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Just as they have every summer since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across the country including North Carolina and here in the Triad. But a return to masking and social distancing isn’t likely.

Carolina Focus, 7/16/23

The biggest hospital systems in the Triad are making masks optional for the first time in three years.

DAVIDSON COUNY — Novant Thomasville Medical Center and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — Lexington Medical Center have lifted universal masking requirements for most patients, visitors and health care workers,

Triad health-care systems are lifting at 7 a.m. Tuesday mandatory COVID-19 mask restrictions for employees, patients and visitors.

According to the State Department of Health and Human Services, five cases of a multi-drug-resistant fungus have been reported in North Carolina since February.

Forsyth County has had four more COVID-19 related deaths, while the new case count reached a six-week low last week.

The new COVID-19 case count in Forsyth County dropped to a five-week low last week, while there were no new confirmed related deaths.

We were saddened last week to learn that Lynnette Hardaway — better known as “Diamond” of the “Diamond and Silk” media duo, with her sister, Heather Hardaway “Silk” Richardson —

Forsyth County remains in the high category for COVID-19 community spread even though there were modest improvements in the three key metrics.