Three Rivers Health District COVID 19 Update
Pandemic status: New case numbers continue to drop
Case numbers across most states have dropped, but the new case count in the US is still about 150,000 per day.
Virginia is improving, new case rate is down to 4600/day average.
Three Rivers is at 65-70 new cases/day, which is a small improvement.
Our hospital systems remain fully capable and are not in danger of being overwhelmed.
Vaccination Program Update: Expect major delays
This vaccination program will take many months, we expect it will be many weeks before everyone currently eligible and signed up can get an appointment
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Close to 20 Middlesex Elementary School students were quarantined last week after being exposed to the coronavirus. The Southside Sentinel reports 8 of those students were in close contact on school grounds while the rest came in close contact while on the bus. Superintendent Dr. Peter Gretz says they continue to be in communication with the Three Rivers Health District containment team and will update the community should there be any new information shared.
Jan. 28, 2021 at 1:06 AM
By Sherry Hamilton on January 27, 2021
Six Gloucester residents lost their lives to COVID-19 during the past week, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 24, double the number of deaths of two weeks ago. Mathews saw one additional death over the week, for a total of six, while the number of Middlesex deaths remained the same, at 15.
New COVID-19 cases continue to be identified locally, as well. In Gloucester, the rate of rise has slowed, with 138 new cases identified during the past week, compared to 151 last week and 174 the week before. Two Gloucester patients were hospitalized during the past week, for a total of 40 since the pandemic began.