A WSOC reporter witnessed several cars parked in the parking lot of the United House of Prayer for All (UHOP), as well as people depositing in church before the event.
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS
County officials told the church it was the wrong time to have a major event. However, leaders of the United House of Prayer told health officials that they would follow all necessary precautions and limit the number of people inside the church.
Mecklenburg County Public Health issued the following statement:
“MCPH is aware of the events and has discussed with the UHOP leadership. I explained that now is not the time for this type of event, given the scale of the pandemic in our community. We have been assured by the church leadership that they are implementing all the necessary precautions and limiting the number in the church at a given time. “
On Saturday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported that more than 3,400 North Carolina patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 and 6,892 people reported deaths from complications with the virus.
In October, more than 200 people contracted the virus and 11 people died following a week-long church visit.
WSOC reports that the meeting led to the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in the county.
Following the outbreak in October, North Carolina health officials issued an order that forbade Charlotte Church to hold meetings in person for two weeks.
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