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Three Rivers Pandemic Update
Pandemic status: The US continues to improve
Case numbers across the United States have improved; the current case rate in the US is about 27,000/day 7 day rolling average. Only a few states are reporting increasing case rates.
Virginia continues to improve as well, our new case rate is about 400/day 7 day average.
Three Rivers is stable at very low new case rates; our new case rate is averaging less than 10 cases/day.
Across Virginia, about 53% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. In Three Rivers, about 56% of our population over age 18 has received at least one dose. Over 80% of our Three Rivers residents aged 65+ have received at least one dose.
By Sherry Hamilton on May 19, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among Virginia residents will make it difficult to achieve the 75 percent vaccination rate among the population that is considered necessary for herd immunity against COVID-19, according to Dr. Richard Williams, medical director of the Three Rivers Health District.
In his weekly update, Williams said that although the district has the capacity to vaccinate up to 5,000 people each week against the virus, it is only administering about 1,500 doses of vaccine at present.
“There are many reasons people are hesitant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine,” said Williams in the release.
While some are distrustful of the government, he said, others fear they might suffer adverse effects from the vaccine.
Three Rivers Pandemic Update
Pandemic status: The US continues to improve
Case numbers across the United States have improved; the current case rate in the US is about 42,000/day 7 day rolling average. Less than 10 states are reporting increasing case rates.
Virginia is improving as well, our new case rate is about 760/day 7 day average.
Three Rivers is stable; our new case rate is averaging less than 15 cases/day, 7 day average.
Across Virginia, about 47% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. In Three Rivers, about 53% of our population over age 18 has received at least one dose. 5% of our Three Rivers residents aged 65+ have received at least one dose.