FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. (NIAID-RML via AP)
NEW KENT, Va. (WRIC) — The Chickahominy Health District confirmed the first coronavirus case in New Kent County Friday morning.
The patient is a woman in her twenties who is isolating at home and recovering.
As of Thursday at noon there were 460 confirmed cases in Virginia with 13 deaths.
