Workplace safety and health rules mandating PPE, sanitation and social distancing in Virginia first enacted last year in response to COVID-19 have been extended. A news release from the office of Gov.

Virginia experienced a surge in flu in the last weeks of 2025 and at the start of this year, hitting areas of Central Virginia and Northern Virginia especially hard, as noted by local hospital systems ...

The seven-day moving average of new COVID-19 cases in Virginia continues to decline. As do COVID-related hospitalizations and ICU admissions. The Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard pegs ...

Virginia expects to receive about 18,000 more weekly COVID-19 vaccine doses starting immediately, as the federal government‘s pledge to increase distribution by about 16% kicks in Monday. That will ...

Children will require a prescription for the vaccine, a more restrictive measure than for older adults. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends vaccination for children 6-23 months, citing high ...

The 2025-26 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is about 57% effective against emergency department/urgent care (ED/UC) visits and 54% ...

Just after surpassing more than 5,000 coronavirus-related deaths, Virginia hit its highest daily average of new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row. As of Monday, the state’s seven-day average ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The first coronavirus case in Virginia was detected on March 7, 2020. One year later, Gov. Ralph Northam is sitting down with 8News to reflect on how things have changed and how ...