COVID-19 in Virginia: 6,670+ new cases reported Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022

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: 1,558,383 (+6,678 from Tuesday's update)
People Hospitalized Since Start of Pandemic: 47,556 (*-54 from Tuesday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 16,412 (+160 from Tuesday)

TESTING
Total Tests: 17,715,891 (+42,748 from Tuesday)
All Health Districts Current 7-Day Positivity Rate Total: 22.1% (Down from 23.1% Tuesday)

IN-DEPTH: County-by-county look at COVID-19 cases in Virginia; which areas saw biggest spike last week

VACCINATIONS
People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 6,767,161 (+3,128 from Tuesday)
% of Population with at least One Dose: 78.8% (Up from 78.7% Tuesday)
% of 18+ Population with at least One Dose: 89.7% (No change from Tuesday)

People Fully Vaccinated: 6,012,528 (+3,144 from Tuesday)
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 70.0% (No change from Tuesday)
% of 18+ Population Fully Vaccinated: 80.2% (No change from Tuesday)

People Fully Vaccinated with Booster/Third Dose: 2,605,932 (+6,584 from Tuesday)

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.

*Officials with the Office of Epidemiology previously said ongoing Quality assurance (QA), which is conducted on all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, is the reason for the decrease in the number of hospitalizations.

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Virginians age 5+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Go to Vaccine Finderto search for specific vaccines available near you or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343).

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