According to data released this morning by VDH, there are  764 new confirmed and probable  cases of coronavirus, bringing the overall case count to 20, 256. State health officials are also reporting 29 additional coronavirus related deaths, bringing the overall death toll across the Commonwealth to 713.

The number of confirmed COVID cases in Virginia has now declined for three of the last four days. The latest numbers from the state’s health department show 717 new confirmed cases in the last 24-hour reporting period, and that compares to 929 four days ago. We do not know yet if that marks a change in trend or is an interruption in a longer-term upward direction.