VIRGINIA'S, FRIDAY MAY 8, COVID-19 UPDATE

The Virginia Department of Health reports that there are 22,342 caes of COVID-19 in the commonwealth. The VDH says that there have been 812 deaths, 3,059 hospitalizations, and 127,938 people have been tested for the virus.

There are 126 cases in Southwest Virginia:

Washington County with 42 cases and 8 hospitalizations and 3 deaths
Wise County with 22 cases and 9 hospitalizations and 1 death
Buchanan County with 16 cases
Smyth County with 13 cases with 4 hospitalizations and 8 recoveries
Lee County with 10 cases with 1 hospitalization
Scott County with 7 cases with 2 hospitalizations and 2 deaths
Russell County with 6 cases with 2 hospitalizations
Tazewell County with 6 cases
City of Bristol with 2 cases and 1 recovery
City of Norton with 2 cases and 2 hospitalizations

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