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Fewer than 500 new COVID-19 cases reported statewide Sunday

- By Josh Reyes Staff writer

The Virginia Department of Health reported 489 new coronaviru­s cases and eight more deaths across the state Sunday.

The state said there have been at least 61,736 cases, including those that are not confirmed, but probable because they’re symptomati­c and have a known exposure to the illness.

The seven-day percent positivity rate remained at 5.8%, the same rate as the previous two days, according to the health department.

The state has recorded 1,732 deaths from

COVID-19.

Over the past 24 hours, at least 10,373 tests have been performed, according to numbers released by the department on Sunday. In total, 625,663 tests have been performed.

In Hampton Roads, here are the updated coronaviru­s data:

■ Virginia Beach: 1,123 cases (up 31 from Saturday), 29 deaths (no change)

■ Accomack County: 1,039 cases (no change), 14 deaths (no change)

■ Norfolk: 855 cases (up 11), 9 deaths (no change)

■ Chesapeake: 879 cases (up 25), 20 deaths (no change)

■ Newport News: 500 cases (up 10), 10 deaths (no change)

■ Portsmouth: 459 cases (up 4), 16 deaths (no change)

■ Suffolk: 398 cases (up 1), 34 deaths (no change)

■ Northampto­n County: 269 cases (no change), 28 deaths (no change)

■ Hampton: 310 cases (up 5), 5 deaths (no change)

■ James City County: 254 cases (up 2), 15 deaths (no change)

■ Isle of Wight: 177 cases (no change), 8 deaths (no change)

■ York County: 114 cases (up 4), 3 deaths (no change)

■ Williamsbu­rg: 55 cases (no change), 6 deaths (no change)

■ Gloucester: 45 cases (up 1), 1 death (no change)

■ Poquoson: 19 cases (no change), no deaths

■ Middlesex: 15 cases (no change), no deaths

■ Matthews: 5 cases (no change), no deaths

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Associatio­n reports 818 people are currently hospitaliz­ed in the state. That number includes 523 patients confirmed positive with COVID-19 and 295 patients whose tests are pending. Just over 8,000 patients have been hospitaliz­ed and discharged statewide. The associatio­n reports 20% of hospital ventilator­s are in use across the state.

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