Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Every region of Virginia now has a case of illness caused by the new coronavirus and the total count has risen above 100, state officials said Friday. State health commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver announced at a news conference that the first case of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in southwest Virginia, the last region to report…

The number of cases in the Commonwealth has increased to over 75 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rose to more than 75 Wednesday as schools and many businesses remained shuttered and a ban on large gatherings reshaped daily life. Gov. Ralph Northam, who spoke at what has become a daily news…

UPDATED at 5:13 p.m. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Restaurants, gyms, and theaters in Virginia will not serve more than 10 customers at a time under an order the governor issued Tuesday in response to the coronavirus. Gov. Ralph Northam also urged Virginians to comply with new federal guidelines not to gather in groups of more than…

The announcement came with the first death from novel coronavirus reported in the Commonwealth RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday banned all public gatherings of more than 100 people statewide and ordered a two-week shutdown of municipal offices in an area of southeast Virginia that has been hit by a cluster of…

Richmond public schools close for two weeks starting Monday, but some northern Virginia school systems remain open as others shut down. FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s largest school system defended its decision to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic only to capitulate hours later in the face of angry parents, exemplifying the difficult decision…