Overall, 290 Forsyth residents have died of COVID-19, including nine reported so far for this week.
DHHS semiweekly report on cases and deaths at long-term care facilities, released Friday, shows three additional deaths at Homestead Hills Skills Nursing of Winston-Salem since Tuesday s report for a total of six.
There also were two additional deaths at Brookridge Retirement Community of Winston-Salem for a total of seven, and two additional deaths at Salemtowne Babcock Health Center of Winston-Salem for a total of three.
On Friday, 218 new cases were reported for Forsyth, raising the overall total to 28,912.
It was the highest daily case count for Forsyth since 258 on Jan. 28.
Forsythâs health department has 900 new appointments available for the COVID-19 vaccine. People can make those appointments beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday.
If previous rounds are any indication, the appointments likely will be filled within 20-30 minutes. The vaccinations will be given Feb. 11-13 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Education Building.Â
To schedule, go to www.co.forsyth.nc.us/covidupdate and click on âSchedule your COVID-19 vaccination appointment online.â for Feb. 11-13. For now, the Department of Public Health is accepting appointments only for people 65 and older and healthcare workers.
The website will send an email confirmation that will allow users to cancel the appointment if necessary. Itâs important to either attend the appointment or cancel at least two hours ahead of time so staff can schedule someone else, the health department said.
When federal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine begins for pharmacies Feb. 11, Walgreens will be the only provider in North Carolina, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
It appears there could be as many as 300 Walgreens stores participating in North Carolina, but it remains unclear when they will start and how they will handle vaccination appointments and shots.
In other words, don t stop trying to get an appointment with the Forsyth County Department of Public Health or through Cone Health, Novant Health Inc. and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccinations involves 21 national pharmacy chains and independent pharmacy networks, representing more than 40,000 retail and long-term care pharmacy locations nationwide.
Forsyth County prosecutors are seeking to prevent the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services from releasing records on the jail-related death of John Elliott Neville in December 2019.Â
A day after DHHS officials indicated they would be releasing certain documents in its possession to a news organization, a Forsyth County prosecutor filed an objection and a request for a temporary protective order, which a Forsyth County judge granted the same day, according to court documents filed in Forsyth Superior Court.Â
Attorneys for a media coalition that includes the Winston-Salem Journal were not notified. (The Winston-Salem Journal was part of a coalition that requested public release of videos showing the events that led to Neville s death.)
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