COVID-19 cases in Virginia increase by 7,967 over holiday weekend

Due to the number of vaccinations in our region, we will no longer update the COVID-19 hotline.

As of Monday, Jan.3, Virginia had recorded a total of 1,160,703 cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

The Virginia Department of Health reports a 26.6% 7-day positivity rate for the total number of tests and a 27.9% 7-day positivity rate for PCR tests.

Additional deaths were reported on Monday, leaving the death toll at 15,615.

For a full summary of COVID-19 cases and tests in Virginia, you can visit the Virginia Department of Health website and view their COVID-19 Dashboard.

On Sunday April 18, vaccine eligibility was extended to all Commonwealth people aged 16 and over.

Thursday April 22, Governor Northam announced an easing of some of the COVID-19 restrictions for social gatherings which started on Saturday May 15:

• Social gatherings: The maximum number of people allowed in a social gathering will increase to 100 people for indoor settings and 250 people for outdoor settings. Social gatherings are currently limited to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors.
• Places of entertainment: Indoor entertainment venues and public amusements will be able to operate at 50 percent of capacity or 1,000 people, compared to 30 percent of capacity or 500 people. External sites will be able to operate at 50% of their capacity – against 30% – without a specific limit on the number of participants.
• Recreational sporting events: The number of spectators allowed at indoor recreational sporting events will increase from 100 to 250 spectators or 50% of capacity, whichever is less. Outdoor recreational sporting events will increase from 500 to 1,000 people or 50% of capacity, whichever is less.
• Alcohol sales: Restaurants may resume selling alcohol after midnight, and dining room closures will no longer be required between midnight and 5:00 a.m.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday, May 13 people who have been vaccinated are no longer required to wear a mask in most cases. On Friday May 14, Governor Ralph Northam announced the mask’s mandate in Virginia would be lifted and capacity and social distancing restrictions end on May 28.

As of December 31, the Virginia Department of Health had received reports of 835,463 confirmed cases and 325,240 probable cases of COVID-19 across the Commonwealth.

These positive test results are out of a total of 16,078,842 tests administered in Virginia, which included 11,298,071 PCR tests, 309,544 antibody tests and 4,471,227 antigen tests.

At this point, 42,835 Virginians have been hospitalized due to illness caused by the virus, and at least 15,615 have died from causes related to the illness.

Here is a breakdown of cases for our region as of January 3 at 10:00 a.m.

Central Shenandoah Health District: 47,499 cases in total

• Augusta County – 12,519

• Bath County – 590

• Buena Vista – 1,530

• Harrisonbourg – 9,306

• Highland County – 236

• Lexington – 1,768

• Rockbridge County – 2,463

• Rockingham County – 10,933

• Staunton – 4,023

• Waynesboro – 4,131

Outbreaks: 177, including 57 in long-term care facilities, 12 in health facilities, 68 in collective facilities, 7 in correctional facilities, 20 in college / university facilities, 5 in daycare and 8 in kindergarten to grade 12 schools.

Total Tests: 625,878

Lord Fairfax Health District: 40,488 cases in total

• Clarke County – 1,905

• Frederick County – 15,072

• Page County – 4,251

• Shenandoah County – 8,131

• Warren County – 6,550

• Winchester – 4,579

Outbreaks: 180, including 79 in long-term care facilities, 15 in health facilities, 50 in collective facilities, 9 in correctional facilities, 7 in college / university facilities, 15 in kindergarten to kindergarten to grade 12 and 5 in child care facilities.

Total Tests: 438,171

The Virginia Department of Health has launched a data dashboard showing the number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been distributed and administered throughout the republic.

According to the data dashboard, as of January 3, 6,613,115 people had been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 5,778,904 people were fully vaccinated.

16,279,375 total doses of vaccine were distributed statewide.

Virginia Hospital and Health Care Association online dashboard indicates that as of January 3, at least 78,793 COVID-19 patients were discharged from the hospital.

Unlike VDH data which reports cumulative hospitalizations, their hospitalization data reflects people currently hospitalized for COVID-19 (whether confirmed or pending), and that number is 2,611.

Here at WHSV, we cover Grant County, Hardy County and Pendleton County. The information below is the most recent data from each county’s health department. You can find West Virginia’s COVID-19 dashboard here.

There were a total of 337,326 cases in West Virginia as of January 3.

Grant County: 2,754 COVID-19 cases in total

Hardy County: 3,061 COVID-19 cases in total

Pendleton County: 1,352 total COVID-19 cases

For the latest factual information on COVID-19, we encourage you to check both the Virginia Department of Health and the CDC.

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