4 p.m. Monday, July 13:

North Region (zip codes 27020, 27028, 27055, 28625, 28634, 28636, 28660, 28689 and 28678)

• 268 cases (up from 251 cases reported July 10)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 463 cases (up from 418 cases reported July 10)

South Region (zip codes 28036, 28115, 28117, 28125)

• 418 cases (up from 361 cases reported July 10)

The county's COVID-19 case tally as of July 13 included an estimated 647 cases that were assumed recovered, ICHD said.

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