Brenda Donithan, administrator of the Mercer County Health Department, said the victim was a 66-year-old woman who had underlying medical conditions that worsened because of COVID-19. Read more

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PRINCETON — Although no new COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday for Mercer County, the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported one new death related to the Princeton Health Care Center outbreak for a total of 23 dead. Read more

Two more area residents have died as a result of COVID-19, one from Tazewell County and one from Mercer County. The Virginia Department of Health reported Tazewell County’s first COVID-19 related death Wednesday morning, but didn’t immediately release any additional details regarding that death. Read more

The state Department of Health and Human Resources Friday morning confirmed the deaths of an 85-year old female and an 81-year-old male, both from Mercer County. That brings the total number of deaths in the county to 20. Read more