Coronavirus

‘It’s still not normal’: After weekslong battle with COVID-19, woman encourages others to get vaccinated

SALISBURY — Fighting for her life in the hospital, Alice Sheelor found inspiration in the thought of her ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 daily case increase Thursday among highest yet for Rowan

SALISBURY — The number of new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday was one of the highest ever in Rowan ...

Coronavirus

Rowan jail outbreak is third-largest of its kind in North Carolina

SALISBURY — State data show a COVID-19 outbreak at the Rowan County Detention Center is the third-largest of ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 clusters emerge at four RSS schools

SALISBURY — Four clusters of linked COVID-19 cases have surfaced in Rowan-Salisbury Schools. This week, Landis Elementary and ...

Coronavirus

Four new Rowan County COVID-19 deaths bring total to 20 in August

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

News

Parental consent for COVID-19 vaccine now law in state

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina children now must get approval from a ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County averaging triple-digit COVID-19 case increases

SALISBURY — State data show an average of more than 100 new COVID-19 cases per day in Rowan ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths in Rowan grow by three; Number, size of virus outbreaks grow

SALISBURY — State data on Wednesday showed three new COVID-19 deaths among Rowan County residents, bringing the total ...

Coronavirus

Eighth August death in Rowan County attributed to COVID-19

SALISBURY — The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday reported another death from COVID-19 in Rowan ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: How many COVID-19 infections are breakthrough cases?

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

Coronavirus

Novant Health asks people to avoid emergency room for COVID-19 tests

SALISBURY — As the pace of COVID-19 cases continues to increase, Novant Health is asking people to avoid ...

News

Raleigh mandates masks; vaccinated city workers to get $250

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — Those who visit indoor spaces in Raleigh will ...

Nation/World

More cities requiring proof of vaccination

By MELINDA DESLATTE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press Hold on to that vaccination card. A rapidly growing ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County Jail’s COVID-19 outbreak grows to largest yet

SALISBURY — With dozens of inmates testing positive, the Rowan County Jail is in the midst of its ...

News

Citing concerns over rising case numbers, Health Board recommends masks for all

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Health voted Tuesday night to formally recommend everyone wear masks in ...

Coronavirus

As cases surge, Rowan Board of Health recommends mask wearing to slow COVID-19

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Health voted Tuesday night to formally recommend mask wearing indoors for ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County Methodist churches unite behind COVID-19 vaccination message

SALISBURY — Methodist clergy from eight churches in Rowan County said in a letter released Tuesday that COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus

New state data show five COVID-19 deaths last week in Rowan

SALISBURY — Updated state data on Monday showed five people died from COVID-19 last week, with the most ...

Coronavirus

Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he ...

Coronavirus

Four COVID-19 deaths reported previous week as pandemic worsens in Rowan

SALISBURY — As COVID-19 cases continue to come more quickly, Rowan County saw four COVID-19 deaths reported among ...

Coronavirus

For first time since February, Rowan records two COVID-19 deaths in one day

SALISBURY — The two-week COVID-19 case total in Rowan County topped 500 on Thursday as state health officials ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County COVID-19 vaccination numbers see major improvement after inclusion of new data

SALISBURY — Local vaccination numbers made a major jump Wednesday when the N.C. Department of Health and Human ...

Coronavirus

Back to school: COVID-19 in RSS, K-12 schools

Rowan-Salisbury Schools students and faculty members are neither required to be vaccinated nor wear masks in buildings to ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths in county grow to 316 as Delta variant spreads

SALISBURY — Deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Rowan County grew by two last week as the Delta variant ...

Coronavirus

Panthers linebacker Perryman will wear mask, won’t get vaccinated

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Denzel Perryman thinks everyone should be wearing a ...

News

Governor changes course on masks amid worsening trends from delta variant

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH  — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday decided to ...

Nation/World

Vaccination rules for federal workers toughened

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County among communities where CDC recommends masks indoors

By Josh Bergeron and Carl Blankenship news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Labeled as an area with high transmission of COVID-19 ...

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