Iredell Update: 1 Death, 61 New Cases Reported Over Weekend

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — The number of known COVID-19 cases in Iredell County rose by 61 confirmed cases over the weekend, according to county health officials.

The new cases increased the county's tally of known cases to 3,267. The biggest jump in new cases since Oct. 2 occurred in the Mooresville/ southern Iredell County region, where 31 new cases were confirmed.

One new death was also reported since Friday, increasing the county's death toll from the virus to 42, according to Iredell County Health Department data.

As of Monday, ICHD said 10 county residents remained hospitalized for COVID-19 illness.

North Carolina reported 219,754 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state Monday, which included 2,258 newly confirmed cases in the state since Sunday, according to data released Oct. 5 by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Iredell County health officials group 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, Oct. 5:

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

• 657 cases (up from 646 cases reported Oct. 2)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 1,326 cases (up from 1,307 cases reported Oct. 2)

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

• 1,284 cases (up from 1,253 cases reported Oct. 2)

Globally, more than 35.3 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 1 million people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Monday. In the United States, more than 7.4 million people have been infected and more than 210,00 people have died from COVID-19.