Two die from virus

May 05, 2022

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 24 between April 27 and Wednesday.

The Virginia Department of Health reported Wednesday morning that the county’s total confirmed cases in the months since the pandemic began had risen to 10,291 — up from 10,267 one week earlier.
The number of Wise County COVID-19 deaths increased by two, from 197 to 199.

Across the state, the rate of new case growth is accelerating once again.

Statewide, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 1,218,451 April 27 to 1,227,101 Wednesday, an increase of 8,650. The number of “probable” cases in Virginia rose from 479,126 April 27 to 483,171 yesterday, an increase of 4,045.
During the same period, the number of confirmed deaths increased by 47 to 16,896. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by seven to 3,360.