RICHMOND, Va. – Friday’s increase of coronavirus cases, the highest yet, is due to a backlog of data over the past two days, according to the Virginia Dept. of Health.
The health department reported 2,015 new coronavirus cases on Friday, with a total of 97,882 statewide. Health officials say that figure includes information that should have been reported on Wednesday and Thursday.
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On Thursday, the VDH’s Office of Information Management, which helps manage the coronavirus database, found and fixed a technical issue with the database.