Governor Northam demanded a more robust enforcement of the current restrictions in place to fight the coronavirus, especially in Hampton Roads.
The governor briefed the public Tuesday on the recent rise in cases statewide, that's being driven by a drastic increase in cases in the southeast corner of the state.
While other regions of Virginia are reporting COVID-19 case numbers with percent positivities sitting between 4% and 7%, the eastern region's percent positivity is 10.1%.
Northam says a large portion of those cases is from the Tidewater region and stated that substantial community spread is happening because people are not abiding by the mask mandate he enacted in May.
Now, he's calling for stronger enforcement of current health measures in order to head off the spread of the virus.
He directed health officials and licensing agencies to conduct unannounced visits to businesses as needed to make sure those establishments are following safety guidelines.
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