Forsyth County remains listed in the high category for community levels of COVID-19 for a seventh consecutive week with two of the three key weekly metrics being slightly elevated.
Forsyth County reported an additional COVID-19 related death, while the weekly case count dropped slightly for the second consecutive week, according to Wednesday’s update from the N.C. Department of Health
Forsyth County is reporting its first cases of monkeypox. Health officials confirmed on Monday that two people in Forsyth County have tested positive for the virus. Staffers are now conducting contact tracing to determine who else may have been exposed and could benefit from vaccination. The monkeypox vaccine can prevent illness in people who have had close contact with a positive case. Supply has been tight so far though. Last week, Forsyth County Public Health Director Joshua Swift said the county had been allocated 820 doses.
Gov. Roy Cooper fulfilled Monday his pledge to end the statewide COVID-19 state of emergency even as Forsyth and most Triad counties remain in the high level for community spread.
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines said Friday he will keep the city’s COVID-19 state of emergency declaration in place, even if Gov. Roy Cooper lifts the designation for the state next