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The number of new COVID-19 cases in North Carolina has nearly doubled since Monday.
On Thursday, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,187 cases statewide.
That s up from 969 cases reported Wednesday and 622 reported Tuesday.
Mondayâs daily case count was the lowest since 431 on Aug. 17, although a data-gathering glitch caused that number to be artificially low. Before that, North Carolina had not seen a lower daily number of new cases since May 27, when 488 were reported.
With an overall count of 994,734 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, the state moved closer to exceeding the 1 million case total.
Meanwhile, 48 new cases were reported Thursday in Forsyth â the highest daily total since 53 on May 6 â and up from 22 new cases reported Wednesday.
Providers have seen a slow but steady local demand for COVID-19 vaccine for youths ages 12 to 15 since young people became eligible for the shots May 13.
The Forsyth Department of Public Health has vaccinated between 250 and 300 youths, health director Joshua Swift said Tuesday.
Novant Health Inc. has provided first doses to about 1,300 individuals in that age range systemwide, according to Dr. Ashley Perrott, a family-practice physician with Novant. Perrott said two of her children are included.
Wake Forest Baptist Health provided first doses to about 700 youths in that age range during Saturday s vaccination event at Winston-Salem State University. We have had an uptick in appointments in that 12-to-15 age group that we re excited about, Swift said.
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Health leaders hopeful lifted mask mandate is incentive to get vaccination shot
Will eases restrictions encourage more people to get vaccinated? By Caroline Hicks | May 18, 2021 at 5:15 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 6:56 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is declining, but doctors are hoping loosening restrictions for vaccinated people will be an incentive to get the shot.
Last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced that the state would follow CDC guidance on lifting the mask mandate for vaccinated people.
Dr. Perrott says demanding that vaccinations happen never really works. The better approach is to remind people how the vaccine will help them + the community at large. Ppl choosing not to get the shot means the virus can still spread + potentially mutate @WBTV News Caroline Hicks WBTV (@CarolineHicksTV) May 18, 2021