The Virginia Department of Health reports 10 more confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases in the Lynchburg region. Five of those new cases come from Appomattox County. The late numbers show 80 cases in Lynchburg since the virus first arrived, 27 in Amherst County, 31 in Appomattox, 45 in Bedford and 16 in Campbell. COVID-related deaths in the region are set at four, which is about 2% of all cases reported.

 

(NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported 16 deaths in the region. That was number of hospitalizations, not deaths.)