Virginia COVID-19 cases rise by 3,836 Thursday

As a result of variety of vaccinations throughout our area, we are going to not be updating the COVID-19 hotline.

As of Thursday, Might 19, Virginia has had 1,751,443 whole instances of COVID-19, together with confirmed lab exams and medical diagnoses, in response to the Virginia Division of Well being.

The Virginia Division of Well being stories a 15.2% 7-day positivity price for whole PCR testing encounters.

4 further deaths had been reported this Thursday, leaving the dying toll at 20,332.

For a complete abstract of COVID-19 instances and testing in Virginia, you’ll be able to 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 among 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 present restricted to 50 individuals indoors and 100 individuals outside.
• Leisure venues: Indoor leisure and public amusement venues will have the ability to function at 50 % capability or 1,000 individuals, up from 30 % capability or 500 individuals. Outside venues will have the ability to 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 enhance from 100 to 250 spectators or 50 % capability, whichever is much less. Outside leisure sporting occasions will enhance from 500 to 1,000 individuals or 50 % 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 Might 19, the Virginia Division of Well being had acquired stories of 1,254,678 confirmed instances and 496,765 possible instances of COVID-19 throughout the commonwealth.

These optimistic check outcomes are out of 13,704,030 whole PCR exams administered in Virginia.

At this level, 51,062 Virginians have been hospitalized as a result of illness brought on by the virus, and a minimum of 20,332 have died of causes associated to the illness.

Right here’s a breakdown of instances for our area as of 10:00 a.m. Might 19.

Central Shenandoah Well being District: 68,733 whole instances

Starting March 10, 2022, the Locality dashboard is not being printed. Instances by report date and instances by date of sickness will be seen by locality on the Instances dashboard.

Whole PCR exams: 437,832

Lord Fairfax Well being District: 55,637 whole instances

Whole PCR exams: 372,340

Northwest Whole Outbreaks: 1,029 reported, together with 333 in long run care services, 100 in Okay-12 settings, 73 in healthcare settings, 42 in correctional services, 330 in congregate settings, 66 in schools/universities, and 85 in baby care settings.

Be aware: 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 have been distributed and administered all through the commonwealth.

In response to the information dashboard, as of Might 19, 7,053,685 individuals have been vaccinated with a minimum of one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 6,317,473 persons are absolutely vaccinated.

19,248,225 whole vaccine doses have been distributed all through the state, as of Might 18.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Affiliation’s on-line dashboard signifies that, as of Might 19, a minimum of 109,122 COVID-19 sufferers have been discharged from the hospital.

In contrast to the VDH knowledge that stories cumulative hospitalizations, their knowledge on hospitalizations displays hospitalized sufferers confirmed optimistic for COVID-19, and that quantity is 412.

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

There are 508,538 whole instances in West Virginia as of Might 19.

Grant County: 3,790 whole COVID-19 instances (+2 from Wednesday)

Hardy County: 4,223 whole COVID-19 instances (+5 from Wednesday)

Pendleton County: 2,015 whole COVID-19 instances (+2 from Wednesday)

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

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