More Than 3K COVID-19 Cases, 21 Hospitalizations In Iredell

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — The number of known COVID-19 cases in Iredell County rose to 3,031 Thursday, an increase of 62 new cases confirmed in the county in the span of two days, according to Iredell County Health Department data.

As of Sept. 24, at least 37 Iredell County resident deaths were attributed to COVID-19, ICHD said.

ICHD said 21 county residents remained hospitalized for COVID-19 illness as of Thursday afternoon, four more than reported Wednesday. Out of the total tally of known cases in the county, 275 residents remained isolated in their homes and an estimated 2,698 cases were assumed recovered.

North Carolina reported 198,189 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state Thursday, which included 1,688 newly confirmed cases, according to data released Sept. 24 by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

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. Thursday, Sept. 24:

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

• 620 cases (up from 602 cases reported Sept. 18)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 1,237 cases (up from 1,195 cases reported Sept. 18)

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

• 1,174 cases (up from 1,111 cases reported Sept. 18)

Globally, more than 32 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 979,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Thursday afternoon. In the United States, more than 6.9 million people have been infected and more than 202,000 people have died from COVID-19.

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