Coronavirus Case In Iredell, Mooresville Declares Emergency

MOORESVILLE, NC — The Town of Mooresville declared a state of emergency Monday evening as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread in North Carolina. As of Tuesday morning, there were 40 reported cases of the COVID-19 virus in North Carolina, including one case in Iredell County, according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services.

An Iredell County resident became the county’s first “presumptive positive” for COVID-19 Monday, according to the Iredell County Health Department, who called it “an isolated case.”

“At this time, the individual is isolating at home and willingly cooperating with public health officials. Iredell County Health Department team members are monitoring the individual during their isolation and are identifying any close contacts to monitor symptoms and contain potential spread,” ICHD said in a statement.

“COVID -19 is currently not widespread in Iredell County,” ICHD said.

The town’s emergency declaration comes nearly one week after Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for the state on March 10.

Under the declaration, Mooresville’s mayor, Miles Atkins, acknowledged the “imminent threat” that COVID-19 posed to residents after cases were recently confirmed in nearby Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties. The order authorities the town manager “to take appropriate action to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including implementing restrictions, modifications, or alternations to any Town operations, services, or facilities, and to take other protective measures as he deems appropriate.”

The town also announced it is closing all indoor recreation facilities, the Mooresville Golf Club and the public library until further notice.

“Consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations that crowds of no more than 50 people gather in one place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Town of Mooresville will be closing its indoor Recreation facilities, the Mooresville Golf Club and the Mooresville Public Library to the public until further notice,” the town said in a notice Monday evening.

Outdoor parks remain open, it said.

Here’s a list of the affected recreation facilities:

• Selma Burke Community Center
• Talbert Recreation Center
• War Memorial Center
• Winnie L. Hooper Center
• Charles Mack Citizen Center.

The Mooresville Public Library will continue to offer its online resources such as OverDrive and
Hoopla, which can be found here.

Globally, more than 185,000 people have been infected and at least 7,330 people have died from the new coronavirus, Johns Hopkins reported Monday morning. Of that total, 4,661 cases have been confirmed in the United States.

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