Carilion reports having treated six COVID-19 patients, two more than Tuesday

Carilion Clinic reports it has treated six confirmed cases of

, two more than Tuesday.

No specific locations or information about the patients have been released. Five of them are in self-isolation at their homes.

Numbers from across the state are compiled by the

, which updates information each day at noon. As of noon Tuesday, ten cases had been confirmed in southwest Virginia.

Carilion now has a dedicated phone line to answer community and patient questions about coronavirus.

• The COVID-19 Community Hotline will be available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m to 5 p.m. beginning Tuesday, March 24.

• Community members can call 1-866-604-2873 for answers to questions about COVID-19 signs and symptoms and Carilion guidelines, available resources and our COVID-19 response.

• It is not a call center to make appointments, receive testing referrals or receive test results.