News

NC reports millionth COVID case as vaccine demand drops

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina health providers are requesting fewer and ...

Coronavirus

State’s COVID-19 alert system puts Rowan one away from best tier

SALISBURY — When state health officials updated the county alert system for COVID-19 on Thursday, Rowan County was ...

Coronavirus

State’s map shows vaccinations by Census tract

SALISBURY — State data show a wide gap between the highest and lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Rowan ...

Local

Alyssa Harris promoted from interim to permanent Rowan health director

SALISBURY — The Rowan Board of Health named Alyssa Harris the county’s health director during a called meeting ...

Coronavirus

State will offer $25 card for COVID-19 vaccines in Rowan, other counties

SALISBURY — State officials on Monday announced select locations in Rowan and three other counties will give $25 ...

Coronavirus

COVID-19 data for May 20

COVID-19 statistics for Rowan County, as reported by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, ...

News

New class action lawsuit filed against Salisbury nursing home alleges negligence, mismanagement of COVID-19

SALISBURY — A class action lawsuit filed this week in the U.S. Middle District Court of North Carolina ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County sees death No. 306 from COVID-19

SALISBURY — State health officials on Wednesday reported one new death as a result of COVID-19 in Rowan ...

Nation/World

CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science

Associated Press The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ...

Coronavirus

Rowan sees 4 new COVID-19 deaths as mask mandate lifted, vaccines administered continue decline

SALISBURY — With indoor mask mandates lifting and a decreasing number of vaccines being administered across North Carolina, ...

Coronavirus

Salisbury teen becomes one of first in age group to receive COVID-19 vaccine

SALISBURY — Drew Aron, a 14-year-old student at Salisbury Academy, last week became part of the county’s top ...

News

State mostly returns to normal operations after 15 months of lockdowns, restrictions

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday immediately ended the state’s ...

BREAKING NEWS

Gov. Cooper lifts indoor mask mandate for most situations, gathering limits

SALISBURY — Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday said he’s lifting mandatory capacity, gathering, social distancing and most mandatory ...

News

Auditors find oversight lacking for $3 billion of state’s pandemic aid

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration failed to thoroughly monitor ...

Coronavirus

State shows 303 COVID-19 deaths in Rowan

SALISBURY — State data on Thursday showed Rowan County reaching its 303rd death from COVID-19. The death is ...

Coronavirus

CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease ...

Coronavirus

Fluctuating COVID-19 death number back to 302 in Rowan County

SALISBURY — Rowan County started the week with 301 COVID-19 deaths, increased to 302 on Monday, dipped back ...

News

RSS superintendent, Board of Health discuss strategies for increasing student vaccination rates

SALISBURY — With only a few weeks left before schools let out for summer break, the Rowan County ...

Coronavirus

Rowan Health Department clarifies county’s COVID-19 death total is 301

SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday incorrectly reported Rowan County’s 302nd death ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County sees death 302 from COVID-19; Health Department to host final mass vaccine clinic

SALISBURY — Rowan County on Monday saw its 302nd reported death attributed to COVID-19. Reported by the N.C. ...

Coronavirus

People receiving first dose of COVID-19 vaccine grows by less than 1%

SALISBURY — The number of people newly vaccinated for COVID-19 with one dose grew by less than 1% ...

News

COVID-19 cluster identified at Granite Quarry Elementary

GRANITE QUARRY – Families have been notified about five linked COVID-19 cases at a local elementary school. On ...

News

More than half of North Carolinians have now taken at least one vaccine shot

Associated Press RALEIGH — Most North Carolina adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to ...

News

Health department drops quarantine time from 14 to 10 days

SALISBURY — People with a COVID-19 exposure are now being advised to quarantine 10 days, down from a full ...

Coronavirus

Rowan County sees 301st death from COVID-19

SALISBURY — Rowan County on Wednesday topped 300 deaths attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. ...

Politics

N.C. lawmakers advance bill barring mandatory COVID-19 shots

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal ...

Coronavirus

North Carolina reports fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 positives

SALISBURY — For the first time in about a month, North Carolina on Tuesday saw fewer than 1,000 ...

Coronavirus

Vaccinations not counted in state data improve Rowan’s numbers

SALISBURY — The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Rowan County is better than state data show, says interim Health ...

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