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Virginia coronavirus cases: 3,333 as of Tuesday, a nearly 16% increase in 24 hours
1:45 p.m. update: Four more deaths have been reported at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Henrico County, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 32. Forty-nine residents are receiving care for symptoms on-site and at area hospitals, according to the center, and 84 residents and 25 staff members have tested positive, although not all […]
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[...]
Closing time
Virginia Business virtually sat down with Mo Choumil, founder and CEO of Fairfax-based ATG Title Inc., which provides title insurance, escrow services and closing services, to see how real estate closings have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. This is part of an ongoing series of conversations with Virginians about how [...]
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[...]
The ‘stress test’ for data centers
The internet hasn’t blown up — yet. But the primary data center hub of the world — Loudoun County — where more than 70% of all internet traffic passes through the county’s Ashburn area, has seen a 50% spike in daytime broadband consumption since the coronavirus crisis began, says Buddy Rizer, Loudoun County’s e[...]
Contura Energy temporarily closing several Va. mines
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) was notified Friday morning that Tennessee-based Contura Energy is temporarily closing nearly all of its coal mines in Virginia in response to coronavirus, DMME spokesperson Tarah Kesterson says. Contura has affiliate mining operations in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Its Virginia facilities including 88 Strip, Long […][...]
