Eighteen cases reported

Wise County reported 17 new COVID-19 cases between May 23 and Tuesday.

According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since spring 2020 was 14,148 as of Tuesday, compared to 14,131 one week earlier.
Wise County’s total number of COVID deaths remained at 238.

The department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by one, from 1,625 to 1,626.

The city’s total number of deaths remained at 22.