Fatal coronavirus victim denied test — The Spotsylvania County man who this week became the first person in the Fredericksburg area who is known to have died from COVID-19 tried repeatedly to get tested for the virus, according to his daughters. [Fredericksburg.com — metered paywall]
Gainesville woman stricken with coronavirus — Joanne Blue, 65, was in a Gainesville nursing home when she was infected with the coronavirus. She’s now at Haymarket Medical Center, and her family cannot see her. [Insidenova.com]
GOP challengers for Mark Warner — Three Republicans with fairly low profiles in state politics have qualified to compete in a June primary for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in the November general election, according to the Republican Party of Virginia. [Virginia Mercury]
Inova Fairfax field hospital site — The old Exxon Mobile headquarters could be the site of a new field hospital for Inova Faifax. [Twitter — Julie Carey, WRC-TV]
Kroger to hire hundreds in Virginia during virus outbreak — Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which owns grocery stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio, has more than 1,500 immediate openings — 825 of which are in Virginia, Kroger corporate affairs manager Allison McGee says. [Virignia Business]
