One death, 22 new cases

September 30, 2022

Wise County saw 20 new COVID-19 cases between Monday and yesterday.

The county’s total number of COVID cases since spring 2020 increased from 13,017 to 13,037 in three days, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The county’s total number of COVID-related deaths increased by one, from 210 to 211.
The health department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by two, from 1,631 to 1,633.

The total number of deaths in the city remained at 22.

Statewide, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 1,475,935 Monday to 1,478,400 yesterday, an increase of 2,465. The number of “probable” cases in Virginia rose from 607,350 Monday to 608,960 yesterday, an increase of 1,610.
During the same period, the number of confirmed deaths increased by 55 to 18,157. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by seven to 3,692.