So many of these restrictions have been based on what has proven to be faulty science. What we're looking at now is a bad flu season. There is NO REASON for us to be shut down, social distancing, and wearing masks everywhere we go. For those who are vulnerable, they should take the same precautions they do during flu season. Otherwise, we should be able to go out and live our lives! We don't freak out over the spread of the flu. Why are we freaking out over this? And as for numbers going up in other states, of COURSE they are. As people get out and about, more people will get sick, which is GOOD. We'll achieve herd immunity that much quicker. The numbers you need to look at are the hospitalizations and deaths AND in what communities (i.e. age bracket and specific location). Those percentages, when taken into account with the number of positive cases, continue to go down. This is no more a public health crisis than the flu. Please do the right thing and let Virginia lead the way in recognizing that the time of emergency has passed.