The Forsyth County Department of Public Health has opened up COVID-19 vaccination appointments this coming week at the Health Department at 799 N. Highland Ave. in Winston-Salem, the county said
The countyâs overall COVID-19 related death total is at 375.
After February was the deadliest month for the pandemic at 67, there were 16 in March and 13 in April.
The average daily case count has been 67 over the past two weeks. Thatâs up from 45 in the previous two-week period, according to Forsyth health director Joshua Swift.
Overall, there have been 35,599 cases in Forsyth during the pandemic.
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.
Meanwhile, with 1,932 new cases reported Friday for an overall total of 980,498, the state moved closer toward having 1 million North Carolinians infected by the coronavirus since mid-March 2020.
Platforms are being developed to help more people get vaccinated. Source by: Stringr
Half of the adults in North Carolina have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday.
The DHHS COVID-19 dashboard lists 3.89 million adults with one dose, or 50.1%, and just under 3.3 million as fully vaccinated, or 43.1%.
Meanwhile, with 1,798 new cases reported Thursday, the state moved closer toward having 1 million North Carolinians infected by the coronavirus since mid-March 2020.
The statewide count is now at 978,566.
âThis is a significant milestone toward our goal of stopping the spread of COVID-19 and bringing summer back to North Carolina,â said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the stateâs health secretary.
When seeking knowledge and/or improvement, itâs always a good idea to get input from others. Thatâs what the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County did recently by commissioning an extensive survey to help it prepare to resume its mission in the inevitable post-COVID era. The results were enlightening â and some were surprising. Theyâll assist not only the Arts Council, but any artist or artistic organization that wants to be ready to open their doors again.
First, the not-so-surprising results: People are eager to see and participate in live artistic events â and theyâre most eager to hear live music, followed by theater, festivals, film and visual arts, in that order.
Achievers
The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 118 individuals for the 2021 class of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows.
Local individuals include: Miya LaBarr of Clemmons; Mary Taylor of Mount Airy; and Harper Ray of Winston-Salem.
Those named as fellows may attend any of the programâs five partner institutions: UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, N.C. State, Elon University or Meredith College.
Activities
Westchester Country Day School will donate $1,000 each to five charities, including Beds for Babes â City Lights Ministry in Winston-Salem, selected by students as a result of a school-wide change drive.
Change for Change is an annual project that inspires students in pre-K through 12th grades to collect loose change for the purpose of making a positive impact in service-minded organizations. Change was collected throughout March and the total was announced during a virtual assembly.