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No new restrictions, but Northam urges COVID-19 caution
Governor says medical workers, nursing home residents will be prioritized for vaccine
Gov. Ralph Northam warned Virginians about growing numbers of COVID-19 cases, especially in Southwest Virginia, which has seen higher rates for more than a month, in part because the region’s neighboring states also have seen spikes. At his Wednesday news conference, Northam stopped short of enforcing new restrictions, but encouraged people to follow physical distancing
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Va. COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to rise
More than 16,000 new Va. cases recorded in past week
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COVID-19 rates continued to climb last week in Virginia, with an increase of 16,797 cases since Nov. 23, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Nov. 30 dashboard update. The state also reported 120 virus-related deaths in the past week, raising the total number of fatalities over 4,000. As of Monday, the state has recorded
Navy selects Leidos for $82M medical study contract
Company to study warfighter performance and operational medicine
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Leidos Holdings Inc., a Reston-based defense, aviation, information technology and biomedical research company, has been selected by Naval Medical Logistics Command to continue studying warfighter performance and operational medicine in support of the Naval Health Research Center. Under a potential five-year, $82 million contract, Leidos will employ a data-driven research modeling approach to augment medical
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‘It’s not N95 or bust’
Va. Tech researcher finds three-layer cloth masks are 74% effective at protecting mask wearers, others
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With the protective face mask market growing to meet the demand of both the general public and first responders, it’s a challenge for consumers to choose the most effective mask to purchase to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Linsey Marr, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, might
Virginia sees significant uptick in COVID-19 cases, deaths
State nears 4,000 deaths as U.S. passes 250,000 fatalities
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As the coronavirus spreads dramatically across the nation, Virginia recorded 16,401 new COVID-19 cases and 136 deaths last week, a significant increase in both statistics compared with recent weeks. The previous week brought 11,160 new cases and 93 deaths, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). Due to increased testing, though, the seven-day positivity
Northam: ‘Staying home is an act of love’
Governor urges public to "do the right thing" to avoid spreading COVID-19 during holidays
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Gov. Ralph Northam said that news about mobile morgues in other states with COVID-19 spikes prompted him to enact new mitigation measures on Friday across the state. “What really affected me was seeing mobile morgues outside hospitals because there was no place to put the dead,” the governor said at his news conference Wednesday afternoon.
McLean health IT provider forms board of advisers
CNSI announces board leadership
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McLean-based health information technology provider CNSI announced Wednesday it has formed a board of advisers. “Their deep policy, technology, clinical, Medicaid, Medicare and commercial health knowledge and experience will be invaluable to CNSI’s future strategic growth,” CNSI CEO Todd Stottlemyer said in a statement. “They will also advise us on better ways to support our
Hampton Roads Navy installations under increased COVID-19 restrictions
Personnel ordered to restrict travel, avoid gatherings of more than 10 people
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U.S. Navy personnel in Hampton Roads were ordered Tuesday to restrict their travel to work, home and essential stops, and avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people. Rear Adm. Charles W. Rock, commander of the Navy’s mid-Atlantic region, issued the order after an increase in COVID-19 cases. The following restrictions — labeled “Health
ODU, EVMS, Sentara name partnership executive director
Kevin Leslie to serve the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Constortium
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Old Dominion University, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Tuesday that Kevin Leslie has been named executive director of its new partnership, the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium (HRBRC). The HRBRC was recently approved by Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly with a goal of strengthening relationships among the three
Va. COVID-19 rate shoots past 7%
As governor sets restrictions, cases exceed 11K
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Virginia’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with 11,160 new cases and 93 deaths recorded over the past week, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Nov. 16 report. The total number of fatalities in Virginia stands at 3,806 and the total number of cases statewide is now 204,637. The seven-day positivity rate rose to 7.3%