Living a changed life in a new world
DOUG THOMPSON
March 28, 2020
Because of new rules, my wife, who had surgery Friday, is quarantined and I cannot see her until she is released from Carilion-Roanoke Memorial.
U.S. now leads the world with coronavirus infections
The United States now leads all other nations of the world in the number of residents infected with the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic infections. At a time when the President of the
At least 460 infected with pandemic virus in Virginia
The numbers from the Virginia Department of Health do not show any infections yet in Floyd or Montgomery Counties but one does exist in Radford. Nationwide, however, the deaths now top 1,000.
Virginia virus deaths up to 13 as aid bill passes Senate
The infection count is now closing in on 400 in The Old Dominion.
$2 trillion bailout may help America, but…
…The agreement announced at 1:30 a.m. (EDT) needs quick approval by both houses of Congress and assurances that too many Americans won’t fall through loopholes.
Radford University coed tests positive for COVID-19
The woman in her 20s started having symptoms after returning home to Radford from celebrating Spring Break out of the area.
Struggles continue as virus infections increase
The Virginia Department of Health says 290 residents of Virginia are infected after 4,470 tested and 45 are hospitalized. The death toll in the Old Dominion remains at 7.
Seven dead in Virginia COVID-19 infections
Schools are now closed for the remainder of the school year. The governor has ordered no indoor dining at any restaurant. Drive through and outside pickup only. He has also ordered closings of bowling alleys, gyms or theaters.
Actions of some put all of us at risk
We are urged to stay at home and practice “social distancing” recommendations. That’s not easy in a society where social involvement is a way of life. But is our way of life a threat to life itself?
Virus threat brings quiet weekend afternoon in Floyd
Instead of a crowd of tourists or locals visiting downtown Floyd in the Spring, we have a couple of motorcycles from North Carolina, a drive through ice cream buyers and a couple walking their two dogs — a change of pace brought on by the coronavirus threat that has killed three in Virginia and infected 219 as of Sunday.
Kenny Rogers: Losing another music icon
The man who sang with the New Christy Minstrels had a hit with “Just Dropped in to See What My Condition Was In” with the First Edition and more hits as a single act, died at age 81.
Virginia COVID-19 infections rise to 154 cases
Southwestern Virginia cases now listed at four by the Virginia Department of Health.
Three more virus cases in area; 152 in Virginia
Three more cases surface in nearby counties as Virginia adds 53 more confirmed infections from the deadly pandemic.
COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hurts us all
The pandemic that has killed thousands in America and around the world is putting millions out of work and unable to feed their families or pay their bills.
Botetourt woman diagnosed with COVID-19; 117 infected in Virginia
The positive test of the woman in her 80s is the first confirmed case of the virus in Southwestern Virginia. In Gloucester County, a boy under age 10 is also infected.
Weekends limited because of COVID-19
Choices for the weekend in and around Floyd County are limited by new rules and mandates from Virginia’s governor and recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and the Virginia Department of Health.
Risks of contracting COVID-19 and dying
As the death toll from coronavirus in America exceeds 100, medical experts say more will follow and things will get worse, much worse.
Viral effect: No school, closed businesses & worse
We may live in the one region of Virginia without a single reported case of COVID-19 coronavirus but the impacts that are affecting the Commonwealth, then nation and the world are affecting all of us.
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Coronavirus Info
03/28/2020
United States:
Infections: 116,050
Deaths : 1,937
Worldwide:
Infections: 645,194
Worldwide deaths: 29,956
Recovered: 139,550
Virginia:
Number Tested: 9,166
Confirmed Cases: 740
Hospitalized: 99
Dead: 17
Confirmed by Locality:
- Fairfax 156
- Arlington 75
- James City 65
- Prince William 56
- Loudoun 43
- Virginia Beach 35
- Henrico 28
- Alexandria 18
- Richmond City 20
- Newport News 13
- Chesterfield 12
- Stafford 11
- Charlottesville 12
- York 9
- Albemarle 6
- Norfolk 10
- Louisa 5
- Chesapeake 5
- Harrisonburg 5
- Williamsburg 5
- Hampton 5
- Rockingham 4
- Danville 4
- Fauquier 4
- Frederick 4
- Mecklenburg 4
- Fluvanna 3
- Gloucester 3
- Goochland 3
- Shenandoah 3
- Manassas City 3
- Portsmouth 3
- Bedford 2
- Culpeper 2
- Hanover 2
- Isle of Wight 2
- Lee 2
- Madison 2
- Prince George 2
- Warren 2
- Lynchburg 2
- Accomack 2
- Prince Edward 2
- Spotsylvania 2
- Amherst 1
- Blackbsburg
- Charles City 1
- Greene 1
- Halifax 1
- Mathews 1
- n Northampton 1
- Pittsylvania 1
- Rockbridge 1
- Bristol 1
- Amelia 1
- Botetourt 1
- Franklin County 1
- King George 1
- Nelson 1
- Nottoway 1
- Orange 1
- Roanoke County 1
- Southampton 1
- Washington 1
- Fredericksburg 1
- Galax 1
- Poquoson 1
- Radford 1
- Roanoke City 1
- Suffolk 1
(Information obtained from the Center for Disease Control, the World Health Organization and the Virginia Department of Health.)