At least 68 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been tied to a church in North Carolina, health officials said Wednesday.
The cases include at least two deaths and four hospitalizations, officials said. Six cases were among residents of an assisted living facility in Charlotte.
The outbreak has been tied to convocation events held at the United House of Prayer For All People in Charlotte from Oct. 4 to 11, the Mecklenburg County Health Department said.
The health department said it has attempted to reach 94 close contacts reported by confirmed cases.
It has also alerted local health departments in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, New Jersey and New York to monitor for potential cases among attendees.
"We simply don’t know how far the spread has gone at this point," Dr. Raynard Washington, the department's deputy health director, said during an update earlier this week.
The outbreak has grown from nine cases since Saturday, Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC reported.
Health officials told the station that the church tried to ensure mask-wearing and social distancing, but that the measures were difficult to enforce.
Over 1,000 people were likely involved in the church's events that week, though the health department does not have a definitive count, Washington said.
ABC News was unable to reach United House of Prayer For All People officials for comment.
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