MONROE – Union County reported 255 COVID-19 cases, including 12 deaths, as of 4 p.m. May 2.
The county is no longer monitoring at least 138 of the cases.
The county reported 89 cases in the 28112 zip code, 66 in 28110, 34 in 28173, 29 cases in 28079, 23 in 28104, seven in 28174, six in 28103 and one in 28227.
By age group, 88 were between the ages of 40 and 59, 67 were 60 to 79, 49 were 20 to 39, 39 were over 80 and 12 were under 20. Broken down by race, 170 of the cases were white, 56 were black, 20 were designated as other, 6 were unknown and 3 were Asian.
North Carolina breaks down COVID-19 outbreaks of two cases or more by congregate living facilities. The state reported 66 cases of COVID-19 through May 1 at the Monroe Rehab Center, 33 at Woodridge Assisted Living Facility and two at Autumn Care-Marshville, as well as three deaths at Woodridge and four deaths at Monroe Rehab Center.