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April 20, 2021
CHARLOTTE, NC Join Mecklenburg County Public Health on Thursday, April 29th at 4 PM for a Facebook Live round table discussion about COVID-19 vaccinations in the African American community.
All Mecklenburg County residents 16 years old and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Walk-ins are welcome at the following clinics:
Bojangles Coliseum, 2700 East Independence Boulevard
– Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 8:30am – 4pm
– Wednesday | 8:30am – 7pm
Charlotte-area positivity rate below 10%. Here s the latest COVID vaccine, hospital data Alison Kuznitz, The Charlotte Observer
Feb. 12 Mecklenburg County s average COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 9.1% in the past week, marking the first time since late November that it s been consistently in the single digits.
The metric, an indicator of coronavirus spread, decreased by nearly 42% within the last month, according to a Charlotte Observer analysis of public health data. The percent of positive tests had dropped to 4 to 5% on average during September and October but rose to 16% in the first week of 2021.
The lower rate means the virus is not circulating at the same alarming pace observed in the aftermath of Christmas and New Year s celebrations, which ultimately prompted a surge of hospitalizations and deaths in the Charlotte area. But the the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests still exceeds the World Health Organization s 5% threshold to guide decisions abo