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 (6/28), in Virginia we’re at 61,736 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), 6,136 hospitalizations and 1,732 deaths from COVID-19. The number of reported cases went up 489 (+0.8%) in the latest statistics, which is a slower rate of increase than the day before, when reported cases were up 677 (+1.1%). The number of TOTAL test results was 693,730 (up 11,649 from 682,081 yesterday). As for hospitalizations, they went up 16 (+0.3%), from 6,120 to 6,136, which is a slower rate of increase than the day before, when hospitalizations were up 49 (0.8%). Deaths are reported up 8 (from 1,724 to 1,732), compared to an increase of 24 (from 1,700 to 1,724) the previous day.









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