Official Says Forsyth County Is Past A Holiday Bump in COVID-19 Cases

Forsyth County's top public health official is expressing cautious optimism about recent COVID-19 trends in the county. 

At a press conference Tuesday, Public Health Director Joshua Swift noted that case numbers have declined slightly. He said in the past 14 days, the county averaged 251 new cases per day. But in the last 7 days, the daily average dropped to 222.  

“I'll be curious to see how we go over the next week to 10 days," said Swift. "I do believe we're past whatever bump we would have gotten over Christmas and New Year's. But as to whether we're going to keep seeing this trend? I hope so.”

Swift said it's still too early to predict whether the numbers will keep dropping. 

Case numbers are also beginning to trend downward statewide. On Monday, just over 4,000 new cases were reported – the lowest number since December 29. 

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