CDC Map: Much of Metro Richmond shifts to medium; masks recommended for 16 Virginia localities

RICHMOND, Va. — Masking is now really useful for 16 localities within the Commonwealth, together with six components of the WTVR CBS 6 viewing space as a lot of Metro Richmond has shifted again to medium, in keeping with this week’s replace from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC).

The replace comes as 73.6% of Virginia’s inhabitants is absolutely vaccinated, in keeping with the Virginia Division of Well being. The 7-day shifting common for COVID instances within the U.S. elevated 16.2% Jan. 6 and 85.4% of the nation’s whole inhabitants (folks 5+) had acquired at the least one vaccine dose, the CDC reported in its weekly replace.

The company launched an up to date map Thursday, Jan. 19 with county-by-county coloration designations to point whether or not residents ought to put on masks or not.

“There are three ranges (low, medium, excessive), that are decided by taking a look at hospital beds being utilized by sufferers with COVID-19, new hospital admissions amongst folks with COVID-19, and the overall variety of new COVID-19 instances in your space,” CDC officers wrote.

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Scroll down for an entire alphabetized listing metropolis/county-by-county breakdown of localities in Virginia

Sixteen localities — together with Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Lunenburg, Middlesex, Petersburg and Prince George in Central Virginia — rank as excessive the place masking indoors is really useful by the CDC. That’s down from 65 localities that ranked as excessive final week.

Sixty-two localities — together with Amelia, Charles Metropolis, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Cumberland, Emporia, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Lancaster, New Kent, Northumberland, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Richmond Metropolis and Richmond County in Central Virginia — rank as medium. Forty-eight localities ranked as medium final week.

The remaining 55 localities within the Commonwealth rank as low. That’s up from the 20 localities that ranked as low final week.

CDC

Excessive Group Stage

• Put on a masks indoors in public
• Keep updated with COVID-19 vaccines
• Get examined when you’ve got signs
• Extra precautions could also be wanted for folks at excessive danger for extreme sickness
• 16 Virginia localities this week; down from 65 localities final week

Campbell (no change from final week)
Carroll (no change from final week)
Danville (no change from final week)
Dickenson (ranked medium final week)
Dinwiddie (no change from final week)
Galax (no change from final week)
Grayson (no change from final week)
Halifax (no change from final week)
Hopewell (no change from final week)
Lunenburg (no change from final week)
Mecklenburg (no change from final week)
Middlesex (no change from final week)
Petersburg (no change from final week)
Prince George (no change from final week)
Surry (no change from final week)
Sussex (no change from final week)

CDC

Medium Group Stage

• If you’re at excessive danger for extreme sickness, speak to your healthcare supplier about whether or not it’s good to put on a masks and take different precautions
• Keep updated with COVID-19 vaccines
• Get examined when you’ve got signs
• 62 Virginia localities this week; up from 48 final week

Alexandria (ranked excessive final week)
Amelia (ranked excessive final week)
Amherst (ranked excessive final week)
Appomattox (ranked excessive final week)
Arlington (no change from final week)
Bedford (ranked excessive final week)
Bland (ranked excessive final week)
Botetourt (ranked excessive final week)
Bristol (ranked excessive final week)
Buchanan (no change from final week)
Charles Metropolis (ranked excessive final week)
Charlotte (ranked excessive final week)
Chesterfield (ranked excessive final week)
Colonial Heights (ranked excessive final week)
Covington (ranked excessive final week)
Craig (no change from final week)
Cumberland (ranked excessive final week)
Emporia (ranked low final week)
Essex (no change from final week)
Fairfax Metropolis (ranked excessive final week)
Fairfax County (no change from final week)
Falls Church (no change from final week)
Floyd (no change from final week)
Franklin County (no change from final week)
Giles (no change from final week)
Goochland (ranked excessive final week)
Hanover (ranked excessive final week)
Henrico (ranked excessive final week)
Henry (no change from final week)
King and Queen (no change from final week)
King William (no change from final week)
Lancaster (ranked excessive final week)
Lee (ranked low final week)
Loudoun (no change from final week)
Lynchburg (ranked excessive final week)
Manassas (no change from final week)
Martinsville (ranked excessive final week)
Mathews (ranked excessive final week)
Montgomery (no change from final week)
New Kent (no change from final week)
Northumberland (no change from final week)
Norton (no change from final week)
Nottoway (ranked excessive final week)
Patrick (ranked excessive final week)
Pittsylvania (ranked excessive final week)
Powhatan (no change from final week)
Prince Edward (ranked excessive final week)
Pulaski (ranked excessive final week)
Radford (ranked excessive final week)
Richmond Metropolis (no change from final week)
Richmond County (no change from final week)
Roanoke Metropolis (ranked excessive final week)
Roanoke County (ranked excessive final week)
Russell (ranked excessive final week)
Salem (no change from final week)
Scott (ranked excessive final week)
Smyth (no change from final week)
Tazewell (ranked excessive final week)
Washington (ranked excessive final week)
Westmoreland (ranked excessive final week)
Sensible (no change from final week)
Wythe (ranked excessive final week)

CDC

Low Group Stage

• Keep updated with COVID-19 vaccines
• Get examined when you’ve got signs
• 55 Virginia localities this week; up from 20 final week

Accomack (ranked excessive final week)
Albemarle (no change from final week)
Alleghany (ranked excessive final week)
Augusta (ranked excessive final week)
Tub (ranked excessive final week)
Brunswick (no change from final week)
Buckingham (no change from final week)
Buena Vista (ranked medium final week)
Caroline (no change from final week)
Charlottesville (no change from final week)
Chesapeake (ranked medium final week)
Clarke (ranked excessive final week)
Culpeper (no change from final week)
Fauquier (no change from final week)
Fluvanna (no change from final week)
Franklin Metropolis (ranked medium final week)
Frederick (ranked medium final week)
Fredericksburg (no change from final week)
Gloucester (ranked excessive final week)
Greene (no change from final week)
Greensville (no change from final week)
Hampton (ranked excessive final week)
Harrisonburg (ranked medium final week)
Highland (ranked medium final week)
Isle of Wight (ranked medium final week)
James Metropolis (ranked medium final week)
King George (no change from final week)
Lexington (ranked medium final week)
Louisa (ranked medium final week)
Madison (no change from final week)
Manassas Park (ranked excessive final week)
Nelson (no change from final week)
Newport Information (ranked excessive final week)
Norfolk (ranked medium final week)
Northampton (ranked medium final week)
Orange (no change from final week)
Web page (ranked excessive final week)
Poquoson (ranked medium final week)
Portsmouth (ranked excessive final week)
Prince William (ranked medium final week)
Rappahannock  (no change from final week)
Rockbridge (ranked excessive final week)
Rockingham (ranked medium final week)
Shenandoah (ranked excessive final week)
Southampton (ranked medium final week)
Spotsylvania (no change from final week)
Stafford (no change from final week)
Staunton (ranked excessive final week)
Suffolk (ranked medium final week)
Virginia Seashore (ranked medium final week)
Warren (ranked excessive final week)
Waynesboro (ranked medium final week)
Williamsburg (ranked medium final week)
Winchester (ranked medium final week)
York (ranked medium final week)

WTVR

Full Virginia Metropolis/County-by-County Breakdown

Accomack Low
Albemarle Low
Alexandria Medium
Alleghany Low
Amelia Medium
Amherst Medium
Appomattox Medium
Arlington Medium
Augusta Low

Tub Low
Bedford Medium
Bland Medium
Botetourt Medium
Bristol Medium
Brunswick Low
Buchanan Medium
Buckingham Low
Buena Vista Low

Campbell Excessive
Caroline Low
Carroll Excessive
Charles Metropolis Medium
Charlotte Medium
Charlottesville Low
Chesapeake Low
Chesterfield Medium
Clarke Low
Colonial Heights Medium
Covington Medium
Craig Medium
Culpeper Low
Cumberland Medium

Danville Excessive
Dickenson Excessive
Dinwiddie Excessive

Emporia Medium
Essex Medium

Fairfax Metropolis Medium
Fairfax County Medium
Falls Church Medium
Fauquier Low
Floyd Medium
Fluvanna Low
Franklin Metropolis Low
Franklin County Medium
Frederick Low
Fredericksburg Low

Galax Excessive
Giles Medium
Gloucester Low
Goochland Medium
Grayson Excessive
Greene Low
Greensville Low

Halifax Excessive
Hampton Low
Hanover Medium
Harrisonburg Low
Henrico Medium
Henry Medium
Highland Low
Hopewell Excessive

Isle of Wight Low

James Metropolis Low

King and Queen Medium
King George Low
King William Medium

Lancaster Medium
Lee Medium
Lexington Low
Loudoun Medium
Louisa Low
Lunenburg Excessive
Lynchburg Medium

Madison Low
Manassas Medium
Manassas Park Low
Martinsville Medium
Mathews Medium
Mecklenburg Excessive
Middlesex Excessive
Montgomery Medium

Nelson Low
New Kent Medium
Newport Information Low
Norfolk Low
Northampton Low
Northumberland Medium
Norton Medium
Nottoway Medium

Orange Low

Web page Low
Patrick Medium
Petersburg Excessive
Pittsylvania Medium
Poquoson Low
Portsmouth Low
Powhatan Medium
Prince Edward Medium
Prince George Excessive
Prince William Low
Pulaski Medium

Radford Medium
Rappahannock Low
Richmond Metropolis Medium
Richmond County Medium
Roanoke Metropolis Medium
Roanoke County Medium
Rockbridge Low
Rockingham Low
Russell Medium

Salem Medium
Scott Medium
Shenandoah Low
Smyth Medium
Southampton Low
Spotsylvania Low
Stafford Low
Staunton Low
Suffolk Low
Surry Excessive
Sussex Excessive

Tazewell Medium

Virginia Seashore Low

Warren Low
Washington Medium
Waynesboro Low
Westmoreland Medium
Williamsburg Low
Winchester Low
Sensible Medium
Wythe Medium

York Low

Virginians age 6 months+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Go to Vaccine Finder to seek for particular vaccines obtainable close to you or name 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343).

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