COVID-19
Latest COVID-19
More than 50% of Piedmont now vaccinated
With cases continuing to slow over the last week, just over half of those eligible in the Piedmont Health District have now been vaccinated against ... Read more
7 days ago by Staci Bridge.
COVID pill authorization sought
The health district and local hospitals are seeing some very encouraging numbers surrounding COVID-19 cases just as the news comes that an antiviral pill for ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Alexa Massey.
FDA approves third COVID-19 shot
Once again, Virginia residents will need to roll up their sleeves to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. On Friday, Sept. 24, the Federal ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Staci Bridge.
State COVID cases down this week
As the rate of COVID-19 cases continues to drop statewide, the Piedmont Health District is still seeing its virus numbers rise. From Monday, Sept. 20, ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Alexa Massey.
Educators may be required to vaccinate
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden unveiled a six-part plan to address surging COVID-19 rates, creating mandates for businesses that employ more than 100 workers ... Read more
1 month ago by Crystal Vandegrift.
Cases increase across health district
While COVID-19 cases appear to be beginning to stabilize across the commonwealth, cases are continuing to rise in the Piedmont Health District. Lunenburg County was ... Read more
1 month ago by Alexa Massey.
106 COVID patients at Centra
COVID-19 cases are fluctuating across the commonwealth as officials work to increase testing access in the health district. New daily cases of the coronavirus in ... Read more
1 month ago by Alexa Massey.
COVID cases soaring
The rate of COVID-19 infections continues to soar across the area this week. The number of virus cases in counties in the Piedmont Health District ... Read more
2 months ago by Alexa Massey.
Centra in grim situation
Centra Health officials provided information Wednesday, Aug. 25, to what doctors have described as an “increasingly grim situation” at the health care provider’s hospitals. During ... Read more
2 months ago by Alexa Massey.
FDA approves Pfizer vaccine
Despite COVID-19 cases soaring throughout the Piedmont Health District this week, good news has arrived in the form of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ... Read more