11/17/2020
By Jackson Revere
Virginia has not been immune as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country. Overall, Virginia’s cases are not rising at an alarming rate but they are trending in a bad direction. Right now the Commonwealth is seeing a 7-day average of around 1500 new cases per day.
As the numbers rise and likely continue to rise over the holidays when people gather indoors, we want to keep people informed of the conditions in their communities. Starting today, we will begin publishing updates for individual communities. Like our page on Facebook or check back here to see the updates when they are published.
11/17 Update: Petersburg
Petersburg currently has reported 1,020 total cases of COVID-19 according to the Virginia Department of Health. (VDH) Of those 1,020 cases, which is an increase of only three cases over the last four days, there were no additional hospitalizations. That number remains at a total of 91. There was one death in Petersburg however, due to COVID-19 complications in the last four days.
On Friday, we will provide the three-day changes that took place in Petersburg. Check back for details. You can also see the new restrictions that were put in place by Governor Northam on Friday here.
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