Pet, livestock and wildlife wastes, and untreated wastewater from sewage treatment plants that are overloaded by an excess of rainwater can all end up in natural waters used for recreation and pose risks to human health, according to the agency. In general, Virginians should avoid entering natural bodies of water
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The advisory means that people — and pets — should avoid contact with the river in that section or any other area where the water smells bad, has a strange color, or where you see dead or dying fish. If coming into contact with the water is unavoidable, VDH officials recommend washing
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The Virginia Department of Health announced recently that it was awarded $9.9 million to assist nine organizations inthe Commonwealth with ongoing COVID-19 response in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided the funding as part of the Virginia Long-Term Care Infrastructure Pilot
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Henrico County witnessed its first day in more than three months with at least five new COVID-19-related hospitalizations Tuesday, according to Virginia Department of Health data. It was the most new virus-related hospitalizations on a single day since eight were reported Sept. 17, but the county continues to average just
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Worried about increasingly burdened hospital emergency departments throughout Virginia, state health and hospital leaders are taking the unusual step of urging people not to check themselves into a hospital unless absolutely necessary. In a joint statement Thursday, officials from the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare
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