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28 COVID-19 deaths at Henrico nursing facility
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reported Monday afternoon that 28 residents have died from causes related to COVID-19, 11 since last Friday’s announcement. There are currently 88 residents and 25 employees at the Henrico County long-term care facility who have tested positive; all have been tested, the center said, although some staff members’ test results […]
Governor: Virginia has ordered $27M of masks, other PPE
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday that the state has signed a $27 million contract with a Virginia-based logistics company to ship N95 masks and other personal protective equipment from Asia, with the first shipment arriving next week. Northfield Medical Manufacturing LLC in Norfolk will manage the deliveries, Northam said. Ho[...]
Number of COVID-19 cases now above 2,800 in Monday update
In Monday’s update, 2,878 people in Virginia have tested positive for COVID-19, the Virginia Department of Health reports, up 233 cases from Sunday. There are also 54 deaths related to the virus, up from 51 Sunday, and 497 people hospitalized and 24,521 tested. The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has published a new dashboard of […]
Sunday update: 2,637 COVID-19 cases in Virginia
In Sunday’s update by the Virginia Department of Health, the state has 2,637 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 230 from Saturday. There are 51 deaths — one less than Saturday — confirmed, and 431 people hospitalized, as well as 23,671 tested. According to VDH, “Due to a change in the code for reporting deaths due […]
Va. COVID-19 cases now above 2,400 in Saturday update
There are now 2,407 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Virginia in Saturday’s Virginia Department of Health update, an increase of 395 cases since Friday’s update. Fifty-two people statewide have died from the virus, 390 are hospitalized, and the number tested is now 21,552. Late Friday, the Hampton Health Department announced the first coronavirus-related death of […]
Henrico County in contact with 39 of 41 nursing homes, fire chief says
After a news conference Thursday evening in which the Henrico County manager promised that county staff would be calling all of the county’s 41 nursing homes, the county Division of Fire employees followed through on the promise Friday. They spoke to employees at 39 facilities by mid-afternoon Friday, Fire Chief Alec Ought[...]
400,000 Virginians have enrolled in Medicaid due to expansion
More than 400,000 adults have now enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program since Virginia expanded eligibility in January 2019, Gov. Ralph Northam and the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) announced Friday. “We could never envision that we would reach this milestone amid a historic health emergency, but the timing is a reminder of […]
Va. to open temporary hospitals in NoVa, Richmond, Hampton Roads
With the COVID-19 crisis growing, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that Virginia has selected three sites for overflow patient care: the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, the Greater Richmond Convention Center and the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton. The state government is completing contracts to use the facilities[...]
Va. coronavirus cases top 2,000
5:30 p.m. April 3 update: A woman in her 80s has died from COVID-19 related causes, the Chickahominy Health District reported Friday afternoon. She is the first fatality in this district, which covers Charles City, Goochland, Hanover and New Kent counties. 4:30 p.m. April 3 update: A 17th resident of Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center […]
Henrico County manager: Canterbury’s reaction to early offer of help was “not positive”
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center was slow to accept Henrico County‘s help at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak that has left 16 residents dead and 108 people positive at the facility, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas said during a news conference Thursday evening. “We have respected their autonomy[...]
Canterbury Rehab: 16 residents, including 5 in past 24 hours, dead from COVID-19
Sixteen residents of a Henrico County long-term care facility have died from causes related to COVID-19, the center reported Thursday afternoon. Five people who lived at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center died in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from Canterbury Administrator Jeremiah Davis, and three ea[...]
Thursday coronavirus update: More than 1,700 in Va. have virus
7:30 p.m. April 2 update: A woman in her 60s has died in the Portsmouth Health District, its first COVID-19 fatality. She had underlying health issues, according to local authorities. Her death, in addition to others reported after 5 p.m. Wednesday, will be included on the statewide update Friday at 9 a.m. 1 p.m. April 2 [&hell[...]
