There are 12 cases of mumps spanning Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Iredell counties with three confirmed, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Two are in Iredell County, and one is in Mecklenburg County while the number of probable cases has increased to nine.
Two employees at the Lowe's headquarters support center in Mooresville tested positive for the mumps.
The company is working to make sure the 4,000 employees are safe by cleaning the building and adding more sanitizers.
The Health Department said some people included in the number of cases have already recovered and are no longer infectious.
The Health Department’s next case update will be Thursday.
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