COVID-19 Outbreak Reported At Iredell County Nursing Home

MOORESVILLE, NC — Every staff member and resident of an Iredell County nursing home will soon be tested for novel coronavirus as a precautionary measure after the Statesville facility confirmed an outbreak, the Iredell County Health Department said Tuesday afternoon.

Two staff members and two residents of the Brookdale Peachtree II- Memory Care in Statesville have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the health department, DHHS defines an outbreak as two or more cases in a long-term care facility.

"Testing of all staff and residents was recommended by the health department after an individual working in the facility tested positive," ICHD said. "Other than the initial case, residents and staff who have tested positive have been without symptoms."

The Brookdale Peachtree outbreak is the third reported coronavirus outbreak at a care facility in the county, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Maple Leaf Health Care, located at `1101 Maple Care Lane in Statesville reported two residents had tested positive. The Citadel, located at 555 Glenwood Drive in Mooresville, also reported a staff member and a resident were confirmed positive.

Iredell County's number of known coronavirus cases rose to 1,392 cases Tuesday afternoon, an increase of 50 newly confirmed cases in the county in the span of a day, according to ICHD data.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 25 people in Iredell County were listed as "currently hospitalized" with coronavirus-related illness and the death toll rose to 15, one more than reported Monday.

According to county health officials, 407 county residents who had tested positive were isolating in their homes Tuesday.

About 10 percent of all tests in Iredell County were positive as of Tuesday, and higher than the 8 percent positive rate for the entire state, according to DHHS.

The spread of novel coronavirus in North Carolina rose to 102,861 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,815 cases since Monday. The state's COVID-19 death toll also increased to 1,668 Tuesday, an increase of 26 lives lost to the virus in North Carolina in a day.

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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. Tuesday, July 21:

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

• 312 cases (up from 297 cases reported July 17)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 558 cases (up from 505 cases reported July 17)

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

• 522 cases (up from 488 cases reported July 17)

The county's COVID-19 case tally as of July 21 included an estimated 945 cases that were assumed recovered, ICHD said.

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