"Health Department Probes Outbreak at Liberty University"
The Virginia Department of Health is investigating an outbreak at Liberty University, with symptoms resembling norovirus causing severe abdominal pain, dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhea. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, but the health department is working to determine the source. Centra has seen 25-35 patients in the last 48 hours for dehydration, and while it's unconfirmed if they are LU students, the university has issued a campus alert advising preventative measures such as handwashing and avoiding close contact with symptomatic individuals.