Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Friday, April 10th. As the coronavirus pandemic drags on and quarantine measures mandated by the state tighten, some day cares that shuttered initially have reopened to care for the kids of essential workers. And the scope of child care is expanding, as Virginia Beach’s parks department launches a whole new stop-gap program for city staffers and medical workers. Gov.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Wednesday, April 8th. A temporary building at the Chesapeake city jail could be used to house inmates in the region who test positive for coronavirus. Chesapeake Sheriff Jim O’Sullivan has asked the state Board of Corrections for permission to use the building, which is vacant, to isolate sick inmates from the general population.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Tuesday, April 7th. Following the guidance of the CDC, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam urged people to wear masks when leaving the house to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. At a press conference in Richmond Monday, Northam said wearing a mask doesn’t mean social distancing measures can be relaxed.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Monday, April 6th. Virginia now has 2,637 confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of 230 from Saturday’s tally, and more than 50 people have died, according to the state health department. At least 431 people with the virus have been hospitalized throughout the state, though that figure is likely an undercount. Roughly 23,700 people have been tested for the virus.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot, brought to you by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Friday, April 3rd. President Donald Trump has declared that a major disaster exists in Virginia, a move that releases federal funds to help the state combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Thursday, April 2nd. The peak of coronavirus cases in Virginia may not come until late April to late May, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday. To prepare for the worst, the state is working with the Army Corps of Engineers on surge sites around the state where patients can be treated if hospitals run out of beds.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot, brought to you by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Wednesday, April 1st. The Virginia Department of Health reported Tuesday 230 more Virginians have confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 1,250. The total number of Virginians tested is 13,401 and 165 people are hospitalized, according to the VDH. Twenty-seven people have died.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Tuesday, March 31st. Virginians should not leave their homes for anything other than food, medical care, outdoor exercise, essential work or a few other exceptions, Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday as he issued a new stay-at-home order to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Monday, March 30th. Virginia’s confirmed coronavirus cases rose to nearly 900 on Sunday, a jump of 151 from Saturday’s tally — the single biggest increase in terms of total cases, according to data from the state health department. Four more Virginians have died from the virus, bringing the statewide total to 22. At least 112 have been hospitalized.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Friday, March 27th. As the nation scrambles to expand testing capacities for the novel coronavirus, Virginia appears to have fallen behind the pack. Even with Virginia ramping up its ability to test high-risk people showing symptoms of COVID-19, the commonwealth’s testing rate ranks 37 out of the 50 states and Washington. That is according to an analysis of data compiled at 4 p.m.