Covid-19
COVID-19 cases on the rise at Western Virginia Regional Jail
Virginia – COVID-19 cases have increased among the general population and staff at the Western Virginia Regional Jail in Salem.
According to Superintendent Colonel Bobby Russell, as of Thursday afternoon, 120 of the jail’s 830 inmates had tested positive. Five staff members have also tested positive.
By comparison, just 25 inmates and one staff member had tested positive as of October 30.
Russell told Roanoke Daily Magazine that crews with the Virginia Department of Health were scheduled to test every person at the jail Friday.
-
Virginia2 weeks ago
Wythe County Community Hospital begins offering new nurses a residency program
-
Local News2 weeks ago
One person hospitalized after a house fire on Bedford Avenue
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Reactions from parents to the new transportation system concept for Roanoke City Public Schools
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Roanoke gas prices have decreased by two cents
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Charges certified against suspects who stole Roanoke City ambulances
-
Local News1 week ago
The real estate tax rate in Roanoke City won’t go upward
-
Virginia1 week ago
Centra Health introduces new initiative to stop human trafficking in Central and Southern Virginia
-
Local News1 week ago
Friends of Washington Park exchange tales and future plans for the Roanoke Caretaker’s Cottage
Leave a Reply