VIRGINIA’S STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE RATE HAS NEARLY DOUBLED IN THE PAST WEEK WHILE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA’S RATE HAS REMAINED STEADY. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA RECORDED 259 NEW COVID-19 CASES PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS. VIRGINIA’S STATEWIDE RATE IS 517 PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS.