Surry and Wilkes counties are reporting an increase in opioid overdoses and overdose deaths in 2020 compared to recent years because of the coronavirus. Health departments across the country are noting this increase as an unintended consequence of the extreme social isolation and financial uncertainty people are facing.Surry County In Surry County, emergency services officials…
The Wilkes County health department confirmed Tuesday that it’s monitoring two COVID-19 outbreaks, including one at Tyson Foods in Wilkesboro.An outbreak is defined by two or more positives cases in a facility. Tyson has told WXII 12 News that “several” employees have tested positive for the virus, but did not report an exact number.Health officials…
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It's not shocking to see cases of the flu jump up during respiratory virus season. But there's been enough talk about the so-called "super flu" swirling around that it's fair to wonder what's going on out there. “Flu has really taken off in the last week in this country,” William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease