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First responders, health care workers receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For many locals, receiving the COVID-19 vaccine gives hope for some return ...

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Cooper working to help overcome hesitancy of some to vaccine

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America PITTSBORO — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday visited Piedmont ...

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Three COVID-19 deaths, triple digit positives, recoveries reported Thursday

SALISBURY — Local statistics on Thursday showed three more COVID-19 deaths, a triple-digit increase in positives and one ...

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Novant Health opens COVID-19 vaccination site at Hurley YMCA

SALISBURY — Sheila Prevatte says her patients are “practically giddy,” and she’s feeling pretty excited, too. Prevatte, a ...

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135 new COVID-19 positives, no other local changes Wednesday

SALISBURY — The number of Rowan County COVID-19 cases reported in 2021 crossed 3,000 on Wednesday. There were ...

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Health and Human Services secretary: State will balance limited vaccine supply across counties

SALISBURY — The state will have fewer vaccine doses to allocate for the next few weeks after using ...

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With two reported Tuesday, county averaging more than two COVID-19 deaths per day

SALISBURY — Local statistics show Rowan County averaging more than two COVID-19 deaths reported per day in 2021. ...

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Demand continues to exceed supply as county shifts to vaccine appointments

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Monday announced its drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics would switch to an ...

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Nina Oliver: County will move to appointments for vaccines

Letter from Rowan Public Health Director Nina Oliver As your Health Director, I feel a need to share ...

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81 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday as county hints at appointment model

SALISBURY — Rowan County began the final full week of January with 81 new COVID-19 cases and few ...

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Salisbury VA uses appointment model for COVID-19 vaccinations, tops 3,300 doses

SALISBURY — Roughly one month since it gave its first COVID-19 vaccine to a veteran, the Salisbury VA ...

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County records 19 COVID-19 deaths this week

SALISBURY — Rowan County deaths from COVID-19 this week continued to come several at a time. There were ...

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Congregate facilities record COVID-19 deaths, county sees equal number of new cases, recoveries

SALISBURY — As Rowan County added an equal number of new COVID-19 cases and recoveries Friday, state statistics ...

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‘An opportunity to be a blessing:’ St. Luke Missionary Baptist hosting COVID-19 relief program

SALISBURY — For as far as the eye could see in either direction, cars lined both sides of ...

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Small number of NC vaccine doses thrown out, official says

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top public official acknowledged for the first ...

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COVID-19 deaths, hospital bed usage continue rising in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Three weeks into the new year, Rowan County has recorded 59 COVID-19 deaths. There were seven ...

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COVID-19 deaths outside of congregate living facilities represent growing majority in Rowan

SALISBURY — COVID-19 deaths outside of congregate living facilities continued to grow on Wednesday when seven more were ...

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Health Department schedules first vaccination event for those 65 and older

SALISBURY — People 65 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during the Rowan County ...

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County averaging 118 new COVID-19 cases per day in 2021

SALISBURY — Local data show Rowan County has already topped 2,100 new COVID-19 positives in 2021. With an ...

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UPDATED: County reports 27 COVID-19 deaths this week

SALISBURY — With 27 since Sunday, deaths in Rowan County this week from COVID-19 were reported at their ...

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State plans to prioritize vaccinations for those 65 and older

By BRYAN ANDERSON AND GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina public health ...

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Deaths outside of congregate care facilities grow by three in Rowan

SALISBURY — The number of COVID-19 deaths outside of congregate living facilities on Thursday increased to nearly half ...

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County continues to draw big crowds for drive-thru coronavirus vaccinations

SALISBURY — With a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines ready to administer, volunteers and county staff on Thursday ...

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Local COVID-19 deaths reach 200; Drive-thru vaccinations planned Thursday

SALISBURY — With 28 deaths since the new year began, Rowan County hit 200 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. ...

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County talks about best methods of vaccination distribution

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County officials say they will look into and consider implementing a mix ...

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Four new COVID-19 deaths reported in Rowan; outbreak at the Laurels declared over

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Tuesday reported four additional COVID-19 deaths among people ...

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County expects new shipment of vaccine later this week after crowd at drive-thru exhausts supply

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though the first day of COVID-19 vaccinations at the West End Plaza ...

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Out-of-state residents can get COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — Residents of neighboring states are able to come ...

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