FROM STAFF REPORTS

Forty-one people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Iredell County have lost their lives.

The Iredell County Health Department has reported three deaths this week, including the 41st on Wednesday, attributed to COVID-19. Health officials do not release personal information about those who die from the novel coronavirus.

According to local health officials, there have been 3,153 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county since the pandemic began in March.

Among those:

♦ 10 people are currently hospitalized;
♦ 313 people are isolating at home; and
♦ 2,789 people are presumed recovered

County officials continue urging residents to wear face coverings, practice social distancing and wash their hands frequently.