Dr. Norman Oliver, the state health commissioner, is overseeing the state's emergency response.
UPDATE, MARCH 15: As of Sunday night, Virginia has 45 known cases of COVID-19, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver said for the first time Sunday that he is concerned about community spread of the virus in the Peninsula Health District, where one person has died. For more updated information, read our Sunday story.
Earlier:
Virginia has reported its first death from the novel coronavirus — a hospitalized Peninsula man in his 70s who contracted COVID-19 from an unknown source. The cause of death was respiratory failure caused by COVID-19.
As of Saturday afternoon, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported 41 cases of coronavirus in the commonwealth. That was up from 30 cases reported on Friday. The new cases included a Chesterfield County man in his 60s thought to have become infected during international travel and a William & Mary staff member.
