'This is not the time to play politics,' Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said.
Virginia authorities reported a drop in the number of new coronavirus cases for the third straight day on Monday as Governor Ralph Northam continues to resist protesters calling for the economy to be reopened.
The figures mark the third consecutive drop in new cases for the state. Virginia saw 484 individuals test positive for COVID-19 on April 19 and 562 on April 18, according to data maintained by the Virginia Public Access Project. The decline came after the state saw its sharpest increase in infected individuals on April 17 with 602 confirmed cases.
Demonstrations broke out in several states over the past week—among them Virginia, Kentucky, Minnesota and Michigan—as anti-quarantine protesters took to public areas to demand an end to the stay-at-home orders that have drastically slowed virus' spread, as well as the country's economy. Protesters rally against stay-at-home orders related to the coronavirus pandemic outside Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia on April 16, 2020.Despite their efforts, Virginia leaders have continued to warn that the state isn't ready to safely reopen. Northam on Monday said the state will follow the White House guidelines, which requires benchmarks such as increased testing for health care workers and a 14-day decline in confirmed cases.
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