Vaccination appointments are scheduled to resume online Wednesday for the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, including accepting individuals ages 65-74 for the first time.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday 256 new cases of COVID-19 in Forsyth County, up sharply from the 74 reported Tuesday.
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The deaths of nine more Forsyth County residents are linked to COVID-19, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Friday.
It is the largest daily number of deaths the county has seen since the onset of the pandemic.
Coronavirus-related deaths among Forsyth residents now number 246.
DHHS reported 278 new cases in Forsyth for an overall total of 24,391.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public health officials, so individuals may have been infected or died days before their cases are counted.
Forsyth County will soon have three COVID-19 mass-vaccination sites, operated separately by Atrium Health, Novant Health Inc. and the county Department of Public Health.
Atrium said Thursday it plans a mass-vaccination site in the Winston-Salem area through affiliate Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The site is part of a 1-million-dose public-private partnership initiative focused foremost on Charlotte.
Novant announced Thursday its 1-million-dose initiative that will be allocated through six mass vaccination sites covering 14 counties. Novant did not identify the sites or counties.
However, Novant confirmed there would be at least one in Forsyth, and that the effort would âmore than quadruple the amount of appointments available in each community.â
Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. A slow start had triggered widespread concern from states and public health officials.
Forsyth County has been listed as one of nine communities in North Carolina with a planned mass vaccination site for COVID-19, state Health Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen told legislators Tuesday.
The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds is the likely choice of site, Forsyth Manager Dudley Watts said.
âWe are working on a fairgrounds site and are trying to finalize itâ with the county Board of Commissioners, Watts said.