Thereâs some good news in terms of decreasing numbers of new COVID-19 cases in the Fredericksburg area, and bad news regarding highly contagious variants of the virus and younger people getting sick and dying.
First, the good news, because everyone needs some after 14 months of dealing with this pandemic. New cases have continued to fall for two weeks, signifying a downward trend. The average for the last seven days has been 55 new cases a day compared with 62 the week before and 111 the week before that, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The bad news is new infections are plateauing higher than health officials would like, said Mary Chamberlin, public relations specialist with the Rappahannock Area Health District. It includes Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford.
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