Weekly COVID-19 update: New River Valley, Roanoke area health districts peak as infection pace slows | Local News

Weekly COVID-19 update: New River Valley, Roanoke area health districts peak as infection pace slows | Local News

Virginia reported 73,878 new COVID-19 infections over the past week, bringing the cumulative total during the pandemic to 1,525,591, the Virginia Department of Health reported Friday. The infection pace has begun to slow across the state since an all-time peak in coronavirus cases a few weeks ago — fueled by the highly-transmissible omicron variant. New […]

$3.9 Million Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Helps KFF Establish Kaiser Health News Rural Health Reporting Desk

.9 Million Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Helps KFF Establish Kaiser Health News Rural Health Reporting Desk

Jan. 27, 2022 — SAN FRANCISCO and SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — KFF is expanding its KHN (Kaiser Wellbeing Information) operation by creating a rural overall health reporting desk supported by a $3.9 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Belief. KFF will increase KHN’s editorial team and build a workforce of […]