As North Carolina approaches the 50% milestone for fully vaccinated adults, Forsyth County was reported with perhaps the lowest daily case count of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forsyth County ended May with a significant increase in COVID-19 related deaths even as most metrics continue to trend decidedly downward in the county and statewide.
The report issued Tuesday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services contained four days worth of dashboard data.
That included North Carolina having a daily case count of 268 that represented more than a year s low.
DHHS listed Forsyth with an additional six deaths over the four-day period.
Counting the two deaths in Friday s report, the county ended May with 14 deaths and with 388 overall for the pandemic.
DHHS reported Forsyth with 130 new cases over the four days, including just six for Monday.
Forsyth County has experienced two more COVID-19 related deaths amid a modest uptick in daily cases.Meanwhile, local public-health officials cautioned that Memorial Day weekend will serve as the first major
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday 849 new cases of the virus statewide for an overall total of 1,000,416 since the pandemic began.
Updated: 2:36 PM EDT May 27, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff North Carolina topped 1 million COVID-19 infections on Thursday since the start of the pandemic. At the same time, the state reported its lowest daily positive test rate.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported that a total of 1,000,416 North Carolinians had been infected with COVID-19. That s about 9.5% of the state s population. More than 13,000 people have died from the virus as of Thursday.The state also reported Thursday that only 2.8% of those being tested for the virus now are infected, which is the lowest rate during the pandemic.The bittersweet news comes as more than 50% of the state s population has received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which has proven effective at preventing contracting the virus or getting seriously ill as a result. The improved vaccine and virus trends prompted North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to lift most mask-wearing and social distan