As a result of variety of vaccinations throughout our area, we are going to not be updating the COVID-19 hotline.
As of Wednesday, August 3, Virginia has had 1,968,329 whole circumstances of COVID-19, together with confirmed lab assessments and scientific diagnoses, in line with the Virginia Division of Well being.
The Virginia Division of Well being stories a 23.1% 7-day positivity fee for whole PCR testing encounters.
Extra deaths have been reported this Wednesday, leaving the loss of life toll at 20,995.
For a complete abstract of COVID-19 circumstances and testing in Virginia, you possibly can go to the Virginia Division of Well being’s web site and look at their COVID-19 dashboard.
On Sunday, April 18, 2021, vaccine eligibility expanded to all people within the Commonwealth age 16 and above.
On Thursday, April 22, 2021, former Governor Northam introduced an ease in a few of the COVID-19 restrictions for social gatherings that started on Saturday, Might 15:
- Social gatherings: The utmost variety of people permitted in a social gathering will enhance to 100 individuals for indoor settings and 250 individuals for outside settings. Social gatherings are at the moment restricted to 50 individuals indoors and 100 individuals outside.
- Leisure venues: Indoor leisure and public amusement venues will be capable to function at 50 p.c capability or 1,000 individuals, up from 30 p.c capability or 500 individuals. Out of doors venues will be capable to function at 50 p.c capability — up from 30 p.c — with no particular cap on the variety of attendees.
- Leisure sporting occasions: The variety of spectators allowed at indoor leisure sporting occasions will enhance from 100 to 250 spectators or 50 p.c capability, whichever is much less. Out of doors leisure sporting occasions will enhance from 500 to 1,000 individuals or 50 p.c capability, whichever is much less.
- Alcohol gross sales: Eating places could return to promoting alcohol after midnight, and eating room closures will not be required between midnight and 5:00 a.m.
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) introduced on Thursday, Might 13, 2021, vaccinated people are not required to put on a masks in most circumstances. On Friday, Might 14, 2021, Former governor Ralph Northam introduced the masks mandate in Virginia could be lifted, and capability and social distancing restrictions will finish on Might 28.
By August 3, the Virginia Division of Well being had obtained stories of 1,400,631 confirmed circumstances and 567,698 possible circumstances of COVID-19 throughout the commonwealth.
These optimistic take a look at outcomes are out of 14,516,050 whole PCR assessments administered in Virginia.
At this level, 54,125 Virginians have been hospitalized because of the illness attributable to the virus, and a minimum of 20,995 have died of causes associated to the illness.
Right here’s a breakdown of circumstances for our area as of 10:00 a.m. July 21.
Central Shenandoah Well being District: 74,680 whole circumstances
Starting March 10, 2022, the Locality dashboard is not being printed. Instances by report date and circumstances by date of sickness may be considered by locality on the Instances dashboard.
Complete PCR assessments: 460,018
Lord Fairfax Well being District: 60,610 whole circumstances
Complete PCR assessments: 391,884
Northwest Complete Outbreaks: 1,197 reported, together with 401 in long run care services, 135 in Ok-12 settings, 81 in healthcare settings, 51 in correctional services, 365 in congregate settings, 67 in faculties/universities, and 97 in little one care settings.
Observe: VDH has modified the best way it tracks outbreaks. They’re now grouped by areas as a substitute of well being districts.
The Virginia Division of Well being has launched an information dashboard showcasing the variety of COVID-19 vaccines which were distributed and administered all through the commonwealth.
In accordance with the info dashboard, as of August 3, 7,058,082 individuals have been vaccinated with a minimum of one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 6,180,751 individuals are absolutely vaccinated.
The Vaccines Obtained dashboard was retired on Might 19, 2022.
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Affiliation’s on-line dashboard signifies that, as of August 3, a minimum of 116,856 COVID-19 sufferers have been discharged from the hospital.
In contrast to the VDH information that stories cumulative hospitalizations, their information on hospitalizations displays hospitalized sufferers confirmed optimistic for COVID-19, and that quantity is 812.
Right here at WHSV, we cowl Grant County, Hardy County and Pendleton County. The under data is the newest information from every counties’ well being division. Yow will discover West Virginia’s COVID-19 dashboard right here.
There are 559,295 whole circumstances in West Virginia as of August 3.
Grant County: 4,076 whole COVID-19 circumstances
Hardy County: 4,638 whole COVID-19 circumstances
Pendleton County: 2,087 whole COVID-19 circumstances
For the most recent factual data on COVID-19, you’re inspired to verify each the Virginia Division of Well being and the CDC.
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