VIRGINIA'S, THURSDAY JULY 16, COVID-19 UPDATE

The Virginia Department of Health reports that there are 71,570 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth. The VDH also reports that there have been 1,903 confirmed deaths and 6,975 confirmed hospitalizations across the state. There are 379 cases in Southwest Virginia:

Washington County has 95 cases with 13 hospitalizations and 4 deaths
Buchanan County has 51 cases with 1 hospitalization
Smyth County has 49 cases with 5 hospitalizations and 1 death
Wise County has 49 cases with 13 hospitalizations and 3 deaths
Tazewell County has 35 cases
Russell County has 27 cases with 5 hospitalizations
Lee County has 26 cases with 1 hospitalization
Scott County has 20 cases with 3 hospitalizations and 2 deaths
City of Bristol has 15 cases with 1 hospitalization
Dickenson County has 8 cases
City of Norton has 4 cases with 2 hospitalizations

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