COVID-19 In Iredell: Double-Digit Case Growth Over The Weekend

MOORESVILLE, NC — Iredell County's coronavirus case count rose to 2,364 cases Monday, an increase of 64 positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in the county since Friday afternoon, the Iredell County Health Department said Monday.

As of Monday afternoon, 23 Iredell County residents had lost their lives to coronavirus-related illness. Throughout the U.S., more than 177,000 deaths were the coronavirus related, Johns Hopkins University said Monday.

Iredell County Health Department said 12 county residents remained hospitalized for COVID-19 illness. Out of the total tally of known cases in the county, 461 residents remained isolated in their homes Monday and an estimated 1,868 cases were assumed recovered.

Throughout the state, North Carolina reported 156,396 confirmed coronavirus cases, including 1,283 newly confirmed cases reported Aug. 24, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

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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, Aug. 24:

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

• 486 cases (up from 486 cases reported Aug. 21)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 933 cases (up from 933 cases reported Aug. 21)

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

• 881 cases (up from 881 cases reported Aug. 21)

Globally, more than 23 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 810,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins said.

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