Unemployment filings in Virginia have increased by about 10,000 this week, Gov. Ralph Northam said at a Thursday afternoon news conference.

The filing uptick is driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak and likely will continue to increase. It has nearly doubled every day for the past three days, Northam’s office said.

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