County, city see 275 new cases since Jan. 20

January 25, 2022

Wise County reported 234 new COVID-19 cases between last Thursday and yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

As of Monday, the county had reported a total of 7,867 cases since spring 2020, compared to 7,633 cases four days earlier.
There were 274 county residents hospitalized with COVID as of yesterday.

The county’s total number of deaths associated with COVID-19 remained at 154.

The health department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by 41, from 956 Thursday to 997 yesterday.
There were 37 city residents hospitalized with COVID as of yesterday.
The number of total deaths in the city remained at 20.

In Virginia, the highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread.

Statewide, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 1,025,033 Thursday to 1,058,488 yesterday, an increase of 33,455. The number of “probable” cases rose from 409,653 Thursday to 422,806 yesterday, an increase of 13,153.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Virginia increased by 82 to 13,315. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by 13 to 2,633.

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

As of yesterday, 54 percent of Wise County residents and nearly 64 percent of Norton residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to health department statistics.

More than 46 percent of county residents and 53 percent of Norton residents have received a second dose.

Seventeen percent of county residents and nearly 21 percent of Norton residents have received a booster or third dose.

Former Gov. Ralph Northam announced Nov. 12 that more than 83 percent of Virginia adults had received at least one dose, while 75 percent of adults had received a second 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.