Tuesday (3/16) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,276 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 597,141), +116 Hospitalizations (to 25,439), +44 Deaths (to 10,104)

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 (3/16), in Virginia we’re at 597,141 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), 25,439 hospitalizations and 10,104 deaths from COVID-19. The number of reported cases went to 1,276 (+0.2%) in the latest statistics, which is the same rate of increase than the day before, when reported cases were up 1,130 (+0.2%). As for hospitalizations, they went up 116 (+0.5%), which is a faster rate of increase than the day before, when hospitalizations were up 26 (+0.1%).  Deaths are reported +44, compared to +41 the previous day. The number of PCR-ONLY test results is currently at 6,202,924 (up 13,572 from yesterday).