Forsyth reported 27 cases, the lowest daily count since 13 were reported on April 6.
The average daily case count in Forsyth has been at 67 over the past two weeks. That was up from 45 in the previous two-week period, according to Forsyth health director Joshua Swift.
Overall, there have been 35,450 cases in Forsyth during the pandemic.
No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported, with the total remaining at 374.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public-health officials so people may have been infected or have died days before their cases were counted.
Statewide numbers
Starting Friday, North Carolinians can go mask-less outdoors and will be able to gather outside in larger groups, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday.
The change, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, would also allow youth and high school outdoor sports teams to play without masks.
Masks remain required for most indoor activities outside the household.
With the order, Cooper goes a step beyond the latest COVID-19 outdoor guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which allow for people to go without masks in individual activities.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services still strongly recommends masking outdoors in crowded areas and higher-risk settings where social distancing is difficult.
Starting Friday, North Carolinians can go mask-less outdoors and will be able to gather outside in larger groups, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday.
The change, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, would also allow youth and high school outdoor sports teams to play without masks.
Masks remain required for most indoor activities outside the household.
With the order, Cooper goes a step beyond the latest COVID-19 outdoor guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which allow for people to go without masks in individual activities.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services still âstrongly recommendsâ masking outdoors in crowded areas and higher-risk settings âwhere social distancing is difficult.â
Two local infectious diseases experts said Tuesday they are on board with the easing of outdoor mask guidelines by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Federal experts said people who are fully vaccinated can go without a mask outdoors, including for individual exercise, unless they are around a large group of people. I feel this is sound and safe guidance from the CDC, and I agree completely with it, said Dr. Christopher Ohl of Wake Forest Baptist Health.
The CDC still recommends wearing a well-fitted mask indoors, particularly when visiting with unvaccinated people who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease, and at indoor events with individuals from multiple households.
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