Chad Dorril Memorial Scholarship Fund Established, Donations Welcome Published: 11 January 2021
Friends of the family of Appalachian State sophomore Chad Dorrill have created a scholarship fund in his name.
Chad Dorril, 19 years old, died September 28 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem due to COVID-19 complications.
The Watauga Democrat reports the Chad Dorrill Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in part by friend of the family Zach Nichols. According to the report, Nichols stated that Chad’s legacy could live on and be able to give opportunities to other kids who are seeking to continue their education.
Over the next 10 years, two high school students from Davidson County, where Dorrill lived until 2013, will be awarded a scholarship each year.
The county is at an overall total of 23,404 cases since mid-March.
There were no additional COVID-19 related deaths reported Monday in Forsyth, keeping the total unchanged at 235.
Meanwhile, DHHS said there were 5,936 new cases statewide, compared with 8,833 reported Sunday and a record 11,581 reported Saturday.
The overall statewide total is at 629,124.
The number of COVID-19 related deaths reported Monday was 11, down drastically from a record 142 reported Sunday.
The state is in the midst of an expected surge in cases and hospitalizations stemming from recent holiday social gatherings. It typically takes seven to 10 days for COVID-19 symptoms to appear.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public health officials, so individuals may have been infected or died days before their cases are counted.
The Guilford County Health Department has become the latest hospital or county health agency to be overwhelmed with demand for the COVID-19 vaccine from individuals ages 75 and older.
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