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: 888,159 (+2,836 from Thursday)
People Hospitalized Since Start of Pandemic: 37,264 (+102 from Thursday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 13,075 (+44 from Thursday)
Total Tests: 13,127,263 (+44,769 from Thursday)
All Health Districts Current 7-Day Positivity Rate Total: 8.2% (Down from 8.4% Thursday)
People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 5,814,301 (not yet updated for Friday)
% of Population with at least One Dose: 68.1% (not yet updated for Friday)
People Fully Vaccinated: 5,179,513 (not yet updated for Friday)
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 60.7% (not yet updated for Friday)
Click here for complete city/county-by-county breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Virginia
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.
VACCINATE VIRGINIA: Virginians age 12+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Register for the COVID-19 vaccine on the Vaccinate Virginia website or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343). You can also search for specific vaccines as well as which ones are available near you via the Vaccine Finder website.
COMPLETE COVERAGE: COVID-19 HEADLINES (App users, click here for a complete list.)
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EU gets rid of airplane mask rules
12:13 PM, May 16, 2022 -
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CDC: U.S. reaches 1 million COVID-19 deaths
9:30 AM, May 16, 2022 -
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Virginia hospitalizations increase 30% from prior week
9:31 AM, May 15, 2022 -
Coronavirus
County-by-county look at COVID-19 in Virginia
7:31 PM, May 14, 2022 -
Coronavirus
Mom after COVID daycare closures: Working parents are forgotten
10:03 AM, May 14, 2022 -
International News
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19
9:31 PM, May 13, 2022 -
Coronavirus
Why mom feels working parents with young kids are forgotten
5:53 PM, May 13, 2022 -
Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Virginia: New cases jumped 25% last week
11:08 AM, May 13, 2022 -
Coronavirus
CDC Map: Much of Metro Richmond now ranks as medium
9:54 PM, May 12, 2022 -
Coronavirus
Rising Virginia COVID cases causing increased teacher absences
6:29 PM, May 12, 2022 -
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Biden mourns COVID deaths as he pushes for new funds
8:10 AM, May 12, 2022 -
Local News
COVID cases once again on the rise in Virginia
6:17 PM, May 11, 2022 -
Coronavirus
China’s COVID zero policy ‘not sustainable,’ WHO head says
1:28 PM, May 11, 2022 -
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NYC won’t require prom attendees to be vaccinated afterall
12:41 PM, May 10, 2022 -
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Biotech lab hid evidence of contaminated vaccine doses
10:07 AM, May 10, 2022
LATEST COVID-19 U.S. AND WORLDWIDE STATS