Numbers headed in wrong direction again regarding coronavirus Gene Marrano October 7, 2020 1 minute read Dr. Cynthia Morrow-VT photo Going by the numbers in the Roanoke and Alleghany Health District, we should be in Phase 1 or 2 of a reopening plan – not the current Phase 3. That was the word yesterday from the district’s new director, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Two charged with abduction, robbery in two countiesNext: How many women 40+ get annual mammograms? Less than one-third Related Stories United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge helps fund new nature trail signs in Rocky Mount Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 More Romeo & Juliet, new exhibit at Wilson Museum, Broadway in Roanoke releases schedule for 26-27 season Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 Feeding Southwest Virginia President and CEO Pamela Irvine will retire at the end of the year after 45 years with the Food Bank Gene Marrano June 24, 2026