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Virginia sees 1,700 new COVID-19 cases, 42 additional deaths as Hampton and Newport News report highest local death increase in a day
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and last updated 2021-02-08 11:44:42-05
The Virginia Department of Health released their daily updated numbers involving COVID-19 cases within the state.
According to their website, there are now 530,825 total cases, 422,733 of which are confirmed and 108,102 are probable. There are 6,820 total COVID-19 related deaths, with 5,874 being confirmed and 946 being probable. The case numbers are up by 1,700, and deaths are up by 42 since Sunday.
A total of 5,449,974 COVID-19 PCR tests have now been given in Virginia.
As of Monday, Virginia has given a total of 1,105,102 COVID-19 vaccines. The table below gives more information about local vaccine distribution.