Three deaths, 83 cases

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 83 between Sept. 21 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 13,028 — up from 12,945 one week earlier.

The number of Wise County COVID-19 deaths increased by three, from 208 to 211.

Statewide, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 1,471,661 Sept. 21 to 1,477,564 Wednesday, an increase of 5,903. The number of “probable” cases in Virginia rose from 605,253 Sept. 21 to 608,457 yesterday, an increase of 3,204.
During the same period, the number of confirmed deaths increased by 82 to 18,141. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by 20 to 3,690.