RICHMOND, Va. -- In an effort to provide accurate, easy-to-read information on the on-going COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on our community, WTVR.com will update this post with the day's local coronavirus headlines and statistics.
COVID-19 IN VIRGINIA (Scroll to bottom for U.S. stats)
Positive COVID-19 Cases Since Start of Pandemic: 1,118,518 (+17,618 from Thursday)
People Hospitalized Since Start of Pandemic: 41,862 (+270 from Thursday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 15,587 (+22 from Thursday)
IN-DEPTH: County-by-county look at COVID-19 cases in Virginia; which areas saw biggest spike Friday
TESTING
Total Tests: 15,922,911(+40,973 from Thursday)
All Health Districts Current 7-Day Positivity Rate Total: 21.1% (Up from 19.3% Thursday)
VACCINATIONS
People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 6,598,615 (+15,116 from Thursday)
% of Population with at least One Dose: 77.3% (Up from 77.1% from Thursday)
% of 18+ Population with at least One Dose: 88.7% (Up from 88.5% from Thursday)
People Fully Vaccinated: 5,771,230 (+7,990 from Thursday)
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 67.6% (Up from 67.5% Thursday)
% of 18+ Population Fully Vaccinated: 78.1% (Up from 78.0% Thursday)
People Fully Vaccinated with Booster/Third Dose: 2,044,402 (+38,940 from Thursday)
NOTE: This data is provided from the Virginia Department of Health daily at 10 a.m. Officials said their cutoff for data is 5 p.m. the previous day. So your local health department may have issued an alert about a case before it is added to the statewide tally released the following day. Get the latest charts and updated numbers from VDH here.
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Coronavirus
CDC Map: Metro Richmond remains medium; masks urged for 16 localities
6:47 PM, Feb 03, 2023 -
Coronavirus
Virginia COVID hospitalizations down 8% this week
2:10 PM, Feb 03, 2023 -
Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Virginia: 7-day positivity rate is 15%; new cases down 8% last week
5:26 PM, Feb 01, 2023 -
Coronavirus
WHO says COVID remains an emergency, but is in transition
1:26 PM, Jan 30, 2023 -
Coronavirus
CDC Map: Metro Richmond remains medium; masks urged for 12 localities
9:44 PM, Jan 27, 2023 -
Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Virginia: 7-day positivity rate is 16%; new cases flat last week
7:47 PM, Jan 27, 2023 -
Coronavirus
Virginia COVID hospitalizations down 15% this week
4:05 PM, Jan 27, 2023 -
Coronavirus
CDC gives early estimates on booster shots' effectiveness against subvariants
2:21 PM, Jan 26, 2023 -
Coronavirus
Long COVID patients turn to experimental treatment to fix altered sense of smell
12:40 PM, Jan 26, 2023 -
Coronavirus
FDA will soon decide whether to recommend yearly COVID-19 vaccines
2:29 PM, Jan 25, 2023 -
Coronavirus
Young children are most impacted by 'tripledemic,' study finds
9:15 AM, Jan 21, 2023 -
Coronavirus
County-by-county look at COVID-19 in Virginia
7:15 AM, Jan 21, 2023 -
Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Virginia: 7-day positivity rate is 18%; new cases down 34% last week
4:08 PM, Jan 20, 2023 -
National News
First COVID-19 case in US was diagnosed three years ago
3:03 PM, Jan 20, 2023 -
National News
Next COVID variant will likely be found in airplane wastewater
12:32 PM, Jan 20, 2023
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Virginians age 5+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Pre-registration is no longer required, so go to Vaccine Finder to search for specific vaccines available near you or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343).
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