Coronavirus Fears Temporarily Shuts Down Peninsula Club: Report

CORNELIUS, NC — The Peninsula Club in Cornelius has temporarily shut its doors for deep cleaning following reports that numerous members had tested positive for novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, according to a report.

The closure began Sunday and was to last into Monday, The Charlotte Observer reported.

The newspaper obtained an email sent from club leadership indicating that the members who had contracted COVID-19 had been linked to the club' pool, tennis, golf areas, as well as restaurants. The email did not say how many members had confirmed cases of coronavirus.

A call to the club for comment was not immediate returned.

The revelation of COVID-19 among members also prompted a staffing shortage at the club, the newspaper said.
“I called a meeting of The Club staff to inform the employees of the positive cases and the possibility of exposure," club president George Searle said in the June 13 email. “Unfortunately, more than half of the staff walked away deciding not to work for the next few days.”

The Charlotte metro region is projected to see "pretty significant increases" in COVID-19 cases by mid-August to early September, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said in a news conference Friday.

As of June 14, North Carolina reported more than 44,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. About 16 percent of the state's cases stem from spread in Mecklenburg County, which has been the hardest hit of North Carolina's 100 counties.

On Sunday, Mecklenburg County reported 7,131 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 123 deaths. That tally included 122 confirmed cases and 16 deaths in Cornelius, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

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