As those on the front lines of COVID-19 wait for the newly approved vaccine, the Rappahannock Area Health District topped the 10,000-mark in virus cases on Monday.
Another 220 people tested positive in Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford, as of Mondayâs report from the Virginia Department of Health. The increase covered two days because a reporting problem on Sunday resulted in no new local cases posted on the state website.
Mary Washington Healthcare, which operates Mary Washington Hospital and Stafford Hospital, plans to roll out the Pfizer vaccination Tuesday afternoon, said marketing director Lisa Henry.
Prince William averages 1 coronavirus death, Stafford, Fredericksburg at zero
Here’s a look at today’s coronavirus hospitalization report.
Prince William Health District
Prince William County by the Virginia Department of Health.
On average, there has been one coronavirus-related death in the past seven days.
The average death rate is 0.2% of the population.
Three new coronavirus hospitalizations were reported today in
Prince William County.
The hospitalization rate per 100,000 of the county’s 465,000 people has fallen to 0.9%, with an average of four reported hospitalizations over the past seven days.
One new coronavirus-related death was reported today in
Manassas.
The average death rate is 0.3% per 100,000 people.
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center has seen such a surge in COVID-19 patients that it had to open a second unitâand is making plans for a third.
In a weekly update posted on YouTube on Friday, Lee Van Sise, the hospitalâs chief nursing officer since June, said the surge started Monday night with an influx of emergency room patients who tested positive for the virus. After the six beds in the intensive care unit were filled, the hospital allocated seven more rooms for COVID-19 patients.
âWe are in the planning stages of opening a third unit as both are completely full,â he said.