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 (1/23), in Virginia we’re at 468,655 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), 20,654 hospitalizations and 6,079 deaths from COVID-19. The number of reported cases went up 4,904 (+1.1%) in the latest statistics, which is a faster rate of increase than the day before, when reported cases were up 4,147 (+0.9%). As for hospitalizations, they went up 110 (+0.5%), which is a slower rate of increase than the day before, when hospitalizations were up 139 (+0.7%). Deaths are reported +77, compared to +62 the previous day. The number of PCR-ONLY test results is currently at 4,977,971 (up 29,486 from yesterday).
