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COVID-19 in Virginia: 12,110+ new cases reported Wednesday, Dec. 29

Virginia reported the biggest increase in COVID-19 cases in a single day during the pandemic Wednesday with 12,112 virus cases.Officials with the Virginia Department of Health called Wednesday's case count "actual new positive infections" and said that "no reporting delay" had impacted the stats.
Posted at 11:52 AM, Dec 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-12-30 11:03:42-05

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: 1,087,400 (+12,112 from Tuesday)
People Hospitalized Since Start of Pandemic: 41,337 (+398 from Tuesday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 15,541 (+37 from Tuesday)

TESTING
Total Tests: 15,805,659 (+31,629 from Tuesday)
All Health Districts Current 7-Day Positivity Rate Total: 17.4% (Up from 16.0% Tuesday)

VACCINATIONS
People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 6,573,001 (+12,735 from Sunday)
% of Population with at least One Dose: 77.0% (Up from 76.9% from Sunday)
% of 18+ Population with at least One Dose: 88.4% (Updated from 88.3% from Sunday)

People Fully Vaccinated: 5,756,170 (+8,617 from Sunday)
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 67.4% (Up 67.3% from Sunday)
% of 18+ Population Fully Vaccinated: 78.0% (Change from 77.9% Sunday)

People Fully Vaccinated with Booster/Third Dose: 1,977,171 (+33,248 from Sunday)

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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