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Six Virginians dead from COVID-19; cases rose 44% in 24 hours
The Virginia Department of Health announced the deaths of three more Virginia residents Sunday, bringing the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the commonwealth 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 long-term care facilit[...]
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 […[...]
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 [...]
Henrico nursing home has 4 coronavirus patients, 3 more pending
Four residents at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Henrico County tested positive for coronavirus in the past 48 hours and three more residents who are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms are being tested, the nursing home announced Friday afternoon. “Per guidance from the Henrico County Health Department, all seven patients are currently being treated onsite in […]
Sterling biotech firm launches COVID-19 test
Sterling-based biotech company Aperiomics has launched a COVID-19 test available for to medical providers nationwide for $250 per sample. Aperiomics says it has the capacity to process and deliver results on 1,000 tests per week. The company says it can turn around results from its Xplore-COVID-19 tests within 48 to 72 hours of receiving a […]
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. “[...]
Coronavirus spreads to Southwest Virginia
A Botetourt County woman in her 80s who is in serious condition at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Southwest Virginia, Carilion Clinic and Botetourt County officials confirmed Thursday. The woman was admitted to the hospital on March 16, exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, according to Dr.[...]
UPDATED: Sentara Healthcare reopens two drive-thru testing sites in Hampton Roads
UPDATE, March 19, 11:20 a.m.: Sentara Healthcare announced Thursday that it has received additional testing kits and has reopened its drive-thru screening and testing sites at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital and Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. The operation at Sentara Edinburgh in Che[...]
Va. cases jump to 77, with three ‘outbreaks’ across state
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Virginia grew by 10 overnight to a total of 77 coronavirus cases identified statewide, State Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver confirmed during a news conference Wednesday morning. The commonwealth is experiencing three “outbreaks” of the COVID-19 illness, Oliver said, de[...]
Governor limits restaurants, fitness centers and theaters to 10 patrons
As the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Virginia has risen to 67 cases with two deaths, Gov. Ralph Northam issued a statewide mandate for restaurants, fitness centers and theaters to “significantly reduce their capacity to 10 patrons, or close.” Later Tuesday afternoon, Northam and State Health Commissioner Dr. [...]
COVID-19 claims second life in Virginia
A second person in the Peninsula Health District has died from COVID-19, according to a news release posted by James City County on Monday. The patient was a male in his 70s who died from respiratory failure as a result of the novel coronavirus, the Virginia Department of Health reported, the county alert said. This […]
Va., Maryland and D.C. request federal funding for COVID-19 test sites
As coronavirus cases in Virginia continue to rise, Gov. Ralph Northam, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to President Donald Trump Sunday requesting that the National Capital Region — which includes Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. — be added as a priority location for federal funding to […]
