Lifestyle
Ester Marsh column: Why rest is so important
Week four of our Strong Challenge focused on rest. Sometimes when we get into the swing of things, ...
Coronavirus
UPDATED: Increasing positivity rate among several grim trends in worsening coronavirus statistics
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise across the country, ...
Coronavirus
County passes 600 active COVID-19 cases again
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County on Thursday surpassed 600 active COVID-19 cases for the second ...
News
County ends week with two COVID-19 deaths, two new outbreaks as 12% of cases remain active
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County data show that more than 100, or about 12%, of currently ...
Coronavirus
Rowan County ending week with two new COVID-19 deaths, two new congregate outbreaks
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county is ending election week with two additional COVID-19 deaths and ...
Coronavirus
COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County reach 122
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Thursday reported a COVID-19 death of someone not ...
Health
Salisbury City Hall, customer service center to close to public as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Rowan County and across North ...
Coronavirus
New COVID-19 death reported at Liberty Commons
SALISBURY — Rowan County reported a COVID-19 death at Liberty Commons on Wednesday, marking the 15th death there ...
Coronavirus
Two congregate care facilities see new COVID-19 outbreaks
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — State health officials on Tuesday added two local congregate care facilities to ...
Coronavirus
UPDATED: State reports 20 COVID-19 cases at Rockwell Christian School, outbreak at Brightmoor Nursing Center
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — State health officials on Friday reported a cluster of 20 COVID-19 cases ...
Coronavirus
County’s rate of tests returning positive continues to decrease, still above 7%
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The rate of COVID-19 tests returning positive in Rowan County continues to ...
Coronavirus
Two of four new COVID-19 deaths reported Wednesday from one nursing home
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Elmcroft of Salisbury, an assisted living facility on Mooresville Road, was the ...
Coronavirus
County reports COVID-19 death from Trinity Oaks Health and Rehab
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Tuesday reported a COVID-19 death from Trinity Oaks ...
Coronavirus
13% of county’s COVID-19 cases currently positive
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After a week with five COVID-19 deaths, only nine additional cases were ...
News
Local health officials worry pandemic will cause long-term effects for children’s health
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Local health officials worry that increased food insecurity, not receiving physicals and ...
Coronavirus
County finishes week with five deaths, one of 36 to receive letter from state health officials
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County ended the week with five reported deaths and nearly 13% ...
Coronavirus
County adds three more COVID-19 deaths to total
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County health officials on Thursday reported three deaths among residents not associated ...
Coronavirus
UPDATED: County ends week with four reported deaths; state sees highest one-day increase in cases
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While cases and hospitalizations across the state surged, Rowan County finished the ...
Coronavirus
County reaches 110 COVID-19 deaths
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There have now been 110 reported COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County. Thursday’s ...
Coronavirus
County adds 14 new cases to data hub; state health department to hold community testing events
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County health officials added 14 COVID-19 cases to its data hub ...
Coronavirus
Two additional COVID-19 deaths reported; state’s rate of tests returning positive grows
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The county reported two additional COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, including one death ...
Coronavirus
After 16 new COVID-19 cases reported, more than 460 considered currently active
SALISBURY — County health officials added 16 additional COVID-19 cases to the local data hub on Sunday, raising ...
Coronavirus
Rate of COVID-19 tests returning positive steadily declining; single-day increases fluctuate
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Though 33 new cases were added to the county’s data hub on ...
Coronavirus
With 427 active cases, health official says COVID-19’s threat in Rowan remains steady
By Natalie Anderson and Josh Bergeron news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While daily increases have fluctuated, the COVID-19 outbreak has ...
Coronavirus
Only four COVID-19 cases added; health officials encourage flu vaccinations
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While 24 cases have been reported to the county since Sunday, just ...
Coronavirus
UPDATED: County ends week with seven COVID-19 deaths
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Another COVID-19 death at Liberty Commons was reported to the county on ...
Coronavirus
Rate of COVID-19 tests returning positive drops below 8%
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The rate of COVID-19 tests returning positive in Rowan County is now ...
Coronavirus
County moves up to fourth in state for COVID-19 deaths
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two additional COVID-19 deaths among residents not associated with a local congregate ...