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U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Tonko has supported a resolution to censure President Donald Trump for his call to Georgia s top election official on Jan. 2, 2021. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoU.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, left, speaks to 49th State Senate district Democratic candidate Thearse McCalmon, right, after picking up lunch from the Malta Ridge United Methodist Church on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. Tonko is challenge for the 20th Congressional District seat by Republican candidate Elizabeth Joy. McCalmon is running against Sen. James Tedisco. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Forsyth County and North Carolina have reached again new daily highs for COVID-19 cases, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Saturday.
North Carolina s COVID Map is Almost Entirely in the Red, Except for the Triangle
It s a small consolation in this week s news cycle: While North Carolina s COVID map is mostly a sea of redâindicating critical rates of viral spreadâ the Triangle remains a small orange-and-yellow island of mid-level infection.Â
Statewide, the picture is grim. Thursday set a new record for daily reported cases, with nearly 10,400 people testing positive for the virus. While the positive testing rate decreased to 13.5 percent yesterday, another 137 people have died, bringing the state s death toll to more than 7,200 in less than a year.
Almost every county in North Carolina is in the red zone right now, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. Out of North Carolina s 100 counties, 84 are in the critical red zone, 12 are tier orange, and just four are tier yellow.Â