CHARLOTTE — On Friday, a COVID-19 cluster was reported at Kindercare Providence in Mecklenburg County.
At the child care center, six children have tested positive for the virus.
On Tuesday, COVID-19 clusters were reported at Heaven’s Angels Childcare in Charlotte and East Union Middle School in Union County.
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At Heaven’s Angels, nine students and two staff members tested positive for the virus. At East Union Middle, five staff members tested positive.
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In a childcare or school setting, a cluster is defined as at least five cases within a 14-day period.
Health officials are calling it a “cluster” rather than an “outbreak” because of the setting, which makes it harder to figure out how the spread happened and whether it occurred from within the facility or the community.
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