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COVID hospitalizations rise in Richmond County, decrease across state
ROCKINGHAM — COVID-related hospitalizations of Richmond County residents hit a near-record high Wednesday.
68 Richmond County students test positive first 2 weeks of school; 109 total cases for county in September
ROCKINGHAM — Twenty-three students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two days, according to Richmond County Schools.
Active COVID cases drop below 100 in Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County started March off with fewer than 100 active COVID-19 cases for the first time in nearly four months.
Richmond County Health Department reports 2 more COVID-related deaths
ROCKINGHAM — Two more Richmond County residents have passed away in COVID-related deaths, the Health Department announced Wednesday morning.
Richmond County tops 4,000 COVID cases; active cases drop
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County has now surpassed 4,000 total COVID-19 cases in less than a year, but the current number of active cases has dropped below 200 for the first time in more than two months.
Judicial branch to request emergency judges, technology to open courts
RALEIGH — As courthouses begin to reopen across North Carolina, the state’s judicial branch office is preparing to request millions of dollars in funding to help keep them open.
NC mulls making masks mandatory; Richmond County cases climbing
ROCKINGHAM — State health officials are “absolutely in discussion right now” as to the possibility of making face-mask wearing mandatory.
Third coronavirus-related death reported in Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County has had its third COVID-19-related death.
