County, city see 48 cases in three days

There were 42 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wise County between Monday and yesterday, according the Virginia Department of Health.

As of Thursday, the county had racked up a total of 3,492 cases since spring 2020, compared to 3,450 cases as of Thursday.
The county’s total number of deaths associated with COVID-19 remained at 106.

The health department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by six, from 328 to 334.

The number of total deaths in the city remained at seven.

In Virginia, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 547,240 Monday to 551,047 yesterday, an increase of 3,807. The number of “probable” cases rose from 162,079 Monday to 164,509 yesterday, an increase of 2,430.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Virginia increased by 12 to 9,782. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths remained at 1,801.
To look at the health department’s data, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov and go to the COVID-19 Data and Resources section.

VACCINATION RATES

About 42 percent of Wise County residents and roughly 47 percent of Norton residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to health department statistics.

The department announced Tuesday that it has now incorporated local data from Virginians who got vaccinated in Tennessee. Adding those numbers raised the figure for local people who have received a first dose by 1.7 percent in the health district serving Wise, Lee and Scott counties along with Norton.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that 73 percent of Virginians 18 and older had received at least one dose.

Guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specifies that those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks, practice physical distancing and avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.