Forsyth County remained on a steady, but elevated, daily count for COVID-19 cases over the weekend.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Forsyth had 160 cases from noon Friday through noon Monday. That includes 53 reported for Sunday.
Overall, there have been 35,423 cases in Forsyth during the pandemic.
There were no additional COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend with the total remaining at 374.
The average daily case count in Forsyth has been at 67 over the past two weeks. Thatâs up from 45 in the previous two-week period, according to Forsyth health director Joshua Swift.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public-health officials so people may have been infected or have died days before their cases were counted.
The daily COVID-19 case count in Forsyth County continues to stabilize at an elevated level, while there has been another coronavirus-related local death.
According to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, there were 64 cases reported for Forsyth on Friday.
The average daily case count in Forsyth has been at 67 over the past two weeks. Thatâs up from 45 in the previous two-week period, according to Forsyth health director Joshua Swift.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public-health officials so people may have been infected or have died days before their cases were counted.
Starting Friday, North Carolinians can go mask-less outdoors and will be able to gather outside in larger groups, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday.
The change, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, would also allow youth and high school outdoor sports teams to play without masks.
Masks remain required for most indoor activities outside the household.
With the order, Cooper goes a step beyond the latest COVID-19 outdoor guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which allow for people to go without masks in individual activities.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services still strongly recommends masking outdoors in crowded areas and higher-risk settings where social distancing is difficult.
Starting Friday, North Carolinians can go mask-less outdoors and will be able to gather outside in larger groups, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday.
The change, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, would also allow youth and high school outdoor sports teams to play without masks.
Masks remain required for most indoor activities outside the household.
With the order, Cooper goes a step beyond the latest COVID-19 outdoor guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which allow for people to go without masks in individual activities.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services still âstrongly recommendsâ masking outdoors in crowded areas and higher-risk settings âwhere social distancing is difficult.â