County, city: 34 more cases

Wise County reported 32 new COVID-19 cases between Monday and yesterday.

According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since spring 2020 was 13,008 as of yesterday, compared to 12,976 three days earlier.

Wise County’s total number of COVID deaths remained at 212.

The department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by two, from 1,480 Monday to 1,482 yesterday.
The city’s total number of deaths remained at 20.

The health department reports that statewide, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 1,498,780 Monday to 1,500,792 yesterday, an increase of 2,012. The number of “probable” cases in Virginia rose from 621,500 Monday to 622,846 yesterday, an increase of 1,346.
During the same period, the number of confirmed deaths increased by 16 to 18,441. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by two to 3,776.