Virginia reported another 500 coronavirus cases, bringing the state’s total to 36,244, according to the latest data from the state health department. At least 1,171 people have died from the virus, with 12 deaths being reported overnight.
The number of new cases is the fewest reported since April 19, and it comes as Virginia reported roughly 11,600 viral tests overnight. That’s good news as the percentage of tests that come back positive — which is at 14.4% over the past week — continues to decline. State officials are monitoring that as a key metric as Virginia slowly continues to reopen.
The number of current hospitalizations fell to 1,351 on Sunday, which is the lowest count since April 22, according to data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. Of those patients, 940 have tested positive and 411 are awaiting test results.
Accomack County continues to lead the region in cases, with 727. Another five cases were reported for the locality in the past day.
Here’s how the number of cases looks for the rest of the region looks:
Virginia Beach: 603 (up 5)
Chesapeake: 433 (up 7)
Norfolk: 399 (up 6)
Suffolk: 295 (up 5)
Portsmouth: 262 (up 9)
Newport News: 237 (up 3)
Northampton: 213 (up 3)
James City County: 196 (up 4)
Hampton: 174 (up 2)
Isle of Wight: 124 (same)
York: 68 (up 1)
Poquoson: 7 (same)
Middlesex: 12 (same)
Mathews: 5 (same)
Gloucester: 30 (same)
Williamsburg: 43 (same)
Suffolk has the most deaths in the region with 29.
Virginia Beach: 19
Northampton: 16
James City County: 16
Chesapeake: 13
Accomack County: 11
Portsmouth: 11
Newport News: 10
Norfolk: 6
Hampton: 3
Isle of Wight: 3
York: 3
Williamsburg: 3
Gloucester: 1
Poquoson, Middlesex and Mathews have no reported deaths.
Peter Coutu, 7575-222-5124, peter.coutu@pilotonline.com