Area sees 70 cases in four days

Wise County reported 62 new COVID-19 cases between last Thursday and Monday.

According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since spring 2020 was 13,452 as of Monday, compared to 13,390 four 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 1,540 to 1,548.

The city’s total number of deaths remained at 21.

The Virginia Department of Health recently made several changes to its public reporting of COVID statistics, including no longer releasing daily updates.