Federal agency will provide financial assistance for funerals of people who died of COVID-19
Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA)
RICHMOND Starting next week, Virginians who lost family members to COVID-19 will be able to ask the federal government for help in paying for their funerals.
Applications for financial assistance from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency will be available beginning
April 12, the
Virginia Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday. Anyone who incurred funeral expenses for a COVID-related death after
Jan. 20, 2020, is eligible for the program, as long as the death occurred on
U.S. soil or in any of the five
U.S. territories
Three Rivers Pandemic Update
Pandemic status: New case rates across the US are rising again
Case numbers across the United States are rising slowly; the current case rate in the US is about 70,000/day 7 day rolling average. 25 states now report increasing case rates. Case rates across many European countries continue to increase.
Virginia is almost stable, our case rate is about 1400/day 7 day average.
Three Rivers has improved; our new case rate is averaging about 20 new cases/day, 7 day average.
There is agreement among public health authorities nationally that we are experiencing another pandemic surge.
In Virginia, about 33% of us have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
A second large vaccination center could soon open in Virginia Beach
The city manager’s Friday newsletter said they are looking into the old Toys R Us building by Lynnhaven Mall. Author: Allison Bazzle Updated: 11:15 PM EDT April 5, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Operation Vaccinate Virginia Beach now is sliding into Phase 2.
“To be able to reach out to the whole community is pretty exciting for us,” said VB EMS Chief Ed Brazle.
The city is finishing up Tier 1c, but now anyone 16 or older can get their shot.
“When we are looking at the sheer numbers in the pool versus the supply that we got, we are ready, we are ready for more,” Brazle said.
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Virginia Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Workforce, Creates Additional Pathway to Enlist Volunteer Vaccinators
Posted by Staff | Apr 5, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam Friday announced several efforts aimed at increasing Virginia’s vaccinator workforce to support the continued expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations across the Commonwealth, including a new initiative to recruit eligible individuals interested in administering vaccines.
Governor Northam recently signed House Bill 2333, sponsored by Delegate Lamont Bagby, and Senate Bill 1445, sponsored by Senator Siobhan S. Dunnavant, which expand the pool of health care providers eligible to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia. Last month, the Governor issued Third Amended Executive Order Fifty-Seven to provide additional flexibility to health care providers in supporting the Commonwealth’s vaccination program and ongoing COVID-19 response. Earlier this week, Governor Northam announced that starting Apri