County, Norton record 71 cases, one more death

There were 64 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wise County between last Thursday and yesterday, according the Virginia Department of Health.

As of Monday, the county had racked up a total of 3,556 cases since spring 2020, compared to 3,492 cases as of Thursday.
The county’s total number of deaths associated with COVID-19 increased by one, from 106 to 107.

The health department’s cumulative positive case count for Norton increased by seven, from 334 to 341.

The number of total deaths in the city remained at seven.

In Virginia, the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began rose from 551,047 Thursday to 556,283 yesterday, an increase of 5,236. The number of “probable” cases rose from 164,509 Thursday to 167,444 yesterday, an increase of 2,935.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Virginia increased by 32 to 9,814. The number of probable COVID-19 deaths increased by three to 1,804.

To look at the health department’s data, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov and go to the COVID-19 Data and Resources section.

VACCINATION RATES

About 44 percent of Wise County residents and nearly 52 percent of Norton residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to health department statistics.

Note: Those vaccination percentages are calculated against revised U.S. census 2020 population rates for the county and city. The census data was released last week.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Aug. 12 that 73 percent of Virginians 18 and older had received at least one dose.

Guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specifies that those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks, practice physical distancing and avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.