Coronavirus

Rowan County’s COVID-19 death toll tops 40 for September

SALISBURY — Now 24 days through September, Rowan County has seen at least 44 residents die from COVID-19, ...

News

Crowd turns out to raise money for hospitalized sheriff’s deputy

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has fired up grills in its parking lot 100 or more times to ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 death tally continues rising, now at 391 in Rowan County

SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday reported four new COVID-19 deaths among ...

Nation/World

Stage set for COVID-19 booster shots

By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writers The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the ...

News

A third of workers in Cooper order not vaccinated

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — More than one-third of the 56,000 North Carolina government ...

Coronavirus

State reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County, 18 this week

SALISBURY — With 10 new deaths reported Wednesday, Rowan County’s COVID-19 fatalities reached 387 since the start of ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths in Rowan grow to 378 since start of pandemic

SALISBURY — With one new death reported, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities since the start of the ...

Coronavirus

375 employees noncompliant with Novant Health’s vaccination requirement

SALISBURY — Novant Health says 375 of its 35,000 staff members are noncompliant with its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. ...

Coronavirus

Seven new COVID-19 fatalities bring September death toll to 27

SALISBURY — COVID-19 deaths continued to come several at a time on Monday when state health officials reported ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases continue decline as week brings 12 new deaths

SALISBURY — COVID-19 cases in Rowan County continued to decline last week as data showed 12 news deaths ...

Nation/World

Outside experts back COVID-19 booster shots only for seniors, high-risk individuals

By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dealing the White House a stinging setback, ...

Coronavirus

For second day in a row, six new COVID-19 deaths reported in Rowan County

SALISBURY — For the second day in a row, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on ...

Coronavirus

September COVID-19 death toll in Rowan County grows to 14

SALISBURY — Rowan County’s September COVID-19 death toll grew to 14 on Wednesday when the state reported six ...

Nation/World

Opposition fast and furious against Biden’s vaccine rules

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s aggressive push to require millions of U.S. ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths in Rowan grow to 358 as positives, hospitalizations slow down

SALISBURY — Rowan County’s COVID-19 death toll grew by 11 this week as the number of positives reported ...

Nation/World

Biden: Employers with more than 100 workers must require vaccinations or tests

By Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ...

Coronavirus

Eight Rowan Countians died from COVID-19 in first six days of September

SALISBURY — The first six days of September brought eight COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County, according data updated ...

News

With long emergency department waits, Novant Health brings back drive-thru COVID testing

SALISBURY — With an overwhelmed emergency department and long waits for COVID-19 tests, Novant Health on Wednesday returned ...

Coronavirus

Number of COVID-19 outbreaks in Rowan continue growing

SALISBURY— The state’s weekly update on Tuesday showed a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks in Rowan County’s congregate ...

Sports

Panthers guard to miss Jets game because of COVID-19

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Panthers starting right guard John Miller has been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and ...

Coronavirus

Ask Us: Why did Rowan Medical Center bring in temporary morgue trailer?

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to ...

News

As COVID-19 deaths continue rising, August becomes deadliest month since January

SALISBURY — Thirty-one Rowan County residents died from COVID-19 in August, according to the N.C. Department of Health ...

Coronavirus

August COVID-19 deaths up to 28 in Rowan County

SALISBURY — The August COVID-19 death toll in Rowan County increased to 28 on Thursday when state health ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County’s COVID-19 case total ranks No. 1 in state

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department says local spikes in cases and hospitalizations show one of the ...

News

For local schools, COVID-19 quarantines, infections vary

SALISBURY — Classes for the 2021-2022 year are underway in all local public and private schools, and COVID-19 ...

News

Outbreaks, COVID-19 clusters in RSS-schools continue rising

SALISBURY — Local COVID-19 clusters and outbreaks are continuing to climb, with the Rowan County Detention Center representing ...

Coronavirus

Three new deaths bring Rowan County to 25 COVID-19 fatalities in August

SALISBURY — Three Rowan County residents died from COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the August death toll to 25. The ...

Coronavirus

New NC data shows COVID-19 positives, deaths by vaccination status

SALISBURY — State health officials last week released data breaking down cases and deaths by vaccination status as ...

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