The county is at an overall total of 23,404 cases since mid-March.
There were no additional COVID-19 related deaths reported Monday in Forsyth, keeping the total unchanged at 235.
Meanwhile, DHHS said there were 5,936 new cases statewide, compared with 8,833 reported Sunday and a record 11,581 reported Saturday.
The overall statewide total is at 629,124.
The number of COVID-19 related deaths reported Monday was 11, down drastically from a record 142 reported Sunday.
The state is in the midst of an expected surge in cases and hospitalizations stemming from recent holiday social gatherings. It typically takes seven to 10 days for COVID-19 symptoms to appear.
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.
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Within 28 days, Cone Health transformed its former women’s health campus into a designated COVID-19 hospital. Using teamwork and technology, the Cone Health Green Valley campus in Greensboro, North Carolina became the area’s first specialized COVID-19 hospital, boasting the latest development in coronavirus care, negative pressure ventilation, and hands-free communication throughout the facility.
More than 80 leaders from multi-disciplinary teams across the health system were involved in redesigning the former Women’s Hospital and opening it as a COVID-19 only facility in April of 2020. By year end, more than 1,500 patients had received care at the 116-bed COVID-19 hospital. A place once dedicated to bringing new life into the world, is now dedicated to keeping life from ending too soon.
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants increasingly provide basic health care. Â
Greensboro â When people seek medical care for common issues like a sore throat or a throbbing knee, they increasingly see an advanced practice provider or APP. And now, these nurse practitioners and physician assistants can get enhanced training and experiences through a fellowship at Cone Health.
Cone Healthâ¯andâ¯Greensboro Area Health Education Center have launched the APP Fellowship Program. It is important that we foster the ongoing growth and development of the next generation of advanced practice providers with the launch of our Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship in Primary Care program, says Dr. Dereck DeLeon, chief academic officer, Cone Health. âWe hope that the experiences they have through this program will improve the care they provide patients the rest of their careers.â
The Triad and North Carolina jumped again to record-high levels for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Monday s report from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
There were 3,192 North Carolinians hospitalized with COVID-19 as of noon Monday. That s up 69 from the previous high of 3,123 on Sunday.
The pandemic s squeeze on the Triad s three major health care systems tightened again last week in patients requiring care in intensive-care units.
The 17-county Triad region had a daily record of 934 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, up from 15 from the previous record of 919 on Sunday.
The region has had more COVID-19 hospitalizations than any other region in the state for the past 10 weeks. However, the Charlotte region currently has 793 COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
The county health department received its first allocation of the Moderna vaccine at 2,800 doses.
Among the 10 county officials receiving the vaccination were Tim Black, the emergency services director, and nurse Amanda Welborn.
The department s initial doses will be administered using the guidelines set for Phase 1A of the stateâs vaccine rollout plan.
Those receiving those initial vaccinations will be health-care employees working directly with COVID-19 patients and long-term care residents and staff. People can find out about the county s vaccine doses at www.forsyth.cc/PublicHealth.
Meanwhile, Novant Health Inc. infectious disease expert Dr. David Priest said Tuesday that more than 3,400 Novant employees have been vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine.