Virginia COVID-19 cases rise by 701 Monday

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

As of Monday, April 18, Virginia has had 1,685,900 whole instances of COVID-19, together with confirmed lab exams and medical diagnoses, in line with the Virginia Division of Well being.

The Virginia Division of Well being experiences a 6.4% 7-day positivity charge for whole PCR testing encounters.

Extra deaths have been reported this Monday, leaving the loss of life toll at 20,044.

For a complete abstract of COVID-19 instances and testing in Virginia, you possibly can 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, Might 15:

• Social gatherings: The utmost variety of people permitted in a social gathering will enhance to 100 folks for indoor settings and 250 folks for out of doors settings. Social gatherings are at present restricted to 50 folks indoors and 100 folks open air.
• Leisure venues: Indoor leisure and public amusement venues will have the ability to function at 50 % capability or 1,000 folks, up from 30 % capability or 500 folks. Out of doors 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. Out of doors leisure sporting occasions will enhance from 500 to 1,000 folks 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, 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 April 18, the Virginia Division of Well being had obtained experiences of 1,210,308 confirmed instances and 475,592 possible instances of COVID-19 throughout the commonwealth.

These constructive check outcomes are out of 13,332,906 whole PCR exams administered in Virginia.

At this level, 49,548 Virginians have been hospitalized as a result of illness brought on by the virus, and not less than 20,044 have died of causes associated to the illness.

Right here’s a breakdown of instances for our area as of 10:00 a.m. April 18.

Central Shenandoah Well being District: 67,178 whole instances

Starting March 10, 2022, the Locality dashboard is not being revealed. Circumstances by report date and instances by date of sickness may be seen by locality on the Circumstances dashboard.

Complete PCR exams: 427,329

Lord Fairfax Well being District: 54,522 whole instances

Complete PCR exams: 364,901

Northwest Complete Outbreaks: 1,002 reported, together with 322 in long run care amenities, 89 in Ok-12 settings, 73 in healthcare settings, 41 in correctional amenities, 330 in congregate settings, 65 in schools/universities, and 82 in baby 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 information dashboard, as of April 18, 7,016,391 folks have been vaccinated with not less than one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 6,275,401 persons are absolutely vaccinated.

18,743,925 whole vaccine doses have been distributed all through the state.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Affiliation’s on-line dashboard signifies that, as of April 18, not less than 107,713 COVID-19 sufferers have been discharged from the hospital.

In contrast to the VDH information that experiences cumulative hospitalizations, their information on hospitalizations displays hospitalized sufferers confirmed constructive for COVID-19, and that quantity is 152.

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

There are 499,193 whole instances in West Virginia as of April 18.

Grant County: 3,773 whole COVID-19 instances

Hardy County: 4,179 whole COVID-19 instances

Pendleton County: 1,959 whole COVID-19 instances

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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