COVID deaths increase

November 29, 2022

Wise County reported 37 new COVID-19 cases between Nov. 21 and yesterday.

According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since spring 2020 was 13,185 as of yesterday, compared to 13,148 one week earlier.
Wise County’s total number of COVID deaths increased by three, from 215 to 218.

The department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton was revised down by 10, from 1,496 to 1,486. The reason was not immediately available.

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 1,510,767 Nov. 21 to 1,514,557 yesterday, an increase of 3,790. The number of “probable” cases in Virginia rose from 628,992 Nov. 21 to 631,469 yesterday, an increase of 2,477.
During the same period, the number of confirmed deaths increased by 51 to 18,557. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by 19 to 3,817.