Eighteen new cases reported

Wise County reported 18 new COVID-19 cases between May 16 and Tuesday.

According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since spring 2020 was 14,131 as of Tuesday, compared to 14,113 one week earlier.
Wise County’s total number of COVID deaths remained at 238.

The department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton remained at 1,625.
The city’s total number of deaths remained at 22.