COVID-19: 205 Dead In Iredell As Spread Remains High In County

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — After weeks of improving metrics, the spread of coronavirus remains high in six counties in North Carolina, including Iredell, according to a new County Alert report by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released this week.

As of March 4, North Carolina health officials reported the six counties that continue to have high spread of COVID-19 represented a significant decrease from 27 reported in late February.
In addition to the six counties in the red zone, 34 communities are now "orange" with substantial community spread and 60 counties are listed as "yellow" due to significant community spread.

"While we are pleased with the improving trends, there is still more work to do to protect each other," DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen said in a statement.

In Iredell County, as well as five other counties in the state, COVID-19 metrics, such as new daily cases and hospitalizations, remain high with community spread remaining at a critical level, DHHS said. As of March 4, Iredell County reported more than 16,600 positive cases and at least 205 deaths from COVID-19.

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Counties listed as having critical community spread based upon their new cases over a 14-day period, as well as either a percent positive rate greater than 10 percent, or by having a high impact on county hospitals.

North Carolina counties that remain in the critical "red" tier as of March 4 include:

• Iredell County — 10.3 percent positivity
• Montgomery County — 11.1 percent positivity
• Perquimans County — 12.3 percent positivity
• Person County — 10.3 percent positivity
• Sampson County — 11.4 percent positivity
• Surry County — 10.5 percent positivity

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