NOTE: There were no data updates yesterday, so today’s changes are over *two* days instead of one…
See below for graphics of the newly posted COVID-19 numbers by the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. So, at this point (5/7), in Virginia we’re at 21,570 total reported – confirmed plus probable – cases (note that actual cases, as well as deaths, could be higher, maybe even a LOT higher, based on stories like this one in the NY Times), 2,955 hospitalizations and 769 deaths from COVID-19. The number of reported cases went up 1,314 over two days (+6.5%) in the latest statistics. The number of new test results was 8,620 over two days. As for hospitalizations, they went up 182 over two days (+6.6%), from 2,773 to 2,955. Deaths are reported up 56 (from 713 to 769) over two days, compared to an increase of 29 (from 684 to 713) from 5/4 to 5/5.
