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By SABRINA MORENO Richmond Times-Dispatch
Three months after Thanksgiving, the first holiday to spark a surge that would culminate in an increase of nearly 10,000 cases in a single day in January, Virginia is beginning to better understand the deadly aftermath.
Nearly 1,600 COVID-19 deaths were announced in the past 10 days due to a delay in processing death certificates, meaning these did not occur recently. At least 820 of those were recorded from Friday to Monday, resulting in a seven-day average of 185 deaths each day. The Virginia Department of Health website notes that date of death is a more accurate mirror to the trends, which may fluctuate as more information comes in.
Effort underway to vaccinate people without homes
There is a new effort underway to make sure Richmond s homeless community receives COVID-19 vaccinations.
and last updated 2021-01-29 17:44:55-05
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. There is a new effort underway to make sure Richmond s homeless community receives COVID-19 vaccinations.
Dr. Patricia Cook leads the effort as Chief Medical Officer at Daily Planet Health Services a federal grantee.
They ve vaccinated around 1,400 people as of Thursday, she said. We are going shelter to shelter to reach out to people to get them their COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Patricia Cook, Chief Medical Officer, Daily Planet Health Services, said. We re right around 1,000 over the next two weeks that we are going to be reaching out to.
On Monday, the next phase of the vaccination rollout began, putting front line essential workers, teachers, people 65 and older, those living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters, and migrant labor camps next in line to receive the COVID 19 vaccine.