Vaccinated people can still get COVID-19, but the CDC says that it shouldn't deter people from getting the vaccine. Source by: Stringr The number of new COVID-19 cases in Forsyth County and statewide climbed in the latest report from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. There were 544 cases reported statewide Wednesday, which included 65 in Forsyth. It was a six-day high for statewide cases compared with 299 reported Tuesday, while the Forsyth count is the most since 68 was reported on May 27. The June 1 statewide count of 265 was the lowest daily total since 176 on May 26, 2020, but that report was affected by technical issues that affected the case count. There were 184 cases reported on May 4, 2020.