Carolina Curious: Why Is There A Difference Between Some State and County COVID-19 Numbers?

Carolina Curious: Why Is There A Difference Between Some State and County COVID-19 Numbers?
by
April Laissle
7:08am Dec 17, 2020
Forsyth County's COVID-19 dashboard showing numbers from December 16, 2020. Screenshot courtesy of Forsyth County Public Health.
 
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Late last month, Forsyth County announced that 20% of its COVID-19 tests were coming back positive. It was more than double the rate the state had calculated for the county. The discrepancy wasn’t unusual. For several weeks, the county has reported a much higher percent positive rate than the state. That’s been confusing to Levi Bennett, a Winston-Salem resident, who asked

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