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Virginia August 11 COVID-19 update: First 2,000-plus case day since April, 900-plus now hospitalized

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time since April on Wednesday as virus metrics continue to climb across the commonwealth.

The 2,117 new cases bring Virginia’s 7-day average for daily cases up to 1,734 per day. The commonwealth’s percent of positive tests is 7.5%, with a 12.4% rate in Hampton Roads.


Health officials also reported 57 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, bringing Virginia’s current total up to 936 patients as of Wednesday. That’s also the highest hospitalizations have been since April.

3 more COVID-19 deaths were reported, and 6 deaths per day are being reported on average.

State metrics

*Vaccine data not updated yet at time of publishing


Local cases

Local test positivity: 12.4% on average