More Than 150 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In Iredell In A Week

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — At least 33 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Iredell County Friday, increasing the tally of known cases to 3,064, according to Iredell County Health Department data. At least 156 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the county since Friday, Sept. 18.

A new death was also reported Friday, increasing the number of lives lost to the virus in the county to at least 38, ICHD said.

At least 21 county residents remained hospitalized for COVID-19 illness as of Friday afternoon. Out of the total tally of known cases in the county, 298 residents remained isolated in their homes and an estimated 2,707 cases were assumed recovered.

The number of known coronavirus cases in North Carolina rose to 204,331 total cases Sept. 25. The tally reflected a day-over-day increase of 6,142 known cases — a dramatic jump due to the new inclusion of rapid antigen testing data in daily metrics.

"Reporting on antigen tests has been challenging, as antigen tests are typically administered at the point of care such as a clinician’s office," DHHS said Friday. "To date, there have been far fewer cases diagnosed by antigen tests than by molecular (PCR) tests in North Carolina. However, antigen testing is expanding in various point-of-care settings, such as nursing homes and health care provider offices."

The state's COVID-19 death toll rose by 53 Friday, increasing the number of lives lost to COVID-19 in North Carolina to 3,409.

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, Sept. 25:

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

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

Central Region (zip codes 27013, 28166, 28677)

• 1,255 cases (up from 1,195 cases reported Sept. 18)

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

• 1,188 cases (up from 1,111 cases reported Sept. 18)

Globally, more than 32.3 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 985,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Friday afternoon. In the United States, more than 7 million people have been infected and more than 203,000 people have died from COVID-19.

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