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Lexington now has highest virus rate in Virginia

Greensville County and Galax are second and third. Covington, Rockbridge have some of state’s lowest rates.

Lexington, Salem, Galax in top five. But Covington has second to lowest rate.

Speaking before a joint Assembly, Virginia’s governor is asking Virginians to get vaccinated.

The highest rates are now in metro areas while six of the 10 lowest are in Southwest Virginia.

Program targets 10 low-vaccinated communities, mostly in Southwest and Southside.

They will provide updates and advice on the pandemic.

For now, the urban crescent is hit hardest but health authories warn rates will get worse once it hits less-vaccinated rural areas.

Nevertheless, some counties in Southwest and Southside have Third World vaccination rates.

Lynchburg continues to have one of the lowest infection rates among major cities in Virginia.

Virus rates don’t split neatly along rural/urban lines. Some of lowest rates in Virginia are in eastern Southside and the Northern Neck.