Covid-19 are cases spiking. See where each Charlotte-area county ranks on NC's new alert system

With Covid-19 cases surging in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday afternoon the state is introducing a new alert system to identify counties with the highest level of community spread. And parts of the Charlotte region are among the state’s most troubling areas. Gaston and Alexander counties are among 10 counties to be categorized as having “critical” community spread, the state's most dire rating. But while Alexander's positive test rate over the past two weeks is a staggering…