Virginia COVID-19 cases rise by 1,540 Wednesday

Because of the variety of vaccinations throughout our area, we’ll not be updating the COVID-19 hotline.

As of Wednesday, April 27, Virginia has had 1,697,577 whole circumstances of COVID-19, together with confirmed lab assessments and scientific diagnoses, in response to the Virginia Division of Well being.

The Virginia Division of Well being reviews an 8.5% 7-day positivity charge for whole PCR testing encounters.

15 further deaths have been reported this Wednesday, leaving the dying toll at 20,202.

For a complete abstract of COVID-19 circumstances and testing in Virginia, you may go to the Virginia Division of Well being’s web site and consider 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, Could 15:

• Social gatherings: The utmost variety of people permitted in a social gathering will improve to 100 individuals for indoor settings and 250 individuals for out of doors settings. Social gatherings are at present restricted to 50 individuals indoors and 100 individuals open air.
• Leisure venues: Indoor leisure and public amusement venues will be capable of function at 50 % capability or 1,000 individuals, up from 30 % capability or 500 individuals. Outside venues will be capable of function at 50 % capability — up from 30 % — with no particular cap on the variety of attendees.
• Leisure sporting occasions: The variety of spectators allowed at indoor leisure sporting occasions will improve from 100 to 250 spectators or 50 % capability, whichever is much less. Outside leisure sporting occasions will improve from 500 to 1,000 individuals or 50 % capability, whichever is much less.
• Alcohol gross sales: Eating places might 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, Could 13, 2021, vaccinated people are not required to put on a masks in most circumstances. On Friday, Could 14, 2021, Former governor Ralph Northam introduced the masks mandate in Virginia can be lifted, and capability and social distancing restrictions will finish on Could 28.

By April 27, the Virginia Division of Well being had acquired reviews of 1,218,451 confirmed circumstances and 479,126 possible circumstances of COVID-19 throughout the commonwealth.

These optimistic take a look at outcomes are out of 13,423,819 whole PCR assessments administered in Virginia.

At this level, 49,872 Virginians have been hospitalized as a result of illness brought on by the virus, and at the least 20,202 have died of causes associated to the illness.

Right here’s a breakdown of circumstances for our area as of 10:00 a.m. April 27.

Central Shenandoah Well being District: 67,469 whole circumstances

Starting March 10, 2022, the Locality dashboard is not being printed. Circumstances by report date and circumstances by date of sickness might be seen by locality on the Circumstances dashboard.

Whole PCR assessments: 429,891

Lord Fairfax Well being District: 54,689 whole circumstances

Whole PCR assessments: 366,977

Northwest Whole Outbreaks: 1,010 reported, together with 327 in long run care services, 90 in Okay-12 settings, 73 in healthcare settings, 42 in correctional services, 330 in congregate settings, 66 in schools/universities, and 82 in youngster 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 a knowledge dashboard showcasing the variety of COVID-19 vaccines which were distributed and administered all through the commonwealth.

In keeping with the info dashboard, as of April 27, 7,026,767 individuals have been vaccinated with at the least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 6,286,868 individuals are absolutely vaccinated.

18,893,025 whole vaccine doses have been distributed all through the state.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Affiliation’s on-line dashboard signifies that, as of April 27, at the least 108,031 COVID-19 sufferers have been discharged from the hospital.

Not like the VDH knowledge that reviews cumulative hospitalizations, their knowledge on hospitalizations displays hospitalized sufferers confirmed optimistic for COVID-19, and that quantity is 200.

Right here at WHSV, we cowl Grant County, Hardy County and Pendleton County. The under info is the latest knowledge from every counties’ well being division. You will discover West Virginia’s COVID-19 dashboard right here.

There are 500,697 whole circumstances in West Virginia as of April 27.

Grant County: 3,782 whole COVID-19 circumstances

Hardy County: 4,185 whole COVID-19 circumstances

Pendleton County: 1,968 whole COVID-19 circumstances

For the newest factual info on COVID-19, you’re inspired to examine each the Virginia Division of Well being and the CDC.

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