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Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
COVID-19 pandemic claims 4 so far in Prince William
Officials say notifying public of additional deaths ‘not necessary’ By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
As of Tuesday, Prince William had lost four residents to COVID-19. But whether state officials will alert county residents of additional COVID-19 deaths remained unclear this week because local Virginia Department of Health officials are not required to notify the public of new deaths, according to a VDH spokeswoman. Prince William County’s first COVID-19 death, that of a man in his 70s, was reported by the Prince
William Health District on Friday, March 27. Two residents, both in their 60s, died on Monday, March 30, and on Friday, April 3. A fourth death, that of a person in their 80s, was reported on Tuesday, April 7, according to VDH Communications Director Maria Reppas. Citing privacy laws, Reppas declined to release any further details about the four victims. Dr. Alison Ansher, director of the Prince William Health District, issued a press release about the county’s first death due to COVID-19 on Friday, March 27. But the second, third and fourth deaths were not initially announced publicly due to guidance from state officials, who said such notifications are “not nec-
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essary,” Ansher said. On Tuesday, Reppas said the health department advised local health district officials to notify their communities of the first COVID-19 deaths but that subsequent notifications “were not required after that.”
Need is rising amid the pandemic, advocates say By Daniel Berti
Virginia reports 63 COVID-19 deaths as of April 7
As of Tuesday, April 7, a total of 63 Virginians had died of COVID-19, according to VDH reports. See COVID-19, page 2
Schools spend $6.4 million on student computers Superintendent orders 15,500 laptops for online classes
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As the need for food rises among residents who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis, Prince William County government is partnering with food banks and nonprofits to create a “community feeding task force.” The nonprofit Action in Community Through Service, better known as ACTS, is the lead agency on the project, said ACTS Program Director Aaron Tolson. “Through our Prince William Food Rescue program, we have been working with most of the food pantries and food banks and various food distribution partners
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