A large gun show scheduled this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center that could have drawn an estimated crowd of 25,000 people will not take place, a Fairfax County circuit court judge ruled Thursday morning.
The Nation’s Gun Show was scheduled for Nov. 20-22, and the gun show’s promoter, Showmasters Inc., along with a firearm dealer and potential attendee, filed a lawsuit against Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Dr. Norm Oliver, requesting an emergency injunction that would allow the show to take place despite Northam’s executive orders to limit large gatherings during the COVID-19pandemic.
Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Brett A. Kassabian declined the injunction, saying that the right to purchase firearms is not limited by the cancellation of the event and that if the show were to take place, it could cause further spread of the coronavirus. Kassabian noted that the “sinister” asymptomatic nature of COVID-19 can cause a person to “unwittingly” pass on the virus to others. “Six hundred people in Fairfax County alone have met their maker as a result,” the judge added.
Attorney General Mark Herring’s office defended the state, arguing in a brief that in recent weeks there has been “a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth,” and that more than 200,000 Virginians have been infected since March, with nearly 4,000 Virginians dead from the disease.
The plaintiffs — show organizer Showmasters Inc., Richmond-based gun dealer Sonny’s Guns and Transfers and Ashburn resident John Crump, the state director of Gun Owners of America Inc. — argued that the show, which would have brought firearm dealers from around the country to Fairfax, constitutes a brick and mortar retail business, which is not subject to attendance limits under Northam’s revised Executive Order 67, which went into effect Monday.
Gov. Ralph Northam said that news about mobile morgues in other states with COVID-19 spikes prompted him to enact new mitigation measures on Friday across the state.
“What really affected me was seeing mobile morgues outside hospitals because there was no place to put the dead,” the governor said at his news conference Wednesday afternoon. “We don’t need that in Virginia.”
With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, Northam emphasized that importance of wearing masks and avoiding crowds to help others, including health care providers, and asked Virginians “to do the right thing” and consider during the holidays that “this year, staying home is an act of love, too.”
On Monday, Northam’s most recent restrictions on gatherings and mask use went into effect. Currently, gatherings are limited to 25 people — with the exceptions of essential workplaces, schools and places of worship — and people ages 5 and older are required to wear masks in indoor public places, a change from masks for people ages 10 and up.
Enforcement of social distancing, mask wearing and cleaning at grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential retail businesses has been increased, with violations leading to possible Class 1 misdemeanor charges, and an on-site alcohol curfew of 10 p.m. for all businesses that serve drinks.
Northam said Wednesday that the misdemeanor charge will remain in effect until March 2021, when a new civil penalty is enacted. He said that he is not currently considering travel bans or school closures, as other states have done recently, but noted that he couldn’t entirely rule out any additional restrictions.
Although the state is not seeing the sharp increases in cases and deaths particularly prevalent in the Midwest and other Southern states, Virginia has seen considerable increases in COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks, including a one-day total of 2,071 cases Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Health reported Wednesday morning. State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver said the state is approaching 20 cases per 100,000 people, twice the level seen during the summer. More than 208,000 people in the state have caught the virus, according to the VDH, and 22,000 have been treated in Virginia hospitals, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association reported this week.
Twenty-five people in Virginia died Tuesday from COVID-related causes, and 29 people died Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,860 since March. Currently the state is conducting about 20,000 tests a day, Oliver added.
The VHHA Board of Directors issued a statement Tuesday asking Virginians to “recommit” to public safety measures such as physical distancing, wearing masks and washing hands regularly.
“Although hospitals across Virginia still collectively have thousands of available beds to meet patient treatment needs, everyone has a duty to act responsibly to limit the spread of infection so we don’t overwhelm our health care system,” the VHHA board statement reads. “In recent weeks, we have seen COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations trending upwards in Virginia. If the trend continues, it will place greater strain on hospital team members including doctors and nurses, therapists and custodians, and food service and support staff who have bravely worked to help patients throughout the COVID-19 ordeal.”
In response to a question about people who advocate “letting the chips fall where they may,” regarding the coronavirus, Northam characterized such a viewpoint as “despicable.” He said that medical workers here and elsewhere are tired, and as a doctor, Northam said that health care remains a strong interest for him, particularly during the pandemic.
In other news, the governor said that 15,000 businesses have applied for funds through the expanded Rebuild VA economic relief program, which expanded eligibility in late October and increased grants to $100,000. The state has approved $55 million in funds so far, Northam said, including 39% for businesses in low-income communities. Northam said that the recently signed state budget, which was adjusted during the General Assembly’s special session this fall, includes measures to prevent evictions and utility shutoffs.
Northam and other governors are now looking to Congress to approve a new economic relief bill, which has been hung up for months as House Democrats push for a $2.2 trillion bill and Senate Republicans support a $500 billion package.
“Now that the election is behind us, Congress needs to come together to get it done, and they need to get it done now,” Northam said.
The University of Richmond is launching a “No Loan Program” in partnership with Richmond Public Schools, the university announced Wednesday. RPS graduates who attend the university can receive grants to pay for all demonstrated financial need — instead of loans that must be repaid.
“We know that the thought of taking out loans may create anxiety for families, particularly among first generation students,” UR President Ronald A. Crutcher said in a statement. “The University of Richmond and the city of Richmond want to retain our best students in the region, and the No Loan Program will further that effort.”
Undergraduate tuition at the private university is $56,860 this year, and room and board can reach an additional $13,000, depending on the type of housing and meal plan selected.
According to the university, graduates of Richmond schools, including magnet schools located in the city, have received more than $11 million in financial aid over the past decade. UR also offers the Richmond’s Promise to Virginia program, which provides grants for tuition, room and board for all Virginia students whose families earn below $60,000.
“The No Loan Program gives our students the remarkable opportunity to graduate with a degree from a world-class institution without taking on any debt,” RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras said in a statement. “We are incredibly grateful to President Crutcher and the entire University of Richmond team for this generous commitment to our students.”
Eighteen percent of UR’s 3,147 undergraduates this year come from Virginia, according to the university.
U.S. Navy personnel in Hampton Roads were ordered Tuesday to restrict their travel to work, home and essential stops, and avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people. Rear Adm. Charles W. Rock, commander of the Navy’s mid-Atlantic region, issued the order after an increase in COVID-19 cases.
The following restrictions — labeled “Health Protection Condition Level Charlie” — will go into effect Wednesday:
Military personnel in Hampton Roads must limit travel to and from their homes to their places of work, with stops only for food, medicine and child care.
Personnel advised to not gather in groups larger than 10 and told to wear masks and stay at least six feet apart.
Personnel are prohibited from using off-base gyms and barber shops, but can continue to use facilities on base.
Playing team sports, visiting amusement parks and attending parades or other public celebrations are prohibited.
Travel restrictions don’t apply to personal leave and liberty travel, but Navy personnel must receive approval from their commanding officers.
“We’ve been fighting this virus for a long time, but we’ve still got some more work to do and can’t give in to fatigue,” Rock said in a statement. “As we enter the holiday season, it’s more important than ever that we look out for each other and ensure our sailors’ mental health and resiliency remain strong. Check in with one another often and take time to recharge.”
The Naval installations in Hampton Roads have five status levels pertaining to COVID-19, from “routine,” or no transmission of the virus, to “Delta,” or “severe.” Charlie is the second most serious level, meaning “sustained community transmission.” Today’s status upgrade comes after nearly two months at “Bravo,” or moderate status, which took effect Sept. 23 in Hampton Roads installations. Currently Norfolk‘s health district is at a positivity rate of 7%, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s dashboard.
Virginia’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with 11,160 new cases and 93 deaths recorded over the past week, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Nov. 16 report.
The total number of fatalities in Virginia stands at 3,806 and the total number of cases statewide is now 204,637. The seven-day positivity rate rose to 7.3% from 6.1% last week. Although the highest percentages are occurring in the Southwest region of the state, which borders Tennessee and Kentucky, where COVID cases have been spiking, most regions across the state are seeing higher numbers.
The nation has now surpassed 11 million cases, with more than 1 million added in the past week, and many states are placing new restrictions on residents and travelers as Thanksgiving approaches, which could bring an even greater spike in infections, public health experts say.
On Friday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced new restrictions that went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, including limiting gatherings to 25 people — although worship services, amusement parks, schools and essential workplaces are not affected by the order. The previous cap was 250 people.
Also, all people ages 5 and older are required to wear face masks in indoor public spaces, a change from the previous mask policy for people ages 10 and up.
Enforcement of social distancing, mask wearing and cleaning at grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential retail businesses has been increased, with violations leading to possible Class 1 misdemeanor charges, and there is now an on-site alcohol curfew of 10 p.m. for all businesses that serve drinks.
“COVID-19 is surging across the country, and while cases are not rising in Virginia as rapidly as in some other states, I do not intend to wait until they are. We are acting now to prevent this health crisis from getting worse,” Northam said in a statement Friday. “Everyone is tired of this pandemic and restrictions on our lives. I’m tired, and I know you are tired too. But as we saw earlier this year, these mitigation measures work. I am confident that we can come together as one commonwealth to get this virus under control and save lives.”
The following health districts reported positivity rates above 10% as of Nov. 12:
Alleghany (cities of Covington and Salem and the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke) — 11.2%, up from 10.0% on Nov. 5
Cumberland Plateau (Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell counties) — 16.5%, up from 13.2%
Lenowisco (Lee, Scott and Wise counties and the city of Norton) — 15.0%, up from 13.9%
Mount Rogers (cities of Bristol and Galax and counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington and Wythe) — 15.9%, up from 11.8%
Rappahannock Rapidan (Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties) — 10.6%, up from 5.4%
Roanoke — 10.8%, up from 10.3%
West Piedmont (Franklin, Henry and Patrick counties and the city of Martinsville) — 16.7%, up from 14.7%
Several Virginia universities report COVID-19 rates among students, faculty and staff members, although some universities use different reporting metrics and methods. Here are the most current university stats:
James Madison University: 1,633 total cases since July 1. The overall positivity rate of student tests at the university’s health center was 1.4% as of Nov. 16.
Virginia Tech: 1,661 positive tests since Aug. 3, with 72 new cases from Nov. 9-15. The seven-day positivity rate as of Nov. 15 is 3.0%.
University of Virginia: 1,193 positive cases among students and employees reported since Aug. 17. The university recorded 59 new cases from Nov. 6-12, according to its tracker.
Virginia Commonwealth University: 450 total positive tests, including 393 student cases, as of Nov. 16. According to prevalence testing, the positivity rate is 0.17% as of Nov. 16.
Old Dominion University: 187 positive cases out of 7,046 tests performed as of Nov. 16. From Nov. 8-14, there were 14 new positive tests.
George Mason University: 168 positive cases among students and employees between Aug. 17 and Nov. 15, including 27 positive tests in the past week.
Radford University: 543 total positive cases among students and employees as of Nov. 10, with 5 new cases between Nov. 4-10. Cumulative positivity rate is 10.34% as of Nov. 10. The dashboard is updated each Tuesday.
Liberty University: 68 positive cases from Oct. 28-Nov. 10 among students and staff, out of a total 668 cases between Aug. 16-Nov. 10.
These are the 10 Virginia localities that have seen the most cases in the state, as of Nov. 16:
Globally, there are 54.7 million reported COVID-19 cases and 1,321,712 confirmed deaths as of Nov. 16. The United States, which has the most confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, has seen 11.1 million confirmed cases so far, with 246,758 deaths attributed to the coronavirus since February.
Marking the second anniversary of the news that it would brings its East Coast headquarters to Virginia, Amazon.com Inc. will donate $9 million to several nonprofits in Northern Virginia, the company announced Monday. The gifts include $3.5 million to community organizations supporting small businesses and military families and $3 million to nonprofit legal services groups that work on housing issues.
Friday was the two-year anniversary of Amazon’s announcement of its plans to build its HQ2 headquarters in Arlington‘s new National Landing area. The $2.5 billion project is expected to employ 25,000 people in the next 15 years. Amazon has already hired more than 1,000 people for HQ2, with 500 more hires planned for 2021. Construction started in February on the first of two office towers in the 2.1 million-square-foot Metropolitan Park complex, which is set to open by 2023.
“It’s an understatement to say how proud we are to be part of National Landing,” Brian Huseman, Amazon’s vice president of public policy, said in a statement. “To mark this milestone, we will donate $9 million to help support a broad range of local community organizations that make up the fabric of the diverse, vibrant region we now call home.”
According to the company, the donations are the result of community input and include the following gifts:
$3.5 million in gifts to community organizations across the region supporting sustainability, small businesses, military families and more; $750,000 will be given to each group
$3 million to Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Virginia Poverty Law Center, Bread for the City’s Legal Clinic and Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, with each receiving $750,000 for housing issues
$1 million to racial equity and community empowerment organizations, including Bridges to Independence, Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) and the Arlington Branch NAACP Scholarship Program
$1 million to community health facilities, including the Arlington Free Clinic, Alexandria Neighborhood Health, Children’s National Hospital and the Virginia Hospital Center
$500,000 to literacy and workforce training programs in the region, including La Cocina VA, D.C. Central Kitchen’s culinary job training program and the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
“This $3 million [housing] donation will quickly provide support to individuals and families who need help. Tenant rights are a particularly complicated issue right now, and families are facing innumerable challenges related to the ongoing COVID-19pandemic,” Alice Shobe, director of Amazon in the Community, said in a statement.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the state will enforce new restrictions to prevent further spread of COVID-19 starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, including limiting gatherings to 25 people — down from a current cap of 250 people. Also, all people ages 5 and older will be required to wear face masks in indoor public spaces, a change from a limit on people ages 10 and up.
Enforcement of social distancing, mask wearing and cleaning at grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential retail businesses will be increased, with violations leading to possible Class 1 misdemeanor charges, and there will be an on-site alcohol curfew of 10 p.m. for all businesses that serve drinks.
The 25-person limit on gatherings does not affect Virginia’s theme parks, which are limited to 1,000 patrons under Phase Three of Northam’s reopening plan. According to a spokesperson from Busch Gardens, the new orders pertain only to “small gatherings like parties, weddings. We continue to enforce our mask and social distancing policy, plus temperature checks for all guests and ambassadors,” Cindy Sarko said in an email Friday. Both Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion have announced plans for holiday-themed events.
Nicole Riley, director of the state chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, said in a statement that “this late announcement on a Friday afternoon puts many small businesses in a difficult position to not only understand the new restrictions but prepare and comply by midnight Sunday. It will be devastating to hard-hit restaurants and event venues that are already struggling to stay afloat, and now they must cope with additional reductions in operating hours and possibly the number of customers. It could mean permanent closures.” Riley added that the organization hopes that “the threat of criminal charges will be handled in a judicious way by authorities so that those who have acted in good faith aren’t unfairly penalized.”
Virginia has seen an uptick in coronavirus cases over the past month, although not the extremes reported in other states. On Friday, the U.S. reported more than 153,000 new coronavirus cases recorded Thursday, setting a new one-day record, and 66,000 people were hospitalized with the virus.
According to the governor‘s office, Virginia is averaging 1,500 newly-reported COVID-19 cases per day, up from a statewide peak of approximately 1,200 in May. The statewide seven-day positivity rate is 6.5%, according to the Virginia Department of Health update Friday, but the percentage is higher in Southwest Virginia, where the rate has hovered around 8% to 9% for the past month. Virus-related hospitalizations have increased statewide by more than 35% in the last four weeks.
“COVID-19 is surging across the country, and while cases are not rising in Virginia as rapidly as in some other states, I do not intend to wait until they are. We are acting now to prevent this health crisis from getting worse,” Northam said in a statement. “Everyone is tired of this pandemic and restrictions on our lives. I’m tired, and I know you are tired too. But as we saw earlier this year, these mitigation measures work. I am confident that we can come together as one commonwealth to get this virus under control and save lives.”
At his COVID-19 public update Tuesday, Northam said he prefers “carrots” — asking Virginians to wear masks and keep safe distances, as well as washing their hands frequently — as opposed to “sticks,” meaning enforced restrictions. But as numbers rose in the commonwealth and the nation, the governor noted Tuesday that restrictions were not off the table. Several other governors have placed limits on gatherings and enforced masks and other safety measures in recent weeks as case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths skyrocket. Private gatherings at homes, experts say, have been the cause of much community spread of the virus.
The Alleghany, Cumberland Plateau, Lenowisco and Mount Rogers health districts all marked seven-day positivity rates of between 11% and 17% as of Friday, and the city of Roanoke’s rate was 10.5%.
Virginia neared 200,000 total COVID-19 cases since March on Friday, with 199,262 cases reported by VDH, including an increase of 1,235 cases Thursday. There have been 3,785 total deaths in Virginia since the start of the pandemic, and the nation has recorded 10.6 million cases as of Friday and 243,044 deaths.
Northam released a video Friday explaining the new measures going into effect Sunday at midnight.
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has converted its nonvoting shares of e-cigarette leader Juul Labs Inc. to voting shares, the company announced Thursday. However, Altria said it does not plan to take a more active role on the board until a federal complaint is resolved.
Altria has owned 35% of Juul’s stock since late 2018, when it invested $12.8 billion in the vaping device manufacturer — although Altria took $8 billion in writedowns on the investment in 2019, and the value has sunk ever since. In April, the Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust complaint against Altria and Juul, alleging that the companies cut a secret deal in 2018 that Altria would leave the vaping market — which Altria had said it was exiting because of concerns about teens vaping.
A hearing date is set for April 13, 2021, by the order of FTC Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell.
In Thursday’s announcement, Altria officials said the company will await the outcome of the FTC litigation before acting as anything other than a passive investor. Under the conversion of its shares, Altria has the right to elect directors to Juul’s board and to vote as an active investor. Altria will provide a quarterly consolidated earning statement that includes any cash dividends from its investment, as well as changes in its fair value.
In late October, Altria estimated that Juul is worth less than $5 billion, down from its $38 billion valuation in 2018, and its 35% stake at only $1.6 billion. Juul itself estimated the company’s value at $10 billion the same week, down $3 billion since earlier this year.
Aside from the FTC complaint, San Francisco-based Juul has been sued by 15 California school systems and a California customer in a class action suit, and the state’s federal prosecutors launched a criminal probe against the company last year. Other states, including Massachusetts, Arizona, New York and North Carolina also have sued Juul over its marketing practices, alleging the company’s marketing deliberately targeted underage teens.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of some flavored vaping products, which were blamed for the e-cigarettes’ appeal to teenagers. Sales have since fallen in the United States, and Altria reported a loss of $952 million in the third quarter of 2020, mainly due to lower sales of e-cigarettes. According to news reports, Juul said in September it would halve its workforce and was considering leaving most overseas markets.
Gov. Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver said Tuesday that Virginia will be ready to launch a vaccination program as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Oliver said that he is encouraged by Pfizer’s announcement this week that its COVID vaccine under testing now has a 90% effectiveness rate, and he expects either that vaccine or another being developed will be available by the end of the year. “We are ready to get that vaccine and administer it to citizens here in the commonwealth,” Oliver said, while cautioning that it will take “months to vaccinate millions” and longer for people to develop immunity. The state will begin vaccinating frontline medical workers and more vulnerable people — such as nursing home residents — before distributing the vaccine more broadly, officials have said.
Oliver added that the advisory panel set up by the Virginia Department of Health has developed a plan for dispensing vaccines across the state that was submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and approved in October. Following Pfizer’s news and other developments, the team has “revised and tweaked” its plan, which will be shared with the CDC and the U.S. Department of Defense, which will also lead federal vaccination efforts, Oliver said.
Safety and efficacy of the vaccine are top of mind for state public health officials and others, Oliver said. He added that the state health department already has plenty of mass vaccination experience, including its annual flu shot campaigns. This fall, the vaccination rate is up 35% compared to last year, Oliver said.
Northam said he was “heartened” that President-Elect Joe Biden has named members to a COVID-19 task force that include several doctors and that he hopes the new administration will provide more guidelines and help to states than the current administration has done. He noted that 73% of registered voters in Virginia voted in the general election and that 2.8 million Virginians voted early in person or by mail.
Northam and Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey said that the issue of more COVID patients is putting strains on staffing at Southwest Va. hospitals, they have heard from Ballad Health, which runs most hospitals and health care centers in the region.
Encouraging Virginians to keep Thanksgiving celebrations smaller this year, Northam said, “I want you all to be safe and healthy.”
Virginia’s number of COVID-19 cases jumped by more than 10,000 last week, bringing the state’s positivity rate to 6.1%, up from 5.8% on Nov. 2, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s report Monday, Nov. 9. The sharpest increases have been seen in the Roanoke region and Southwest Virginia, where neighboring states also have seen spikes in cases over the past few weeks.
The state saw an increase of 55 coronavirus-related deaths over the past week, bringing the total to 3,713, with 10,059 new cases, for a total of 193,477 since February.
Gov. Ralph Northam has raised an alarm about the increase in cases in Southwest Virginia, in part because family gatherings are increasing the spread. In an Oct. 28 COVID-19 update, Northam urged caution among residents and asked them to wear face masks in public. Ballad Health, which runs hospitals and health care facilities in Southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee, announced this weekend that Saturday was the largest single-day case report it has seen since the beginning of the pandemic in the Tri-Cities region of Bristol, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Johnson City, Tennessee, with 196 COVID patients hospitalized.
The following health districts reported positivity rates above 10% as of Nov. 5:
Alleghany (cities of Covington and Salem and the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke) — 10.0%, down from 12.5% on Oct. 29
Cumberland Plateau (Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell counties) — 13.2%, up from 10.1%
Lenowisco (Lee, Scott and Wise counties and the city of Norton) — 13.9%, down from 18.1%
Mount Rogers (cities of Bristol and Galax and counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington and Wythe) — 11.8%, up from 9.9%
Roanoke — 10.3%, up from 10.2%
West Piedmont (Franklin, Henry and Patrick counties and the city of Martinsville) — 14.7%, up from 10.9%
Several Virginia universities report COVID-19 rates among students, faculty and staff members, although some universities use different reporting metrics and methods. Here are the most current university stats:
James Madison University: 1,614 total cases since July 1 (note: according to JMU, this number is lower than last week’s because of data entry errors that have since been corrected). The overall positivity rate of student tests at the university’s health center was 2.0% as of Nov. 9.
Virginia Tech: 1,589 positive tests since Aug. 3, with 84 new cases from Nov. 2-8. The seven-day positivity rate as of Nov. 8 is 3.1%.
University of Virginia: 1,133 positive cases among students and employees reported since Aug. 17. The university recorded 33 new cases from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, according to its tracker.
Virginia Commonwealth University: 405 total positive tests, including 358 student cases, as of Nov. 6. According to prevalence testing, the positivity rate is 0.21% as of Nov. 6.
Old Dominion University: 173 positive cases out of 6,352 tests performed as of Nov. 9. From Nov. 1-7, there were nine new positive tests.
George Mason University: 134 positive cases among students and employees between Aug. 17 and Nov. 5, including 19 positive tests in the past two weeks.
Radford University: 538 total positive cases among students and employees as of Nov. 3, with 14 new cases between Oct. 27-Nov. 3. Cumulative positivity rate is 10.52% as of Nov. 3. The dashboard is updated each Tuesday.
Liberty University: 67 positive cases from Oct. 21-Nov. 3 among students and staff, out of a total 658 cases between Aug. 16-Nov. 3.
These are the 10 Virginia localities that have seen the most cases in the state, as of Nov. 9:
Globally, there are 50.5 million reported COVID-19 cases and 1,258,321 confirmed deaths as of Nov. 9. The United States, which has the most confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, has seen 10 million confirmed cases so far, with 237,608 deaths attributed to the coronavirus since February.
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