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The county also reported an additional death, bringing the toll to 368.
Forsyth was reported 95 new cases Thursday and 76 on Wednesday, while the statewide new count was 2,434 on Thursday and 2,359 on Wednesday.
Twenty-eight deaths were reported statewide, bringing the total to 12,387.
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.
The total Forsyth case count is at 34,363, while the statewide case count is at 943,304.
The increases come about six weeks after the state lifted some COVID-19 restrictions, increasing indoor seating capacity at bars and restaurants and limits in public settings.Â
NASCARâs Bubba Wallace partners with Novant Health to address vaccine hesitancy
Bubba Wallace, Novant Health partner up to tackle vaccine hesitancy By Caroline Hicks | April 14, 2021 at 5:38 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 6:42 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Novant Health has been working to educate the community on the safety and effectiveness of the shot since the beginning of the rollout.
Their strategies are now evolving in anticipation of more hesitancy after the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause.
Among their efforts, they are announcing a partnership with NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace.
In addition, Novant Health will serve as the Official Health and Wellness Provider of 23XI Racing and its employees.
New COVID-19 cases in Forsyth County and statewide have increased enough in recent weeks â particularly among young adults and youths â that local infectious disease experts are cautioning about a mini-surge.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday that there were 95 new cases in Forsyth and 2,434 statewide.
Thatâs up from 76 and 2,359 in Wednesdayâs DHHS report.
The increase in daily case counts comes as North Carolina is about six weeks into the latest reopening phase of the North Carolina economy from the pandemic that also allowed for more indoor seating capacity at bars and restaurants, and higher gathering limits in public settings.
There’s been a change in the demographics of people hospitalized with COVID-19 with hospitals now seeing more younger patients. As of January 1 of this year, people seventy and older made up half of all COVID hospitalizations in North Carolina. By last week, the number was down to about 25%. That’s now a smaller percentage than the group of patients in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. One explanation is that older people were the first to be vaccinated.