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Gov. Ralph Northam, speaking during his March 25 coronavirus news briefing
Mar 25, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Va. shoot up to 391; 13 now dead

UPDATE, 5 p.m. Wednesday: A third resident of Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has died, according to a news release from the long-term care facility in Henrico County. Fourteen residents and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 11 days, according to a statement by Dr. James Wright,[...]

Mar 24, 2020

Two long-term care facility residents in Henrico die from virus; Va. toll at 9

Two elderly residents of the Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in western Henrico County have died from COVID-19, the Virginia Health Department announced Tuesday afternoon, bringing the statewide total to nine fatalities. Last week, the health department reported four positive cases at the long-term care facility; the two patients were among other residents receiving treatment […][...]

Mar 24, 2020

Virginia ABC stores cut operating hours

Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) is reducing operating hours at all of its statewide retail locations starting Friday, March 27. ABC’s 388 stores across the commonwealth will be open from noon to 7 p.m., seven days a week. ABC stores in the Peninsula Health District, which includes […]

Gov. Ralph Northam speaking at a March 24 news conference about the COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 24, 2020

Va. government procuring medical equipment, Northam says

Update, 5:30 p.m., Tuesday: Two elderly Henrico County residents have died from COVID-19, the Virginia Department of Health reports. They were two of four cases reported last week at the Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, and the statewide fatality number now stands at nine. Earlier: During his daily coronavirus p[...]

Mar 23, 2020

Death toll reaches 7; Virginia Beach reports first fatality

A man in his 70s has died from COVID-19, the first coronavirus death reported in Virginia Beach and the seventh statewide, according to a statement Monday from the Virginia Beach Health District. The man had underlying health conditions, according to a Monday afternoon news release, and the cause of death was acute respiratory failure. The […]

Gov. Ralph Northam announces new restrictions in response to the coronavirus during his March 23 news conference.
Mar 23, 2020

Northam issues more restrictions; schools closed for rest of semester

Updated, 4:15 p.m. Monday: A seventh death has been reported by the Virginia Beach Health District, the first fatality related to COVID-19 in the district. The patient was a man in his 70s who had underlying health conditions, according to the Monday afternoon news release. More information here. Earlier: With novel coronavirus[...]

Gov. Ralph Northam holds his daily coronavirus news conference March 17 in Richmond.
Mar 22, 2020

UPDATED: Six Virginians have died from COVID-19; Va. cases climb to 220

UPDATE, 5 p.m., Sunday: The Virginia Department of Health announced the deaths of three more Virginia residents Sunday, bringing the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state to six people. The three patients lived in the Peninsula District and were women in their 80s, according to a VDH news release. One woman lived in a […[...]

Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing for news media.
Mar 21, 2020

Va. COVID-19 cases rise 33% in 24 hours

As of Saturday, March 21, Virginia has 152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — a 33% increase from the day before, the Virginia Department of Health announced during a news briefing Saturday. Additionally, the state revised its COVID-19 testing criteria to prioritize health care workers and first responders caring for patients with [...]

Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing for news media.
Mar 20, 2020

Va. now has 100+ cases as COVID-19 spreads statewide

As of Friday, Virginia has 114 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which now has spread to every region of the commonwealth, State Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver confirmed during the state’s daily coronavirus news conference. “We do not have a medicine for COVID-19. We do not have a vaccine,” Oliver said. “[...]

Mar 20, 2020

Federal tax filing deadline moved to July 15

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has moved tax filing deadlines from April 15 to July 15, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced Friday in a pair of tweets. Virginia state tax returns are still due on May 1, but the state is granting a one-month extension for payment of individual […]

Mar 20, 2020

Virginia extends tax payment deadline to June 1

Virginia is granting a one-month extension for payment of individual and corporate state income taxes by June 1, although tax returns are still due May 1, Virginia Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne Jr. said during a state coronavirus news briefing Thursday. Anyone who pays their state income tax after June 1 will not incur late […]

Mar 19, 2020

Richmond ABC store near VCU closes due to COVID-19

A Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) retail store near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has been closed until further notice after a store employee’s roommate tested positive for COVID-19. Both roommates are quarantined at home. Located at 1217 West Broad Street near the corner of West Broad and North Harrison streets, the store is […]

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