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Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
2,980 new cases were reported Friday, down from Thursday’s 3,085 new cases.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 9:38 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“Now about 450,000 children are newly eligible for vaccine ages six months up to five years old,” explained Wills.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 10:40 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
528 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 542 reported Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
542 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Wednesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 556 reported Tuesday.
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Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:36 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Roanoke's health district leader says more supplies on are the way.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
556 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from the 536 reported Monday.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:09 AM EDT
|By Gray News staff
The FDA approved the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for young children on Friday, with the CDC signing off on them on Saturday.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 2:14 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
17.9% of PCR tests have returned positive over the last week, down from the 18% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 1:38 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19.
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Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously decided that coronavirus vaccines should be opened to children as young as 6 months.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 12:25 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
536 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Friday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 553 reported Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
553 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 566 reported Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 11:24 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Virginia's new guidance varies slightly from CDC guidance.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
2,704 new cases were reported Wednesday, a smaller increase than Tuesday’s 2,758 new cases.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
572 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 579 reported Monday.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
There is an 18% positivity rate from tests over the last week, down from the 18.5% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 8:23 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 8:59 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A senior administration official said the mandate expires Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that it’s no longer necessary.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
18.5 % of PCR tests have been positive over the last week, down from the 18.7% reported for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 11:14 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:46 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
13,974,076 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests have been conducted in Virginia as of Wednesday, with an 18.7% positivity rate from tests over the last week, down from the 18.8% reported for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
581 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Wednesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 586 reported Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Dr. Cynthia Morrow said during her virtual Tuesday briefing that she is “cautiously optimistic" COVID cases are heading in the right direction.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 11:12 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
586 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from the 560 reported Monday.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
582 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 588 Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 11:55 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
588 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Wednesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from 573 Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 9:26 AM EDT
|By CNN
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doubling down on its authority to issue a mask mandate for U.S. travelers.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 9:35 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
1,988 new cases were reported Tuesday, down from Monday’s 2,177 new cases.
Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 2:56 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
17.8% of tests returned positive over the last week, up from the 17.6% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Roanoke City and Roanoke County are both on the list, with Salem bumped up to Medium.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
17.4% of PCR tests over the last week have been positive, up from the 17.2% reported Wednesday for the previous seven days.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 6:02 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Despite a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases, deaths from the virus have remained largely stable over the past eight weeks.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:30 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Public health officials in western Virginia marked what they describe as a “grim milestone,” 1,000 COVID-related deaths in the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
519 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Wednesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from 472 Tuesday.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 10:01 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
3,224 new cases were reported Tuesday, up from the 2,279 new cases reported Monday.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 3:23 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5 and that it plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 10:34 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
16.6% of PCR tests have been positive over the last week, up from the 15.6% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Visitors who are sick are urged not to visit patients.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
429 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Friday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from 412 Thursday.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 10:39 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
Since the pandemic began, 13,704,030 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests have been conducted in Virginia as of Thursday, with a 15.2% positivity rate from tests over the last week.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By Mandy Gaither
Unlike any other, it uses a nasal swab sample to test for COVID, flu and respiratory syncytial virus at the same time.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:39 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
420 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from 390 Tuesday.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:17 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
documents show that in one scheme Sadie Mitchell of Midlothian, with help from a co-conspirator, defrauded the Virginia Employment Commission by filing at least 20 fraudulent unemployment applications using inmates’ personal information.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
COVID cases continue to rise, but hospitalizations hold steady.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 11:49 AM EDT
|By LAURAN NEERGAARD
The Food and Drug Administration’s authorization now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 9:54 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
3,553 new cases were reported Tuesday, a bigger increase than the 1,936 reported from Sunday to Monday.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:12 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. households can request an additional eight free at-home tests to be shipped by the U.S. Postal Service.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 11:16 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:16 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
372 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Monday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from 325 Friday.