Iredell health officials report two more COVID-19 deaths; 77 people who have tested positive are hospitalized in county

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Iredell County Health Department reported two more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Friday.

A total of 303 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have now lost their lives due to complications associated with the novel coronavirus. Health officials do not release personal information about COVID-19 patients, including those who pass away.

With the 70 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported Friday, a total of 27,466 individuals in Iredell County have tested positive since the onset of the pandemic.

According to the latest data, 77 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are now hospitalized in Iredell. Sixty-four of those patients are county residents; the other 13 live elsewhere.