Coronavirus

Recoveries continue to rise; Salisbury Housing Authority to offer free testing in July

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The number of recoveries in Rowan County rose by 19 on Thursday ...

Coronavirus

County sees new death from COVID-19; free face masks available at West End Plaza

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Wednesday reported one additional COVID-19 death from someone not ...

Coronavirus

Recoveries rise with COVID-19 cases; state selects vendors for more testing, contact tracing

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 43 individuals in the county have recovered from COVID-19 as ...

Business

Mean Mug turns to farmers market to continue operation, keep serving freshly brewed caffeine

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While Mean Mug Coffee Company’s formula has always been to “come in ...

Coronavirus

Only a few new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations drop, recoveries rise

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county reported only five additional COVID-19 cases on Thursday as the ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 recoveries grow by more than two dozen; Wednesday drive-thru testing closed due to weather

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — COVID-19 recoveries grew by 25 on Tuesday as cases and hospitalizations continue ...

Coronavirus

Cases in county continue to rise; state will give funding to low-income families facing eviction

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County officials reported on Monday that both the total number of COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 in Rowan County disproportionately affecting Hispanic residents

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Health disparities among communities of color have long been documented and recognized ...

Coronavirus

County sees jump in COVID-19 cases; state has highest rate of new infections since start of pandemic

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County officials reported Friday an increase of 25 individuals testing positive for ...

Coronavirus

County reports one new COVID-19 death as additional Liberty Commons resident tests positive

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county reported on Thursday that an individual not associated with a ...

Politics

State legislators pass bill that would reopen gyms, bars

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — North Carolina legislators have passed a bill that would reopen gyms and ...

Coronavirus

Positive COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue growing

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Both the number of currently positive COVID-19 cases and the total case ...

Coronavirus

A dozen new cases as COVID-19 recoveries continue to rise

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A dozen individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday, ...

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 death in county; new facility sees positive cases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County officials on Monday reported that one individual not associated with a ...

Coronavirus

New zip code in county sees COVID-19 cases with more than 300 new tests reported

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After 18 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 Friday and Saturday, the county’s ...

Coronavirus

One additional new COVID-19 case in veterans home; average age of positive cases drops

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One veteran from the N.C. State Veterans Home was among the 13 ...

Coronavirus

Case count grows by more than two dozen to surpass 700

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 28 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday after 44 ...

Coronavirus

Number of currently positive cases decreases by two dozen

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The number of currently positive cases of COVID-19 in the county decreased ...

Coronavirus

West End Plaza becomes COVID-19 testing site

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As part of a statewide initiative to expand COVID-19 testing, county officials ...

Business

Biz Briefs: Salisbury VA Medical Center reopens MRI services

SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA Health Care System has reopened MRI services for three of its locations, including ...

Coronavirus

UPDATED: One nursing home outbreak considered over; COVID-19 case count continues rising

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While case numbers continued rising across the county, one local COVID-19 nursing ...

Coronavirus

Nursing home COVID-19 deaths continue rising with three more reported Thursday

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county on Thursday reported three additional COVID-19 deaths at the N.C. ...

Rowan County

New positions proposed in county’s budget include health preparedness coordinator, waste enforcement officer

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A total of 39 new positions were requested for the upcoming county ...

Coronavirus

Pandemic construction expenses, new testing site on list of approved expenses for county’s $2.56 million grant

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County commissioners on Wednesday adopted plans to spend a $2.56 million grant ...

Coronavirus

County reports two more deaths, resulting in seven new deaths in two days

By Natalie Anderson and Shavonne Potts news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County officials reported two additional COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, ...

Coronavirus

Two more test positive for COVID-19, bringing county total to 600

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in the county on ...

Coronavirus

18 new cases of COVID-19 as restaurants reopen for operation

Staff Report news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County’s COVID-19 case count grew by 18 on Friday — the first ...

Health

UNC scientist: Vitamin D deficiency could increase susceptibility to COVID-19

KANNAPOLIS — Getting enough vitamin D could help people avoid contracting COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, according to ...

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