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Who will pay the tab now that ‘free’ COVID vaccines, test kits are ending?

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID vaccines, at-home test kits, and even ...

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COVID-19 cases are slowing in Rowan County

SALISBURY  — While COVID-19 cases increased to a high level in the early weeks of the new year, ...

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COVID-19 level in Rowan County is now high

SALISBURY — Rowan County is now one of 68 counties across North Carolina that has reported a high ...

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Rowan COVID level drops to medium again

Rowan county’s COVID levels have bounced between high and medium over the last few months, and currently levels ...

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County nursing homes experience spike in COVID-19 cases

SALISBURY — The Post received an anonymous tip Monday concerning a possible spike in COVID-19 cases at a ...

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Rowan County upgraded to ‘high risk’ for COVID-19 spread

SALISBURY — Rowan County is now listed among “high risk” for COVID counties by the Centers for Disease ...

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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, suffers ‘very mild symptoms’

By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON  — President Joe Biden tested positive for ...

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Governor issues safety reminder after COVID-19 ‘high-risk’ counties more than double across NC

RALEIGH — Just a week after North Carolina reported having 18 counties labeled as being at a “high ...

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COVID-19 risk levels rise for 14 NC counties, including neighboring Davie County

SALISBURY — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 Response Team has labeled 14 new ...

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Health Department: COVID-19 vaccine available locally for children ages 6 months to 4 years

Rowan County Health Department Babies and children ages 6 months to 4 years of age can now receive ...

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Rowan County moved to riskier COVID-19 community level as positive cases increase

SALISBURY — Rowan County has been moved from the Center for Disease Control’s low/green COVID-19 community level to ...

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Health Department: Children 5 to 11 years old now eligible for COVID-19 booster

From the Rowan County Health Department As of Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends ...

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Rowan County sees slight increase in COVID-19 cases

SALISBURY — Rowan County has seen a small uptick in the number of positive COVID-19 cases over the ...

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Soldiers Memorial AME Zion Church holding free COVID-19 vaccination, testing event April 23

SALISBURY— Soldiers Memorial AME Zion Church is holding a free COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination and testing event on April 23 ...

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With metrics improving, Rowan Health Department moves to new stage of COVID-19 response

SALISBURY — As Rowan County’s COVID-19 metrics continue to improve from an omicron variant-induced spike, the Health Department ...

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Improving COVID-19 numbers change CDC’s mask recommendation for Rowan County

SALISBURY — With COVID-19 metrics continuing to improve, Rowan County has been reclassified to the lowest and safest ...

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NC lawmakers OK bill giving student opt-out to mask mandates

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina parents could permit their K-12 students to opt ...

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Nearly two dozen COVID-19 outbreaks, clusters as cases decline

SALISBURY — While COVID-19 cases continue a post-omicron decline, state data show nearly two dozen active outbreaks or ...

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COVID-19 cases continue decline from omicron spike

SALISBURY — Daily case numbers have declined for a month, but new state and local COVID-19 positives remain slightly ...

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State eases rules so students can return after COVID-19 exposure

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH  — North Carolina health officials on Thursday eased guidance for K-12 ...

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New local, state COVID-19 cases trending down

SALISBURY — New COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward from a peak on Jan. 10. N.C. Department of ...

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New COVID-19 cases slowing down from peak earlier this month

SALISBURY — State data show COVID-19 cases slowing down somewhat even as the percentage of tests coming back ...

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Health director: Rowan County seeing ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases

SALISBURY — The community is seeing a “tsunami of COVID-19 cases,” says Rowan County Health Director Alyssa Harris. ...

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COVID-19 cases in Rowan close to doubling prior peak

SALISBURY — Local COVID-19 cases are close to doubling the peak during the delta variant spike in late ...

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New state data show COVID-19 booster shot percentage for Rowan, neighboring counties

SALISBURY — About 15% of the county’s residents have received a COVID-19 booster shot, according to new data from ...

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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push ...

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Rising COVID-19 cases force Salisbury VA to curtail non-emergency procedures, activate surge plan

SALISBURY — The Salisbury VA says a rising number of COVID-19 positives among veterans and staff will force ...

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‘Our cases are out of control’: Board of Health discusses COVID-19’s omicron surge

SALISBURY — With COVID-19 cases surging, the Board of Health during a virtual meeting on Tuesday night discussed ...

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