Iredell COVID-19 Update: 801 New Cases Reported In A Week

MOORESVILLE, NC — At least 13 Iredell County residents have died from coronavirus in the past week, according to county health data.

As of Feb. 2, the spread of COVID-19 increased to 14,309 cases, representing an increase of 801 new cases reported in the span of a week.

As of Tuesday, least 178 county residents have died from COVID-19 since March. Of the deaths reported in the county, at least 40 percent of fatalities from coronavirus have occurred since Jan. 1, according to ICHD data.

Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to decline. As of Tuesday, there were 51 patients seeking medical treatment, down from an average of 72 reported in early January.

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Iredell County is one of 86 counties in the state where coronavirus spread is considered to be at a critical level, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Community spread of COVID-19 continues to impact area schools. At least 51 positive cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Iredell-Statesville schools last week, according to the school district. Of those confirmed cases, 39 were students and 12 were ISS staff members.

The tally represents a decrease by five positive COVID-19 cases in comparison to the week before, however it does include a slight rise in secondary spread within schools, according to data provided by the school district. At least four of the 51 positive COVID-19 cases reported last week were a result of secondary spread within a school, one more than the week before.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a call Tuesday for schools across the state to return to in-person learning in classrooms.

"At least 90 of our 115 school districts are providing in-person instruction for some or all of their students. What's new is that research done right here in North Carolina tells us in-person learning is working and that students can be in classrooms safely with the right safety protocols," Cooper said at a news conference Tuesday.

North Carolina reported 2,926 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday as the state's death toll rose to 9,409, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said. As of Feb. 2, more than 10 percent of tests in the state were positive.

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