by James Ritch | Mar 23, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Chincoteague officials Monday asked visitors and non-residents to leave the island by noon Tuesday because of the novel coronavirus emergency. Non-residents also were asked to postpone their plans to travel to Chincoteague until further notice. Mayor...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2020 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — At 11 a.m. Sunday, a time, said Gov. Ralph Northam, “when many Virginians would ordinarily be sitting in a church pew,” the governor again briefed Virginia on the COVID-19 state of emergency. Since yesterday, a third Virginian — a man in his 60s...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Accomack County officials declared a state of emergency in the county Thursday, March 19, after the Eastern Shore Health District announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Board of Supervisors met Friday via...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Virginia has 152 confirmed cases of COVID-19, officials announced during Gov. Ralph Northam’s daily briefing Saturday. A second confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was announced Saturday. Northam thanked Virginia health care...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — A male in his 60s was confirmed as the second known case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore, the Eastern Shore Health District confirmed Saturday morning. He was a travel companion of the first identified case. The Eastern Shore Health District is...
