Daily COVID-19 case counts increased modestly in Forsyth County and statewide after reaching four-week lows on Tuesday. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday that Forsyth had 44 new cases. That's up from 27 in Tuesday's report â the lowest daily count since 13 were reported on April 6. The average daily case count in Forsyth has been at 62 over the past two weeks. That was up from 45 in the previous two-week period, according to Forsyth health director Joshua Swift. Overall, there have been 35,494 cases in Forsyth during the pandemic. No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported, with the total remaining at 374.