1/3 of local COVID-19 cases involve health care workers Evan Jones April 29, 2020 1 minute read Local health officials released a new fact to go with the latest number of COVID-19 cases – one third of those in our area involve health care workers, and that makes tracing all their contacts a lot more complicated, as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: VDH adds new feature to answer questions about “COVID-19 and You”Next: State GOP question lag in COVID-19 testing in Virginia Related Stories Congress faces questions about age after sixth member dies in office Ian Price July 14, 2026 A missing bank deposit from 1992 and Louis Tudor finds its way to non-profit created to honor him Gene Marrano July 14, 2026 Freedom to Give is food drive to benefit Feeding Southwest Virginia Gene Marrano July 13, 2026