Coronavirus
Rowan County’s COVID-19 death toll tops 40 for September
SALISBURY — Now 24 days through September, Rowan County has seen at least 44 residents die from COVID-19, ...
News
Crowd turns out to raise money for hospitalized sheriff’s deputy
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has fired up grills in its parking lot 100 or more times to ...
Coronavirus
COVID-19 death tally continues rising, now at 391 in Rowan County
SALISBURY — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday reported four new COVID-19 deaths among ...
Nation/World
Stage set for COVID-19 booster shots
By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writers The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the ...
News
A third of workers in Cooper order not vaccinated
By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — More than one-third of the 56,000 North Carolina government ...
Coronavirus
State reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County, 18 this week
SALISBURY — With 10 new deaths reported Wednesday, Rowan County’s COVID-19 fatalities reached 387 since the start of ...
Coronavirus
COVID-19 deaths in Rowan grow to 378 since start of pandemic
SALISBURY — With one new death reported, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities since the start of the ...
Coronavirus
375 employees noncompliant with Novant Health’s vaccination requirement
SALISBURY — Novant Health says 375 of its 35,000 staff members are noncompliant with its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. ...
Coronavirus
Seven new COVID-19 fatalities bring September death toll to 27
SALISBURY — COVID-19 deaths continued to come several at a time on Monday when state health officials reported ...
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases continue decline as week brings 12 new deaths
SALISBURY — COVID-19 cases in Rowan County continued to decline last week as data showed 12 news deaths ...
Nation/World
Outside experts back COVID-19 booster shots only for seniors, high-risk individuals
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dealing the White House a stinging setback, ...
Coronavirus
For second day in a row, six new COVID-19 deaths reported in Rowan County
SALISBURY — For the second day in a row, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on ...
Coronavirus
September COVID-19 death toll in Rowan County grows to 14
SALISBURY — Rowan County’s September COVID-19 death toll grew to 14 on Wednesday when the state reported six ...
Nation/World
Opposition fast and furious against Biden’s vaccine rules
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s aggressive push to require millions of U.S. ...
Coronavirus
COVID-19 deaths in Rowan grow to 358 as positives, hospitalizations slow down
SALISBURY — Rowan County’s COVID-19 death toll grew by 11 this week as the number of positives reported ...
Nation/World
Biden: Employers with more than 100 workers must require vaccinations or tests
By Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ...
Coronavirus
Eight Rowan Countians died from COVID-19 in first six days of September
SALISBURY — The first six days of September brought eight COVID-19 deaths in Rowan County, according data updated ...
News
With long emergency department waits, Novant Health brings back drive-thru COVID testing
SALISBURY — With an overwhelmed emergency department and long waits for COVID-19 tests, Novant Health on Wednesday returned ...
Coronavirus
Number of COVID-19 outbreaks in Rowan continue growing
SALISBURY— The state’s weekly update on Tuesday showed a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks in Rowan County’s congregate ...
Sports
Panthers guard to miss Jets game because of COVID-19
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Panthers starting right guard John Miller has been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and ...
Coronavirus
Ask Us: Why did Rowan Medical Center bring in temporary morgue trailer?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to ...
News
As COVID-19 deaths continue rising, August becomes deadliest month since January
SALISBURY — Thirty-one Rowan County residents died from COVID-19 in August, according to the N.C. Department of Health ...
Coronavirus
August COVID-19 deaths up to 28 in Rowan County
SALISBURY — The August COVID-19 death toll in Rowan County increased to 28 on Thursday when state health ...
Coronavirus
Rowan County’s COVID-19 case total ranks No. 1 in state
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Health Department says local spikes in cases and hospitalizations show one of the ...
News
For local schools, COVID-19 quarantines, infections vary
SALISBURY — Classes for the 2021-2022 year are underway in all local public and private schools, and COVID-19 ...
News
Outbreaks, COVID-19 clusters in RSS-schools continue rising
SALISBURY — Local COVID-19 clusters and outbreaks are continuing to climb, with the Rowan County Detention Center representing ...
Coronavirus
Three new deaths bring Rowan County to 25 COVID-19 fatalities in August
SALISBURY — Three Rowan County residents died from COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the August death toll to 25. The ...
Coronavirus
New NC data shows COVID-19 positives, deaths by vaccination status
SALISBURY — State health officials last week released data breaking down cases and deaths by vaccination status as ...