Rapid drop in COVID-19 cases defies Va. modeling
After peaking at almost 6,200 on Jan. 18, new COVID-19 cases recently have averaged just more than 1,000 per day. Meanwhile, vaccinations across the state exceed 50,000 per day.
Thatâs what we really donât want â for that virus to continue to evolve and interact with people who have been vaccinated and figure out ways to get around that vaccine. So itâs being kept alive by those folks who are maybe more hesitant and less willing.
— Bryan Lewis, UVA computational epidemiologist
By Kate Masters
In early January, Gov. Ralph Northam warned that the worst of Virginiaâs winter surge may not have happened yet.