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 Data Centers 101 Denise Membreno March 25, 2026 0 Inmate found dead in cell at Western Virginia Regional Jail Gene Marrano March 25, 2026 0 Opera Roanoke presents Hansel and Gretel, Dr. Pepper Park expects banner year, celebrate Nowruz this Saturday Gene Marrano March 25, 2026 0