More Than 1,700 COVID-19 Cases Reported In Iredell In November

MOORESVILLE, NC — The number of known COVID-19 cases in Iredell County rose by at least 1,743 cases during November, according to county health officials.

At least 21 Iredell County residents died from coronavirus-related illness this past month, increasing the county's death toll to 66 lives lost to the virus since March.

The new cases increased the county's tally of coronavirus cases to 5,784, according to the Iredell County Health Department. At least 26 county residents remained hospitalized for COVID-19 illness as of Monday afternoon.

Iredell County health officials group cases into three regions of the county: North, Central and South. Here's a breakdown of how many cases were confirmed in each region as of 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30:

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

• 1,155 cases (up from 804 cases reported Oct. 30)

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 2,304 cases (up from 1,649 cases reported Oct. 30)

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

• 2,325 cases (up from 1,588 cases reported Oct. 30)

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Iredell County, along with 76 other counties in the state, is at a "tipping point" and should revert to stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of COVID-19, Harvard Global Health Institute said Tuesday.

The university's COVID Risk Level map shows the severity of coronavirus outbreak on the county level, and offers broad guidance about what is needed to contain it. Counties are considered to be at a "red level" — or tipping point where stay-at-home orders are necessary — when they report 25 or more cases per 100,000 people.

North Carolina reported 2,734 new COVID-19 cases Monday, as hospitalizations rose to a new statewide high. As of Nov. 30, at least 1,966 patients were hospitalized for coronavirus-related illness, according to state public health officials.

As of Monday, the percentage of positive tests in North Carolina was 9.5 percent, DHHS said.
Globally, more than 63.3 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 1.4 million people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Tuesday morning. In the United States, more than 13.5 million people have been infected and more than 268,000 people have died from COVID-19.

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