Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Virginia near 10,000

347 confirmed deaths, 1,656 hospitalizations reported Wednesday by VDH

Published April 22, 2020 by Kate Andrews

Virginia has 9,952 COVID-19 cases confirmed by testing, the Virginia Department of Health reported Wednesday afternoon, as well as 314 probable cases.

The confirmed virus-related death toll is 347, and 1,656 COVID-19-positive Virginians have been hospitalized. The numbers may be higher, though; this week, VDH began delineating probable cases in its daily update, following this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol:

Meets clinical criteria AND epidemiologic evidence with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.
Meets presumptive laboratory evidence AND either clinical criteria OR epidemiologic evidence.
Meets vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID19.

Also, the Eastern Shore Health District reported two more deaths related to the virus Wednesday: a man and a woman, both in their 50s. The New River Health District reported its first COVID-19 death Wednesday night but did not offer any details about the patient.

Nationwide, the number of cases is at 842,319, according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard, and the CDC reports 44,575 deaths.