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Henrico reports highest single-day COVID case count in nearly 6 weeks

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Henrico County reported its highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day Wednesday in nearly six weeks – 52. It was the most cases reported in Henrico since Sept. 10, when 53 were.

The jump increased the county’s 7-day average of new daily cases from 29 yesterday to 32. The Virginia Department of Health also reported two new hospitalizations in the county related to the virus.

The county’s 7-day positivity percentage rose to 4.3% as of Oct. 17, the most recent date for which that information is available.