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The Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District recorded 888 cases over the past week. A month ago that figure was 421.
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The director of the New River Health District says it’s likely just a matter of time before it shows up here, though.
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The number of weekly new cases in the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District has been rising steadily over the past few weeks.
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There were 550 new cases in the past week, almost 200 fewer than the week before.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Roanoke area continued to trend down over the past week. And the number of hospitalizations is also lower.
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The number of new cases in its region dropped by about 40% over the past two weeks. The hospital system is treating 324 COVID-19 patients. While that’s still a troubling number, it’s down from a high of 413 a few weeks ago.
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The health district that serves the Roanoke Valley and parts of the Alleghany Highlands reported 1,130 new cases over the past week. That’s about 40 fewer than the week before.
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Governor Ralph Northam had sharp words for Virginians who have chosen not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.But, the governor admitted he’s running out of ideas to convince them to get the shot.
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A recent survey showed more than half of Virginia’s nurses were exhausted by the COVID pandemic, and one in four had sought mental health care. This week, the Virginia Nurses Association held a news conference to beg for public support.
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The health district that serves the Roanoke area is reporting case and hospitalization numbers as high as last winter's surge.