Iredell COVID-19 Update: 37 New Cases Confirmed In A Day

MOORESVILLE, NC — Iredell County's tally of known cases of COVID-19 rose to 2,100 Friday afternoon, an increase of 37 newly confirmed cases reported in the span of a day, according to Iredell County Health Department data.

One new death was also reported, raising the coronavirus death toll in the county to 21, ICHD said.

As of Aug. 14, at least 16 Iredell County residents were hospitalized for COVID-19 illness. Out of the total tally of known cases in the county, 410 residents remained isolated in their homes as of Friday afternoon and an estimated 1,653 cases were assumed recovered.

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As of Friday, North Carolina had 142,170 confirmed coronavirus cases, including 1,346 newly confirmed cases reported Aug. 14, 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. Friday, Aug. 14:

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

• 445 cases (up from 403 cases reported Aug. 7)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 837 cases (up from 758 cases reported Aug. 7)

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

• 818 cases (up from 744 cases reported Aug. 7)

Globally, more than 21 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 761,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Friday afternoon. In the United States, nearly 5.3 million people have been infected and more than 168,000 people have died from COVID-19.

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