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 (6/29), in Virginia we’re at 62,189 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), 6,164 hospitalizations and 1,740 deaths from COVID-19. The number of reported cases went up 453 (+0.7%) in the latest statistics, which is a slightly slower rate of increase than the day before, when reported cases were up 489 (+0.8%). The number of TOTAL test results was 702,110 (up 8,380 from 693,730 yesterday). As for hospitalizations, they went up 28 (+0.5%), from 6,136 to 6,164, which is a faster rate of increase than the day before, when hospitalizations were up 16 (0.3%). Deaths are reported up 8 (from 1,732 to 1,740), compared to an increase of 8 (from 1,724 to 1,732) the previous day.










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