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Additional COVID-19 death reported in Rowan; Cooper announces small business relief

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department on Tuesday reported an additional COVID-19 death ...

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12% of all Rowan COVID-19 cases currently active

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Nearly 400 people are currently positive with COVID-19 after 33 cases were ...

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Salisbury man grateful parents’ story has impacted many

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Shane Peoples lost his parents, Johnny Lee and Cathy Darlene to COVID-19 ...

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Police, sheriff focus on education in addressing mask-wearing complaints

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Complaints are still being reported about businesses whose employees and/or customers are ...

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UPDATED: Outbreak at jail annex over; new cases emerge at Kannapolis facility

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — State data on Friday showed that a COVID-19 outbreak among three employees ...

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Kannapolis brewery linked to eight COVID-19 positives

KANNAPOLIS — Health officials are recommending everyone who visited Old Armor Beer Company in the previous two weeks ...

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County sees ninth COVID-19 death this week, more than 30 cases reported

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Rowan has now reached 90 ...

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Four additional COVID-19 deaths makes county 5th in the state

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County health officials on Wednesday reported four additional COVID-19 deaths, which ...

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Four COVID-19 deaths reported from three local nursing homes

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County on Tuesday reported four COVID-19 related deaths from Trinity Oaks ...

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Average daily COVID-19 cases decline from peak in early September

After reaching a peak near the beginning of the month, the average of new daily COVID-19 positives has ...

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County adds more than a dozen COVID-19 cases

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional 16 people were reported positive for COVID-19 in Rowan County ...

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Rowan County remains sixth in state for number of COVID-19 deaths

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though the county only reported two COVID-19-related deaths this past week, Rowan ...

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22 new COVID-19 positives reported Friday

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County on Friday saw a decreased number of positive COVID-19 cases ...

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County’s COVID-19 positive rate improves; federal ‘strike team’ to provide summary of Citadel visit

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County’s rate of positive cases slightly improved on Thursday and is ...

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Learning under limitations: Leadership Rowan program adapts to COVID-19 restraints

SALISBURY — Emotions were high as 22 local leaders discussed the most pressing issues facing the country, state ...

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Federal infection control ‘strike team’ to visit Citadel nursing home, provide guidance on managing outbreak

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An infection control “strike team” will visit Rowan County Thursday to examine ...

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East Carolina hits 1,000 COVID-19 cases among students; UNC, NC State near that figure

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — At least 1,000 East Carolina University students have ...

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One additional COVID-19 death reported; local church reports outbreak among members

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An additional COVID-19 death was reported to the county Tuesday and a ...

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Novant Health COVID-19 screening center will close in Salisbury

SALISBURY — Novant Health on Thursday will close its COVID-19 screening center here as part of a consolidation ...

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Empty 5K calendar leads to lack of funding for charitable organizations

SALISBURY — When David Freeze hosted the Will Run for Food 5K in late February, he didn’t know ...

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Unemployment rate climbs in July; Rowan County’s rate higher than neighbors’

SALISBURY — Rowan County saw its unemployment rate climb in July, doubling from a year earlier and continuing ...

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49 new COVID-19 cases reported during Labor Day weekend

SALISBURY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Rowan County increased by 49 over the Labor Day holiday ...

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16 COVID-19 deaths in Rowan reported in one week

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department reported 16 COVID-19 deaths last week, the largest number since the ...

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Cooper says he’ll sign state COVID-19 aid package

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor announced Friday that he will sign a Republican-authored plan to spend ...

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Six new COVID-19 deaths make Rowan sixth in state

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — COVID-19 deaths in the county continue to surge as six additional deaths ...

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Rowan County’s COVID-19 positive rate improves

SALISBURY — The percent of people testing positive in Rowan County made a substantial improvement on Thursday, dipping ...

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Salisbury VA one of three sites for research study on COVID-19 treatment drug

SALISBURY — A new research study is underway at the W.G. “Bill” Hefner VA Medical Center to test ...

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Five new COVID-19 deaths reported Wednesday, nine this week

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Five additional COVID-19 deaths were reported to the county Wednesday, marking the ...

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