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Some localities in the Central Virginia health District are hitting positivity rates of 25% and daily case averages that are the highest since the start of the pandemic.

Two health care systems that serve parts of western Virginia are postponing elective and non-emergency surgeries as more COVID-19 patients come to their hospitals.

The main healthcare provider in the Lynchburg area will require all of its 7,600 employees to get vaccinated by November 1st. Meanwhile, The New River Health District has begun rolling out vaccine booster doses to immunocompromised individuals following federal approval last week.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Roanoke Valley continued to rise over the past week, though the increase was not as steep as previous weeks.The…

The number of people hospitalized in western Virginia for complications related to COVID-19 continues to drop.The hospitals that serve the New River and…

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Roanoke region continues to climb. And health officials say the surge is impacting their ability to investigate and…

Jerry Falwell Jr. has sued Liberty University, alleging the evangelical school founded by his late pastor father damaged his reputation after he resigned…

Liberty University is opening an independent investigation into Jerry Falwell Jr.’s tenure as president.The board of the Virginia evangelical school on…

The main health system in the Lynchburg area says it’s starting to see some improvement in the number of COVID-19 cases there. But it’s also seen a…

Health officials in the Lynchburg area are again warning that the increasing number of COVID-19 cases there is straining hospitals and health care…