As other parts of the state see an alarming spike in new cases of COVID-19, Northern Virginia continued Monday to keep its rate at its lowest since the earliest weeks of the pandemic.

Northern Virginia reported 161 new cases and no new deaths in the daily report Monday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Statewide, there were 972 new cases — the most since June 7. The eastern and southwestern parts of the state, in particular, are seeing a higher number of new cases than they have since the pandemic began.

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