Tag: virginia department of health
Mitigating 2023 health concerns
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
With a new year comes new year’s resolutions, new routines and new … health concerns?
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken center...
COVID-19 data trends reveal Latinos have best mortality rate
By Thompson Eskew
COVID-19 has been with us for so long now that it’s difficult to remember how suddenly the tsunami of fear, infection...
COVID-19 surges again in Alexandria
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Cases of COVID-19 are spiking again in Alexandria, reaching a seven-day moving average of 70 new cases per day as...
State names new Alexandria health director
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Virginia Department of Health appointed David Rose as the new director of the Alexandria Health Department on Monday, according...
School Board OKs student COVID tests
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
The Alexandria School Board approved routine COVID-19 surveillance testing for students at its Sept. 9 meeting. The board also passed a...
City responds to recent overdose increase
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The number of opioid overdoses rose about 36% in Alexandria during 2020, reflecting statewide and national spikes in both fatal...
Council amends mask ordinance to align with state guidelines
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Alexandria’s public mask requirements are now aligned with the state’s current executive order, after City Council amended its mask ordinance during...
Alexandria experiences mini COVID-19 case surge
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
While the number of Alexandrians who have received the COVID-19 vaccine is steadily rising, the city is nonetheless in the...
ACPS to open in March
By Allison Hageman | [email protected]
After a full year of virtual learning, Alexandria City Public Schools plans to begin its phased reopening in March, ACPS...
Analysis: Encouraging COVID-19 trends in LTCFs
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
There’s good news regarding COVID-19 in longterm care facilities both across the United States and in Virginia.
Nationwide, the number of...
