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: 1,100,900 (+13,500 from Wednesday)
People Hospitalized Since Start of Pandemic: 41,592 (+255 from Wednesday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 15,565 (+24 from Wednesday)
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TESTING
Total Tests: 15,881,938 (+76,279 from Wednesday)
All Health Districts Current 7-Day Positivity Rate Total: 19.3% (Up from 17.4% Wednesday)
VACCINATIONS
People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 6,583,499 (+10,498 from Wednesday)
% of Population with at least One Dose: 77.1% (Up from 77.0% from Wednesday)
% of 18+ Population with at least One Dose: 88.5% (Updated from 88.4% from Wednesday)
People Fully Vaccinated: 5,763,240 (+7,070 from Wednesday)
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 67.5% (Up 67.4% from Wednesday)
% of 18+ Population Fully Vaccinated: 78.0% (No change from Wednesday)
People Fully Vaccinated with Booster/Third Dose: 2,005,482 (+28,311 from Wednesday)
NOTE: This data is provided from the Virginia Department of Healthdaily 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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No link between sudden cardiac deaths and COVID vaccine, CDC says
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Man vaccinated 217 times against COVID shows no side effects
11:16 AM, Mar 06, 2024 -
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CDC: COVID and flu cases remain high even past peak season
6:02 PM, Feb 16, 2024 -
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9:21 AM, Feb 04, 2024 -
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6:17 PM, Jan 24, 2024 -
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More hospitals requiring masks as COVID-19, RSV and flu cases rise
7:22 PM, Jan 04, 2024 -
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More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
6:59 AM, Jan 04, 2024 -
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US experiencing increase in COVID, flu and RSV
8:50 PM, Dec 29, 2023 -
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COVID-19 continues to lead seasonal respiratory illnesses, CDC says
7:13 PM, Dec 01, 2023 -
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CDC: New COVID-19 variant cases have tripled in two weeks
3:46 PM, Nov 29, 2023 -
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More free COVID-19 tests available on government website
9:24 AM, Nov 20, 2023 -
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Feds take action against makers of 'invisible mask' to prevent COVID
11:16 AM, Oct 25, 2023 -
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7 million Americans have gotten the new COVID-19 vaccine
1:40 PM, Oct 13, 2023 -
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CDC will no longer distribute COVID-19 vaccine cards
2:00 PM, Oct 04, 2023
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Virginians age 5+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Pre-registration is no longer required,so go to Vaccine Finderto search for specific vaccines available near you or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343).
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