Thursday (3/18) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +2,082 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 600,550), +94 Hospitalizations (to 25,611), +28 Deaths (to 10,182)

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 (3/18), in Virginia we’re at 600,550 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), 25,611 hospitalizations and 10,182 deaths from COVID-19. The number of reported cases went to 2,082 (+0.4%) in the latest statistics, which is a faster rate of increase than the day before, when reported cases were up 1,327 (+0.2%). As for hospitalizations, they went up 94 (+0.4%), which is a slightly faster rate of increase than the day before, when hospitalizations were up 78 (+0.3%).  Deaths are reported +28, compared to +50 the previous day. The number of PCR-ONLY test results is currently at 6,248,924 (up 28,469 from yesterday).