Local businesses face deadline for COVID reliefĬOVID-19 cases are surging locally, pushing area hospitals to the brink of overflowing and sending the death count rising again.Īn official with Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy said on Thursday the caseload is close to the winter surge, when the hospital in January had more critical patients than they could accommodate in the ICU and the step-down unit, which is for cases slightly less critical than those needing ICU attention.Īt that time, in January, hospital officials had reported patients needing ICU beds having to remain in the emergency department for extended periods of time, or even being housing in hallways while awaiting rooms. City schools look at mask optional rules.Surry reaches ‘high transmission’ COVID status.
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