Business

Bike boom of 2020: Local shops see soaring demand for bicycles due to pandemic

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As COVID-19 has closed businesses, left many working from home and restricted ...

Coronavirus

One N.C. Veterans Home employee among 17 new COVID-19 cases in county

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The COVID-19 case count in Rowan County grew by 17 on Wednesday, ...

Health

Rowan health officials worry increase in March overdoses tied to social isolation

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Health officials worry social isolation may be causing more people to overdose ...

Coronavirus

UPDATED: One more death, cases climb to 522 as new testing information released

SALISBURY — The county’s COVID-19 death count increased by a total of one Friday as seven testing options ...

Coronavirus

County: Two more cases at Liberty Commons as COVID-19 case total rises to 510

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One resident and one employee at Liberty Commons nursing home are among ...

Coronavirus

Staff member at Liberty Commons nursing home among four new positive COVID-19 cases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Four new individuals were added to the positive case total for COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

County: New cases at Citadel, Veterans Home after double-digit rise in recoveries

SALISBURY — A dozen more individuals in Rowan County have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, including ...

Coronavirus

County confirms one new death at Citadel, says more tests being conducted than reported

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On Monday, county officials reported an additional six individuals tested positive for ...

Coronavirus

UPDATED: County up to 473 COVID-19 cases, 185 recoveries after week of double-digit jumps

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Throughout the week, positive COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Rowan County, ...

Coronavirus

Officials urge caution as county sees another double-digit jump in COVID-19 cases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County on Thursday reported for the third time this week a ...

Business

Moose Pharmacy, Southern Grace Distillery create hand sanitizer for frontline workers

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As products like hand sanitizer and its ingredients have become scarce during ...

Coronavirus

‘New normal’: Novant doctor urges businesses to reassess workplace environment

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As businesses prepare to reopen in the coming weeks, health care professionals ...

Coronavirus

Meet the mom fresh off maternity leave who’s leading Rowan’s COVID-19 response

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Shortly after the birth of daughter Charlie, now 5 months old, Rowan ...

News

County health ranking slides to 73rd among state’s 100 counties

By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Rowan County is just shy of the bottom 25th percentile in the ...

News

Novant Health will begin scheduled surgeries; VA hospital plans for restart

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After seeing the COVID-19 cases flatten in the previous 14 days, Novant ...

Coronavirus

Three more died after testing positive for COVID-19 in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Three additional individuals have died from COVID-19 in Rowan County, bringing the total to 15 deaths, ...

Business

NC congressmen discuss funding options for small businesses

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a virtual Small Business Town Hall meeting Tuesday morning, U.S. Reps. ...

Coronavirus

‘What are we supposed to do? Die here?’: Citadel nursing home residents, family member speak out

SALISBURY — After the discovery last week of a COVID-19 outbreak at The Citadel nursing home, residents and ...

Coronavirus

‘Health is wealth’: Professionals urge people to take care of mental health during COVID-19 pandemic

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As physical health has been on the forefront of people’s minds during ...

News

Americans urged to wear masks as dramatic steps to combat virus roll out

By MICHELLE R. SMITH, MARINA VILLENUEVE and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration ...

Coronavirus

Q&A: Local doctors, health officials dispel myths, misinformation circulating about COVID-19

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As the spread of COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, continues, so does ...

Coronavirus

Local man’s case is example of time between COVID-19 testing and results

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As more local people test for COVID-19, caused by coronavirus, the wait ...

Coronavirus

Rowan man who tested positive for COVID-19 describes how symptoms settled in quickly

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — At first, Doug Loeblein was skeptical that recent actions taken by government ...

Lifestyle

(3-22) Dr. Magryta: Coronavirus update 2

Coronavirus SARS2/COVID-19 SARS2 Severe adult respiratory syndrome coronavirus is the viral name. COVID 19 is the disease name. ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Running and back pain Two of my current personal training clients want to become runners but are experiencing ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus COVID-19 continues to get a ton of attention in the national media. The sensationalism of it all ...

News

Cabarrus County resident presumed positive for COVID-19

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The first presumptive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a Cabarrus ...

Health

Local hospitals, pharmacies take precautions for coronavirus

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Hospital systems Novant Health, Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health along ...

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