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COVID-19 News Releases

First Case of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant Identified in the Central Region of Virginia (2/24/21)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District hold 2nd Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Community Market (2/24/21)

New River Health District Offers 2nd Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine, Saturday, February 27 at Radford University (2/24/21)

Additional Pharmacy Networks Added to Federal Partnership to Provide No-Cost COVID-19 Vaccines (2/24/21)

Mount Rogers Health District and Wythe County Community Hospital Announce Vaccine Clinic (2/24/21)

Crater Health District COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Clinic Rescheduled (2/23/21)

VDH Announces Walgreens Adding More Stores to Provide Testing at No Cost (2/22/21)

Cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Reported in the Metro-Richmond area (2/22/21)

Chesterfield Health District Reschedules COVID-19 Vaccine Second Dose Clinics Postponed Due to Inclement Weather (2/19/21)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District Holds 2nd Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic (2/18/21)

Confirmation of COVID-19 Variant in Southwest Region is a Call for Vigilance (2/18/21)

First Case of B.1.351 COVID-19 Variant Identified in Southwest Virginia (2/18/21)

Chesterfield Health District Postpones COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Due to Inclement Weather (2/18/21)

Winter Weather in United States, Virginia Impacts Vaccine Delivery (2/18/21)

Crater Health District COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Postponed Due to Inclement Weather (2/18/21)

Chesterfield Health District Postpones COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Due to Inclement Weather (2/17/21)

Second Shot COVID Vaccination Clinic at Page County High School Postponed Due to Winter Weather (2/16/21)

Virginia Launches Central Pre-Registration Website for COVID-19 Vaccine (2/16/21)

First Case of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant and Second Case of B.1.351 Variant Identified in Eastern Virginia (2/12/21)

Virginia Department of Health Prepares for Launch of Statewide Pre-Registration System With Updates to Local Health District Websites (2/12/21)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District holds Fourth COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for those in Phases 1A and 1B (2/11/21)

Virginia Department of Health Launches COVIDWISE Express as Additional Tool to Boost Exposure Notifications (2/9/21)

Crater Health District Opens Unified COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center (2/9/21)

VDH Announces Roll Out of Vaccination Program at CVS Pharmacy (2/9/21)

First Case of B.1.351 COVID-19 Variant Identified in Eastern Virginia (2/5/21)

Norfolk Department of Health Provides Preregistration Guidelines for Residents (2/5/2021)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District Holds Third COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for those in Phases 1A and 1B (2/5/21)

Second Shot COVID Vaccination Clinics, February 10 and 12, by Appointment Only, for those First Vaccinated at Boyce on January 11 (2/4/21)

Case of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant Identified in Northwest Virginia (2/3/21)

Virginia Department of Health Launches Text Messaging Service To Streamline Positive Test Result Awareness and Exposure Notifications (1/28/21)

Crater Health District COVID-19 Vaccination Update (1/28/21)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts COVID-19 Vaccine Update (1/28/21)

7,000 Richmond Area Seniors to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines this Weekend (1/28/21)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District Offers COVID-19 Vaccination to Those in Phases 1A and 1B (1/27/21)

Mount Rogers Health District Offers Online Waitlist for Vaccine Appointments (1/27/21)

If you Pre-Register for COVID-19 Vaccine, be sure to Receive and Respond to the Call-Back (1/26/21)

Chesterfield Health District Launches Online Pre-Registration Tool for COVID-19 Vaccine (1/26/21)

First Case of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant Identified in Virginia (1/23/21)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts COVID-19 Vaccine Update (1/23/21)

VDH Enhances Spanish and Other Additional Language Services on the ASK-VDH-3 Hotline (1/23/21)

West Piedmont Health District Opens Sign-Up for Phase 1b Vaccine (1/22/21)

Mount Rogers Health District Expands Vaccination Population; Doses Remain Very Limited (1/22/21)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District and City of Danville Launch Online Pre-registration Portal for COVID vaccine (1/22/21)

Portsmouth Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/22/21)

Norfolk Department of Public Health Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/21/21)

Virginia Beach Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/21/21)

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District Offers COVID-19 Vaccination to Ages 65 and Older (1/21/21)

Hampton and Peninsula Health Districts Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to Priority “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/21/21)

Western Tidewater Health District Enters Phase 1B of its COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign (1/20/21)

CVHD Enters Phase 1b (1/20/21)

No-Cost COVID Vaccination Offered to Persons 65 and Older Page County High School – Friday, January 22 (1/20/21)

West Piedmont Health District Enters Phase 1b (1/20/21)

COVID-19 Outbreaks in Higher Education - Data Dashboard Includes Information on Virginia Higher Education (1/19/21)

Central Shenandoah Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/18/21)

Rappahannock Area Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/15/21)

Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside Health Districts Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/15/21)

RHHD Launches New Programs and Partnerships to Vaccinate Phase1B (1/15/21)

Blue Ridge Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/15/21)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/15/21)

VDH Expands Partnership with Walgreens To Offer Antigen Testing at No Cost (1/14/21)

Piedmont Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/14/21)

Eastern Shore Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/13/21)

Richmond Area Health Districts to Begin Phase 1b Vaccinating (1/13/21)

Central Shenandoah Health District COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Status (1/13/21)

Change of Location: No-Cost COVID Vaccination for Persons 75 and Older moved to Clarke County High School (1/12/21)

Mount Rogers Health District and Wythe County Community Hospital Announce Partnership for Phase 1b Vaccination (1/12/21)

New River Health District Establishes COVID Vaccine Hotline (1/11/21)

Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Vaccination Clinics for COVID-19 (1/11/21)

New River Health District Will Expand COVID-19 Vaccination to “Phase 1b” Recipients (1/8/21)

LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Expand Vaccination Clinics for COVID-19 (1/8/21)

Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts Announce Transition to COVID Vaccine Phase 1b (1/8/21)

Mount Rogers Health District Moves into Phase 1b for COVID-19 Vaccination (1/8/21)

No-Cost COVID Vaccination Offered to Persons 75 and Older – Boyce Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall (1/8/21)

Select Virginia Health Districts to Begin COVID-19 Phase 1b Vaccinations Monday, January 11th (1/8/21)

Chickahominy Health District Partners with Randolph-Macon College to Vaccinate Front Line Health Care Workers Against COVID-19 (1/8/21)

Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside Health Districts Provide Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts (1/7/21)

Piedmont Health District Announces Start of Vaccination Campaign (1/6/21)

Rappahannock Area Health District Vaccinating Front Line Healthcare Providers Against COVID-19 (1/5/21)

RHHD Opens COVID Vaccine Interest Form to 1A Healthcare Workers (1/5/21)

Franklin City Health Department Experiences COVID-19 Outbreak (1/4/21)

2020

Safety-net Providers Join Together in Vaccination Event (12/31/20)

Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside Health Districts Begin Vaccinating Front Line Health Care Workers Against COVID-19 (12/28/20)

Central Shenandoah Health District Begins Closed POD Vaccination Clinics (12/28/20)

Large Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Event Offers Tests After Holidays (12/27/20)

Virginia Department of Health Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard (12/23/20)

Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Begin Vaccinating Front Line Healthcare Providers against COVID-19 (12/23/20)

Richmond Region Health Districts Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment (12/22/20)

VDH Partnering with Walgreens to Offer Antigen Testing at No Cost (12/22/20)

Virginia Begins Receiving Moderna Vaccine This Week (12/22/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Seeking Health Care Providers for COVID-19 Vaccinations (12/21/20)

COVID-19 Outbreaks by Selected Exposure Settings (12/18/20)

Virginia Now Planning for 370,650 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine By December 2020 (12/18/20)

New Testing Events in Cumberland Plateau Health District (12/15/20)

New Testing Events in Lenowisco Health District (12/15/20)

Virginia Department of Health’s COVIDWISE Exposure Notification App Joins National Key Server To Increase Effectiveness Across State Lines (12/11/20)

Virginia National Guard Testing Event Updates (12/11/20)

Stay Safe This Holiday Season (12/9/20)

Virginia National Guard to Conduct Mass Testing Events in Mount Rogers Health District (12/9/20)

Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside Health Districts Prioritize Resources for COVID-19 Case Investigations and Contact Tracing (12/9/20)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Prioritize Resources for COVID-19 Case Investigations and Contact Tracing (12/8/20)

VDH Announces New Contact Tracing Prioritization and Reduced Quarantine Guidelines (12/7/20)

Virginia’s COVID-19 Vaccination Priorities Announced (12/4/20)

Mount Rogers Suspends Contact Tracing for COVID-19 (12/3/2020)

Stay Safe from COVID-19 Before and After the Holidays (11/30/20)

Free COVID-19 Testing in Chesterfield Health District (11/20/20)

Rappahannock Area Health District Provides Thanksgiving Guidance and Free COVID-19 Testing (11/17/20)

Portsmouth Health District Announces Community Based COVID-19 Testing (11/17/20)

Arlington Public Health Urges Quarantine Compliance (11/12/20)

Contracts Awarded for Virginia’s OneLab Network to Expand Commonwealth’s Public Health COVID-19 Testing Capacity (11/10/2020)

Southside Health District Urges Self-Quarantine after Potential COVID-19 Exposure at Community Event (11/10/20)

Know Your Status! Get COVID Tested (11/10/20)

Rappahannock‐Rapidan Health District Partners with Culpeper County for Free Drive Through COVID‐19 Testing (11/6/20)

No-Cost Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Offered at Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock on November 10 (11/6/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing November 6 in Danville, VA (11/5/20)

Plan to Celebrate Halloween Safely in Central Shenandoah! (10/29/30)

Celebrate Halloween Safely! (10/23/20)

COVID-19 CASES ARE SURGING IN LEE, SCOTT AND WISE COUNTIES AND NORTON CITY (10/23/20)

Virginia Department of Health Announces New Outbreaks in Educational Settings Dashboard  (10/23/20)

NEW RIVER HEALTH DIRECTOR OFFICIAL URGES WORKERS AND WORKPLACES TO MAINTAIN BEST PRACTICES WITH COVID-19 (10/16/20)

PITTSYLVANIA-DANVILLE HEALTH DISTRICT RECOMMENDS CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN SAFELY (10/14/20)

HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN SAFELY (10/14/20)

EASTERN REGION HEALTH DISTRICTS RECOMMEND CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN SAFELY (10/14/20)

Crater Health District Announces COVID-19 Marketing Taskforce (10/8/20)

Upcoming Events Offering Free COVID-19 Testing in October 2020 (10/5/20)

VDH Working with Local Long-Term Care Facilities to Protect Vulnerable Populations (10/5/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing October 9 in Lawrenceville, VA (10/5/20)

HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN SAFELY (10/2/20)

Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Reported in Piedmont Health District (10/2/20)

Virginia Department of Health Announces New Pandemic Metrics Dashboard (9/28/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing October 2 in Danville, VA (9/24/20)

Virginia Department of Health Confirms First Age 10 – 19 Fatality Due to COVID-19  (9/18/20)

VDH Announces Results of COVID-19 Serology Study (9/18/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing September 25 in Clarksville, VA (9/15/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing This Friday in Chatham (9/15/20)

DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES THIS WEEK IN ROANOKE (9/15/20)

Flu Shots Are Recommended Now, During the COVID-19 Pandemic (9/8/20)

MRHD Offering Weekly COVID-19 Testing in Grayson County (9/8/20)

MRHD Urges Precautions to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks in Churches and other Faith-Based Settings (9/1/20)

Crater Health District Experiencing Increase in COVID-19 Community Transmission, PRECAUTIONS PROVIDE THE BEST PROTECTION (8/28/20)

CENTRAL SHENANDOAH HEALTH DISTRICT SHIFTS HOTLINE STAFF TO INVESTIGATIONS AND CONTACT TRACING (8/25/20)

Alexandria Health Department Urges Self-Quarantine after Potential COVID-19 Exposure at Kidane Mehret Church (8/21/20)

Large Increase in Galax COVID-19 Cases Due to Data Backlog (8/19/20)

Upcoming Richmond and Henrico Health District COVID-19 community testing events the week of August 17th (8/19/20)

NRV TASK FORCE URGES RESIDENTS TO “BE COMMITTED. BE WELL.” WITH NEW COVID-19 OUTREACH CAMPAIGN (8/17/20)

DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES THIS WEEK IN DUBLIN AND BLACKSBURG (8/3/20)

Richmond Health District July 28th COVID-19 testing event shortened due to weather heat advisory (7/27/20)

Richmond & Henrico Health Districts COVID-19 community testing events July 28th and July 30th  (7/23/20)

Virginia Department of Health Enhances COVID-19 Data Reporting (7/22/20)

FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES AT FOOD CITY STORES IN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU HEALTH DISTRICT (7/22/20)

FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES AT FOOD CITY STORES IN LENOWISCO HEALTH DISTRICT (7/22/20)

LENOWISCO HEALTH DISTRICT: HELP NEEDED FROM RESIDENTS TO PREVENT COVID-19 SPREAD IN THE COMMUNITY (7/21/20)

FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES AT FOOD CITY STORES IN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU HEALTH DISTRICT (7/17/20)

FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES AT FOOD CITY STORES IN LENOWISCO HEALTH DISTRICT (7/17/20)

DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES NEXT WEEK IN PEARISBURG AND BLACKSBURG (7/16/20)

Virginia Department of Health, University of Virginia Partner to Collect COVID-19 Health Data (7/15/20)

FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES AT FOOD CITY STORES IN LENOWISCO HEALTH DISTRICT (7/14/20)

FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING CONTINUES AT FOOD CITY STORES IN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU HEALTH DISTRICT (7/14/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues This Week in Floyd and Blacksburg (7/14/20)

Virginia Department of Health Expands COVID-19 Regional Data Reporting (7/14/20)

Bath County Registers First COVID-19 Case (7/10/20)

First Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Reported in Rappahannock Area Health District (7/10/20)

Virginia Department of Health to Add COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data (7/10/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Thursday in Blacksburg (7/8/20)

Rappahannock‐Rapidan Health District Partners with Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties for Free Drive Through COVID‐19 Testing (7/8/20)

Free COVID-19 Community Testing Event in Stafford County on July 7, 2020 (7/2/20)

Alleghany Health District Offers Free COVID-19 Testing in Covington (7/2/20)

Increase in COVID-19 Cases among Young Adults Prompts Reminder to Follow Prevention Steps during this Holiday Weekend (7/2/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week in Blacksburg (7/1/20)

COVID-19 Testing Coming to Southampton County (6/30/20)

Richmond City Health District COVID-19 community testing events July 7th and July 9th (6/30/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Encourages Safe Travel, COVID-19 Precautions (6/29/20)

Increase in COVID-19 Cases Among Teens, Young Adults; Prompts Reminder to Follow Prevention Steps (6/29/20)

Virginia Department of Health Urges Virginians to Engage with Legitimate Contact Tracers, Avoid Scams (6/29/20)

Health Department Encourages Vacationers And Everyone To Continue To Practice Personal Precautions To Prevent Illness (6/27/20)

COVID-19 Community Testing Event in Fredericksburg on June 30, 2020 (6/26/20)

Case Of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children Reported In Central Shenandoah Health District (6/26/20)

West Piedmont Health District Confirms Two Fatalities Associated With COVID-19 In Patrick County (6/25/20)

Cumberland Plateau Health District Offers Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing In Tazewell (6/25/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week In Radford (6/24/20)

Richmond and Henrico Health District COVID-19 community testing June 23 and June 25 (6/21/20)

Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 Reported in Prince William (6/19/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Friday, June 26 in Brunswick (6/18/20)

Alexandria Health Department Reports First Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) (6/18/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Offers Ongoing Testing, Protest Participants Encouraged to Consider Publicly Available COVID-19 Tests (6/17/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 in Bland County (6/17/20)

Free Community Testing Event in Caroline County on June 19th (6/17/20)

Dickenson County Registers First COVID-19 Case (6/16/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues This Week in Blacksburg (6/15/20)

Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard to Include More Detailed Race and Ethnicity Data Starting Today  (6/15/20)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Partners with Fauquier County and Town of Warrenton for Free Drive Through COVID-19 Testing (6/12/20)

Richmond and Chesterfield Partner to Address Elevated COVID-19 Risk in Hispanic/Latino Communities (6/12/20)

Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Upcoming COVID-19 Community Testing Events (6/12/20)

The Virginia Department of Health’s June 12 Data to Show a Sharp Increase in PCR Tests (6/12/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing This Saturday in South Hill, VA (6/9/20)

Statement Regarding Upcoming Increase in COVID-19 Testing Data for June 9  (6/8/20)

Free Drive-Thru Community Testing for COVID-19 on June 11, 2020 (6/8/20)

Local Health Districts Launch “I’ve Got You Covered” Campaign to Promote Face Coverings (6/8/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Hosts Interactive, Online Town Hall on COVID-19 and Higher Education (6/5/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week in Pearisburg and Blacksburg (6/5/20)

Lord Fairfax Health District Offers Free COVID Testing Session (6/5/20)

Virginia Department of Health Shares Information on Publicly Available COVID-19 Tests (6/4/20)

Medical Reserve Corps in Southwest Virginia Seek Infection Prevention Ambassadors for Upcoming Election (6/4/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing in Danville and Chatham (6/4/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues This Week In Radford And Blacksburg (6/1/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Hosts Interactive, Online Town Hall On COVID-19 And Education (K-12) (6/1/20)

Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing This Week in Danville and Chatham (5/31/20)

Virginia Department of Health Revises Method of Reporting Test Data (5/29/20)

New Kent County COVID-19 Community Testing Event on June 3 (5/28/20)

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Seeks Infection Prevention Ambassadors for Upcoming Elections (5/27/20)

COVID-19 Community Testing Event in Ashland on May 28 (5/24/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week in Dublin and Floyd (5/24/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Hosts Interactive, Online Town Hall on COVID-19 and Local and Small Businesses (5/24/20)

Western Tidewater Health District Provides COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing (5/23/20)

Richmond and Henrico Health District COVID-19 Community Testing Events May 22 through May 30 (5/20/20)

Goochland County COVID-19 Community Testing Event on May 21 (5/19/20)

First Virginia Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 Reported (5/19/20)

Crater Health District Announces COVID-19 Community Testing Events the Week of May 23-30 (5/18/20)

Portsmouth Health District Announces Community Based COVID-19 Testing (5/18/20)

Clinical Impacts at the Rappahannock Area Health District as Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19 (5/18/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Hosts Interactive, Online Town Hall On COVID-19 And Local Government (5/17/20)

Three Rivers Health District Updates County Residents on COVID-19 Status as Phase 1 Begins (5/16/20)

Eastern Shore Health District Announces Results from May 8-9 Testing Clinic (5/15/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week In Blacksburg (5/15/20)

Virginia Department of Health Releases Disaggregated Testing Data; No Differences in Trends (5/14/20)

Lenowisco Health District Holds Drive-Thru Testing For COVID-19 At Local Sites In Lee, Scott & Wise Counties (5/13/20)

COVID-19 Community Testing Event at the Chickahominy Tribal Center on May 15th (5/13/20)

COVID-19 Testing Available at Local Health Departments in Mount Rogers Health District (5/11/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Continues Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 in Washington, Galax (5/9/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Hosts Interactive, Online Town Hall On COVID-19, Law Enforcement And Emergency Services, May 13 (5/8/20)

Richmond and Henrico Health District COVID-19 Community Testing Events the Week of May 11 (5/8/20)

Cumberland Plateau Health District Offers Drive-Thru Testing For COVID-19 at Local Health Departments In Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell Counties (5/7/20)

Lenowisco Health District Offers Drive-Up Testing For COVID-19 At Local Health Departments In Lee, Scott And Wise Counties (5/7/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week in Radford and Blacksburg (5/6/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Hosts Interactive, Online Town Hall on COVID-19 and Healthcare, May 6 (5/4/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Continues Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 (5/4/20)

Virginia Department of Health – Beach Monitoring Status Updates during COVID-19 Pandemic (5/1/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues Next Week in Pearisburg and Blacksburg (4/30/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues in Christiansburg and Blacksburg (4/27/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Activates Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 in Galax, Grayson (4/27/20)

Virginia Department of Health Launches New “COVID-19 & You” Web Page Tool (4/27/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Announces First Case of COVID-19 in Grayson County (4/26/20)

Lord Fairfax Health District COVID-19 Update (4/26/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Announces Community Transmission of COVID-19 in Galax (4/25/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Activates Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 (4/24/20)

Lord Fairfax Health District Confirms First Fatality Associated with COVID-19 (4/24/20)

Mount Rogers Health District Activates Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 (4/23/20)

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Continues in Blacksburg (4/22/20)

Thomas Jefferson Health District to Host Live COVID-19 Town Hall on Friday, April 24 (4/22/20)

New River Health District Confirms First Fatality Associated with COVID-19 (4/22/20)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Hold Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 in Scott and Russell Counties (4/22/20)

Eastern Shore Health District Announces Two Additional COVID-19 Deaths (4/22/20)

Lord Fairfax Health District Assisting Long Term Care Facility with COVID-19 Investigation (4/22/20)

COVID-19 Information Sharing Between Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (4/22/20)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Hold Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 in Dickenson, Scott and Russell Counties (4/21/20)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Hold Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 in Lee, Dickenson and Scott Counties (4/20/20)

Central Shenandoah Health District COVID-19 Update (4/20/20)

UPDATE: Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Activate Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 (4/17/20)

Health Task Force Continues Drive-Thru Testing, In Floyd (4/17/20)

Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Activate Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19 (4/16/20)

West Piedmont Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (4/16/2020)

Central Shenandoah Health District Provides COVID-19 Support To Long-Term Care Communities (4/16/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Now Has 4 COVID-19 Deaths; Community Transmission is Widespread (4/13/20)

Lenowisco Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (4/11/20)

Central Shenandoah Health District Investigating COVID-19 In A Long Term Care Facility (4/11/20)

New River Valley Public Health Task Force Continues Drive-Thru Testing In Dublin (4/11/20)

Southside Health District Confirms its First COVID-19 Death (4/11/20)

New River Health District Announces First Case Of COVID-19 In Floyd County (4/10/20)

Central Shenandoah Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (4/10/20)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Investigates COVID-19 in a Long Term Care Facility (4/10/20)

A Piedmont Health District Resident Succumbs to COVID-19 (4/10/20)

Central Virginia Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (4/8/2020)

Eastern Shore Health District Confirms First COVID-19 Related Death (4/8/2020)

Southside Health District Investigating COVID-19 in an Assisted Living Facility (4/8/2020)

Three Rivers Health District Confirms First COVID-19 Death (4/8/2020)

LENOWISCO HEALTH DISTRICT ANNOUNCES FIRST CASES OF COVID-19 IN SCOTT COUNTY (4/7/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Announces Community Transmission of COVID-19 (4/7/2020)

Alexandria Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (4/6/2020)

First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dinwiddie (4/6/2020)

Chesterfield Health District Confirms its First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the City of Colonial Heights (4/6/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 in Rappahannock County (4/6/2020)

NEW RIVER HEALTH DISTRICT ANNOUNCES FIRST CASES OF COVID-19 IN GILES COUNTY (4/5/2020)

HEALTH TASK FORCE CONTINUES DRIVE-THRU TESTS, MALL SITE ADDED (4/5/2020)

Rappahannock Area Health District Confirms its Second COVID-19 Related Death (4/5/2020)

Media Advisory: COVID-19 Testing Site at Martinsville Speedway (4/3/2019)

Hampton Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (4/3/2020)

Chickahominy Health District Reports First COVID-19 Related Death (4/3/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Announces Positive Case of COVID-19 (4/3/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Announces Community Transmission of COVID-19 (4/3/2020)

Portsmouth Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (4/2/2020)

Health Task Force Continues Drive-Thru Testing For COVID-19 (4/2/2020)

Chesapeake Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (4/1/2020)

Southside Health District Confirms Case of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County (4/1/2020)

Fairfax County Health Department Reports Additional COVID-19 Deaths in the Fairfax Health District (4/1/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Reports First COVID-19 Related Death (4/1/2020)

Norfolk Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (4/1/2020)

Rappahannock Area Health District Confirms its First COVID-19 Associated Death (4/1/2020)

First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Sussex (3/31/2020)

Chesterfield Health District Announces Fatality of Resident from COVID-19 (3/31/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms Cases Of COVID-19 (3/31/2020)

Thomas Jefferson Health District Reports First Fatality Associated with COVID-19 (3/31/2020)

Health Task Force Activates Drive-Thru Testing For COVID-19 (3/31/2020)

Crater Health District Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Surry (3/30/2020)

Southside Health District Confirms Case of COVID-19 in Brunswick County (3/30/2020)

MOUNT ROGERS HEALTH DISTRICT CONFIRMS NEW CASE OF COVID-19 (3/30/2020)

Piedmont Health District Announces Fatality of Resident from COVID-19 (3/30/2020)

Peninsula Health District Reports Additional COVID-19 Death (3/29/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (3/29/2020)

Crater Health District Confirms Additional Cases of COVID-19 (3/29/2020)

Arlington Health District Reports First Two Deaths Related to COVID-19 (3/29/2020)

Alleghany Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (3/29/2020)

Cumberland Plateau Health District Confirms First Two Cases Of COVID-19 (3/28/2020)

Crater Health District Health Departments Reports its First COVID-19 Death (3/28/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Responds to COVID-19 (3/28/2020)

Crater Health District Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Greensville County (3/28/2020)

First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Emporia (3/28/2020)

Western Tidewater Health District Reports First COVID-19 Related Death (3/28/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms New Case Of COVID-19 (3/27/2020)

Fairfax County Health Department Reports Second COVID-19 Death in the Fairfax Health District (3/27/2020)

Crater Health District Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hopewell (3/27/2020)

Prince William Health District Announces Fatality of Resident from COVID-19 (3/27/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms New Cases Of COVID-19 (3/27/2020)

New River Health District Confirms Case Of COVID-19 (3/27/2020)

Local Health Districts Activate Public Call Centers For COVID-19 (3/27/2020)

Chickahominy Health District Announces First Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New Kent County (3/27/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms New Case Of COVID-19 (3/26/2020)

First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Southampton County (3/26/2020)

Eastern Shore Health District Confirms a Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/26/2020)

Chesterfield Health District Confirms its First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Powhatan County (3/26/2020)

Loudoun County Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (3/26/2020)

Public Health Task Force Offers COVID-19 Video And Podcast (3/26/2020)

Peninsula Health District Reports Two Additional COVID-19 Deaths (3/25/2020)

Mount Rogers Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 (3/25/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 in Fauquier County (3/25/2020)

Pittsylvania-Danville Health District Confirms Its First Fatality Associated With COVID-19 (3/24/2020)

Two Henrico County Residents Succumb to COVID-19 (3/24/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 in Orange County (3/24/2020)

New River Health District Confirms Its First Case Of COVID-19 (3/24/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 in Madison County (3/23/2020)

Virginia Beach Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death (3/23/2020)

Peninsula Health District Reports Three Additional COVID-19 Deaths (3/22/2020)

Lord Fairfax Health District Identifies First Local COVID-19 Case; Works to Identify and Notify Contacts (3/22/2020)

PITTSYLVANIA-DANVILLE HEALTH DISTRICT CONFIRMS ITS FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 (3/22/2020)

Fairfax County Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Death in the Fairfax Health District (3/21/2020)

Chesapeake Health Department Confirms First Positive Case of COVID-19 (3/21/ 2020)

CUMBERLAND PLATEAU HEALTH DISTRICT INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CONTACTS OF COVID-19 CASE (3/21/2020)

LENOWISCO HEALTH DISTRICT CONFIRMS CASES OF COVID-19 IN LEE COUNTY (3/21/2020)

Eastern Shore Health District Confirms a Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/21/2020)

Lord Fairfax Health District Works to Identify Contacts of Confirmed COVID-19 Case Hospitalized in the District (3/21/2020)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Works to Identify Contacts of two Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Culpeper County (3/20/ 2020)

Central Virginia Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 (3/20/2020)

Central Shenandoah Health District Confirms Case of COVID-19 in Lexington (3/20/2020)

West Piedmont Health District Confirms First Case of COVID-19 (3/20/2020)

Southside Health District Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/20/2020)

Central Shenandoah Health District Confirms Additional Cases of COVID-19 (03/19/20)

Western Tidewater Health District Confirms First Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/19/20)

Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Works to Identify Contacts of a Confirmed Case of COVID-19 from Elsewhere in Virginia (03/19/20)

Fairfax County Health Department Announces Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Senior Living Center (03/19/20)

Thomas Jefferson Health District Confirms Additional Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/19/20)

Three Rivers Health District Confirms First Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/19/20)

Chickahominy Health District Confirms Third Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/18/20)

March 18 Update on COVID-19 in the City of Richmond (03/18/20)

Peninsula Health District Confirms Three Additional Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/17/20)

The Peninsula Health District has reported three new cases of COVID-19 in the District that include the first positive in Williamsburg. The positive cases are one male and one female in their seventies and one woman in her forties. Two are hospitalized. To protect patient privacy, the health district will provide no further information about the patient. Two out of three appear to be community spread, the third is unknown at this time. The Peninsula Health District is currently conducting a thorough investigation of these cases and any potential exposures. These cases are included in the statewide count of cases at www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus.

Chickahominy Health District Confirms Second Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/17/20)

The Chesterfield Health District Reports Cases of COVID-19 (03/17/20)

The Chesterfield Health District has reported its third and fourth cases of COVID-19 in the county. The positive cases include a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s with currently no apparent contact links between the two. Both are hospitalized with ongoing case investigations. To protect patient privacy, the health district will provide no further information about these patients. These cases are included in the statewide count of cases March 18 at www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus.

Commonwealth of Virginia Reports First COVID-19 Death in the Peninsula Health District (03/14/20)

Loudoun County Announces Third ‘Presumptive Positive’ Case of COVID-19 (03/13/20)

Peninsula Health District Confirms Five Positive Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/13/20)

Fairfax County Health Department Announces Two New “Presumptive Positive” Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (03/13/20)

Prince William Health District Confirms COVID-19 Case (03/13/20)

The Prince William Health District has reported a case of COVID-19 in the Health District. The positive case is a person in her 60s. The resident has a history of international travel to an area affected by COVID-19. Upon return to the U.S., she followed guidelines to remain at home and limit her contact with others. Upon development of symptoms, she was tested through the Department of Consolidated Laboratory Services. PWHD was notified late on March 12 of the positive test results for COVID-19. The patient is hospitalized in stable condition. To protect patient privacy, the health district will not identify the hospital and no further information will be provided about the patient. This is the second COVID-19 case in the health district, and was included in the statewide count of cases on March 13 at www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus.

Central Shenandoah Health District Confirms a Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/12/20)

Peninsula Health District Confirms Two Positive Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/12/20)

Loudoun County Announces Second ‘Presumptive Positive’ Case of COVID-19 (3/12/20)

Arlington County Confirms its Second “Presumptive Positive” Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/12/20)

Fairfax County Health Department Announces its Third and Fourth “Presumptive Positive” Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/12/20)

Piedmont Health District Confirms a “Presumptive Positive” Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/12/20)

Montgomery Co. Officials Convene Public Health Task Force (3/12/20)

Alexandria Health Department Confirms First “Presumptive Positive” Case of COVID-19 (3/11/20)

Chickahominy Health District Confirms a “Presumptive Positive” Case  of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/11/20)

Loudoun County Announces First “Presumptive Positive” Case of COVID-19  (3/10/20)

Virginia Beach Health District Confirms “Presumptive Positive” Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/10/20)

Virginia Department of Health Confirms Fourth and Fifth “Presumptive Positive” Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Fairfax and in Spotsylvania County, Virginia (3/9/20)

Virginia Department of Health Confirms Third “Presumptive Positive” Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in State (3/9/20)

Video of Press Conference Announcing Two Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Cases (3/8/20)

Virginia Department of Health Confirms Second “Presumptive Positive” Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in State (3/8/20)

STATUS UPDATE ON TWO PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES IN VIRGINIA (3/8/20)

First Virginia Case of COVID-19 Confirmed at Fort Belvoir (3/7/20)

VDH COVID-19 News Release  (1/27/2020)

VDH COVID-19 News Release (1/26/2020)