Virginia Coronavirus Cases Jump Over 20,000

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- The Virginia Department of Health is reporting a total of 20,256 COVID-19 cases in the state; 19,357 are confirmed and 899 are probable as of Tuesday, May 5. That's up 764 cases from the previous day.

The death toll has risen from 684 to 713, an increase of 29.

The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association dashboard on Tuesday reports that there are 1,027 confirmed positive COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Virginia and 469 patients are hospitalized waiting for their test results.

Of those numbers, 361 patients are in the ICU, and 189 patients are on a ventilator.

The VHHA reports that 2,617 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized and discharged.

More on this story from our media partner, ABC 13 - WSET.


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