Another death, 66 new COVID cases reported

Wise County reported 57 new COVID-19 cases between Jan. 24 and Tuesday.

According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since spring 2020 was 13,721 as of Tuesday, compared to 13,664 one week earlier.

Wise County’s total number of COVID deaths increased by one, from 226 to 227.
The department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by nine during the same period, from 1,584 to 1,593.
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.