RICHMOND, Va. — The governor and top health officials say southwest Virginia is seeing a sustained, troubling increase in cases of COVID-19 driven partly by family gatherings.
Gov. Ralph Northam addressed the spike in cases at a news conference in Richmond on Wednesday, saying further restrictions on the area are possible if the numbers keep climbing.
Also Wednesday, one area hospital system issued a stark warning that its resources were being stretched thin as 88.5% of its ICU beds are full.
Virginia has so far reported nearly 177,000 cases of COVID-19 and just over 3,600 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
