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COVID-19 testing update: Local numbers below state, well below national
COVID-19 positive tests in the Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta, Harrisonburg-Rockingham and Charlottesville-Albemarle areas are trending generally below state numbers, and well below national numbers, according to our analysis.
COVID-19 has been good for Virginia’s billionaires
Virginia’s seven billionaires have done well for themselves since mid-March, growing their collective wealth $6.5 billion – 15.8 percent.
Update: Early voting passes 1.3M mark with two weeks to go to Election Day
Nearly a quarter of the state’s registered voters have voted in person or by mail, more than doubling already the number of absentee votes cast in the 2016 election.
Local COVID-19 data update: Region’s numbers continue trending below state
The perception from local media reports that Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro are experiencing a COVID-19 surge appears to be just that – perception.
