VIRGINIA'S TUESDAY, APRIL 28 COVID-19 UPDATE

The Virginia Department of Health reports that there are 14,339 cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth, an increase of 804 cases Monday. Which is the biggest one day increase for Virginia during the pandemic. The VDH says that there have been 492 deaths, 2,165 hospitalizations, and 82,753 people have been tested for the virus. There are 112 cases in Southwest Virginia with 34 in Washington County with 8 hospitalizations and 3 deaths, 22 in Wise County with 9 hospitalizations and 1 death, 16 in Buchanan County, 13 in Smyth County with 4 hospitalizations and 8 recoveries, 9 in Lee County with 1 hospitalization, 7 in Scott County with 1 hospitalization and 1 death, 5 in Tazewell County, 3 in Russell County, 2 in the City of Norton with 2 hospitalizations, and 1 in the City of Bristol with 1 recovery. The CDC has also added six new coronavirus symptoms. The new symptoms are chills, shaking, loss of taste or smell, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat. The original symptoms were fever, cough, and shortness of breath. 

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