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Forsyth County ended May with a significant increase in COVID-19 related deaths even as most metrics continue to trend decidedly downward in the county and statewide. The report issued Tuesday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services contained four days worth of dashboard data. That included North Carolina having a daily case count of 268 that represented more than a years low. DHHS listed Forsyth with an additional six deaths over the four-day period. Counting the two deaths in F...

Forsyth County has experienced two more COVID-19 related deaths amid a modest uptick in daily cases.Meanwhile, local public-health officials cautioned that Memorial Day weekend will serve as the first major

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday 849 new cases of the virus statewide for an overall total of 1,000,416 since the pandemic began.

Updated: 2:36 PM EDT May 27, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff North Carolina topped 1 million COVID-19 infections on Thursday since the start of the pandemic. At the same time, the state reported its lowest daily positive test rate.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported that a total of 1,000,416 North Carolinians had been infected with COVID-19. Thats about 9.5% of the states population. More than 13,000 people have died from the virus as of Thursday...

Mayor Allen Joines issued an amendment to his original emergency order declaration of March 13, 2020. The amendment essentially puts the city in line with the lifting of restrictions listed in Cooper’s Executive Order No. 215, which was designed to end mask requirements in most indoor and outdoor public settings for those fully vaccinated. The latest executive order still requires mask wearing statewide in public transportation, in child care settings and at schools. Individuals also still...

Hundreds of teens vaccinated in Triad after one week of eligibility while adult age groups progress more slowly Wake Forest Baptist Health infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl said rural counties have a lower vaccination rate than urban areas. Author: Marissa Tansino (WFMY News2) Published: 12:19 PM EDT May 20, 2021 Updated: 12:19 PM EDT May 20, 2021 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Hundreds of Triad teens have been vaccinated over the last week s...

Providers have seen a slow but steady local demand for COVID-19 vaccine for youths ages 12 to 15 since young people became eligible for the shots May 13. The Forsyth Department of Public Health has vaccinated between 250 and 300 youths, health director Joshua Swift said Tuesday. Novant Health Inc. has provided first doses to about 1,300 individuals in that age range systemwide, according to Dr. Ashley Perrott, a family-practice physician with Novant. Perrott said two of her children are i...

Get the facts on the vax: Dr. Ohl answers your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 9:46 AM EDT May 17, 2021 Christine Cruz TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 9:46 AM EDT May 17, 2021 Christine Cruz During the week of Monday, May 17, WXII 12 News is asking Dr. Christopher Ohl, an infectious disease expert at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, your COVID-19 vaccine questions.--------------------------------------...

Dr. Christopher Ohl, an infectious disease expert with Wake Forest Baptist Health, said Friday he’s concerned that CDCs latest guidance may be misinterpreted by the unvaccinated that the pandemic is over even he agrees that those fully vaccinated should be allowed more social activities. North Carolinians are seeing another potential sign that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic might have passed. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Monday that the state had 688 new ca...

The state, however, did enter what may become known as the personal responsibility phase. Cooper and state Health Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen acknowledged as much when asked why the 54% of North Carolinians, or about 6.6 million, who aren’t fully vaccinated should act now with most restrictions ending. “The CDC has affirmed that getting vaccinated is the way out of this pandemic,” Cooper said. For herd immunity to kick in, at least 65% to 75% of the population would need to be vacc...