County, city: 23 cases

Wise County reported 15 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 13,239 as of yesterday, compared to 13,224 three days earlier.
Wise County’s total number of COVID deaths remained at 223.

The department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by eight, from 1,495 to 1,503.

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 1,520,634 Monday to 1,523,780 yesterday, an increase of 3,146. The number of “probable” cases in Virginia rose from 635,725 Monday to 637,713 yesterday, an increase of 1,988.
During the same period, the number of confirmed deaths increased by 41 to 18,673. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by five to 3,848.