COVID-19
Cases rise across district
COVID-19 cases jumped this week across the Piedmont Health District after a quiet month filled with low numbers of reported virus cases. Most counties in ...
Alexa Massey, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
COVID-19
Virus mutations limit antibody treatments
COVID-19 cases fluctuated slightly but remained relatively low this week across the Piedmont Health District. According to the latest data obtained from the Virginia Department ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, April 14, 2022 11:32 am
COVID-19
Second booster available for some
COVID-19 cases were back down in much of the health district this week as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced immunocompromised residents and ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, April 7, 2022 8:45 am
COVID-19
COVID workplace standard revoked
Coronavirus cases are trending upward in the Piedmont Health District for the second week in a row as the Virginia Worker Safety Board makes its ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, April 1, 2022 8:15 am
COVID-19
COVID cases leveling off
COVID-19 cases continue to level out across the Piedmont Health District as the community emerges from the wintery fog of the pandemic and heads into ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, March 25, 2022 8:30 am
COVID-19
Two years since area’s first COVID case
Two years ago, the Piedmont Health District experienced its very first confirmed case of COVID-19. This week, local health officials reflected on the virus’ impact ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:30 am
COVID-19
More counties can go mask-free
The majority of residents in the Piedmont Health District now have the go-ahead from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to go mask-free ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 1:25 pm
COVID-19
CDC amends masking guidance
New guidance released Friday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has relaxed masking and other COVID-19 prevention methods for up to ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, March 4, 2022 8:30 am
COVID-19
Cases plummet in Piedmont
The Piedmont Health District is seeing a speedier decrease in COVID-19 cases this week as Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signs a bill to empower parents ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, February 25, 2022 8:00 am
COVID-19
Cases decline overall, rise locally
While COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the wake of the omicron surge, health officials are noting it may take longer for cases to slow ...