RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health reported Sunday that the number or presumed positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has now surpassed 30,000.

The announcement came as the commonweath begins the first phase of reopening most businesses.

The VDH reports 30,388 cases, 28,901 are confirmed and 1,487 are probable. The number of cases increased 705 from Saturday.

The VDH is also reporting 1,009 deaths, an increase of 7 from Saturday.

Coronavirus has infected over 4.6 million people and killed more than 312,000 worldwide, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University that experts say under counts the true toll of the pandemic. The U.S. has reported over 88,000 dead in the pandemic and Europe has seen at least 160,000 deaths.