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Card showers
⢠A card shower is planned for Jim and Janet Ballowe, who will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Friday. Cards may be sent to 1049 John Marshall Highway, Strasburg, Virginia 22657.
⢠A card shower is planned for Sue Foltz, who will celebrate her 70th birthday Friday. Cards may be sent to 3731 Wissler Road, Mount Jackson, Virginia 22842.
SPCA
Through a donation, the SPCA of Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties is offering a free box of cat treats to all cat owners from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday at 111 Featherbed Lane, Winchester. One box per cat while supplies last. Information: 540-662-8616.
Card showers
⢠A card shower is planned for Jim and Janet Ballowe, who will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Friday. Cards may be sent to 1049 John Marshall Highway, Strasburg, Virginia 22657.
⢠A card shower is planned for Sue Foltz, who will celebrate her 70th birthday Friday. Cards may be sent to 3731 Wissler Road, Mount Jackson, Virginia 22842.
SPCA
Through a donation, the SPCA of Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties is offering a free box of cat treats to all cat owners from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday at 111 Featherbed Lane, Winchester. One box per cat while supplies last. Information: 540-662-8616.
 One COVID-19 death in Winchester was reported Friday, the same day that the Virginia Department of Health reported across the state the fifth-highest number of new COVID-19 case, less than 50 percent of that number on Saturday, and the seventh-highest number of new cases on Sunday.
The state’s website at vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus reported 4,078 on Friday, 1,584 new cases on Saturday and 3,999 on Sunday.
The reporting comes after Thursday, Christmas Eve, reported the largest number of new cases at 4,782.
Included with the weekend reporting were an increase of hospitalizations with 61 on Friday, 14 on Saturday, and 84 on Sunday. The death toll increased by 29 on Friday, 20 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday.
COVID-19 cases continued to rise throughout Virginia and the Lord Fairfax Health District over the last three days.
The Lord Fairfax Health District, which consists of Frederick County, Winchester, Shenandoah County, Warren County, Page County and Clarke County, added 345 COVID cases over the last three days. On Sunday, the health district also added an outbreak in a healthcare setting.
There were 112 new cases in the Health District on Sunday with 118 on Saturday and 115 on Friday.
Frederick County added 107 cases over the last three days with 31 on Sunday, 42 on Saturday and 34 on Friday. There were also three new hospitalizations.
Shenandoah County had 56 cases for the last three days with nine on Sunday, 30 on Saturday and 17 on Friday. There was also one new hospitalization.