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Forsyth reported 1,205 new cases Thursday, topping the previous daily record of 1,186 reported Wednesday.

N.C. reaches another daily case record amid omicron surge. Forsyth remains at pandemic high

The omicron variant of COVID-19 has driven a massive surge in case numbers that has Triad health care providers desperate for relief. In unusual joint press conferences this week, leaders described a health care system pushed to the brink, with available treatments in short supply. At-home testing kits are also scarce, and lines at some testing centers are hours-long. WFDD’s April Laissle talked with health system officials about the omicron-induced shortages, and how frontline workers are man...

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Forsyth, NC reach another pandemic high for new COVID-19 cases; two more related deaths in county

Dr. Christopher Ohl says most masks will be effective, so long as they are used correctly.

Triad area hospitals are now operating near capacity due in part to the omicron variant. And health system leaders say the situation is quickly becoming dire.  Cone Health’s ICU is now operating at 97% capacity. Novant and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist are both at over 90% system-wide. Dr. Stan Fuller, with Novant Health, says their employees are feeling the strain. 

Forsyth, NC reach another pandemic high for new COVID-19 cases; two more related deaths in county

"... If omicron put people into the hospital as delta has, the healthcare system would have collapsed in our country by now," says Novant Health infectious disease specialist Dr. David

NC, Forsyth reach new highs for key COVID-19 metrics over weekend