RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Ralph Northam gave an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.
His 2 p.m. news conference was his fifth focused on the coronavirus since he ended his bi-weekly conferences back in June.
Prior to Tuesday, Northam’s last update was on Sept. 1.
As of Tuesday, there have been 135,514 coronavirus cases in Virginia since March, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Across the state, 2,839 people have died.
Since July 1, Virginia has been in Phase Three of reopening.