Forsyth County ended May with a significant increase in COVID-19 related deaths even as most metrics continue to trend decidedly downward in the county and statewide. The report issued Tuesday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services contained four days' worth of dashboard data. That included North Carolina having a daily case count of 268 that represented more than a year's low. DHHS listed Forsyth with an additional six deaths over the four-day period. Counting the two deaths in Friday's report, the county ended May with 14 deaths and with 388 overall for the pandemic. DHHS reported Forsyth with 130 new cases over the four days, including just six for Monday.