Virginia Beach reports more than 200 new COVID-19 cases in a day; Hampton Roads makes up 21% of Virginia s daily case increase
By: Web Staff
and last updated 2020-12-20 10:11:40-05
The Virginia Department of Health released their daily updated numbers involving COVID-19 cases within the state.
According to their website, there are now 306,848 total cases, 262,589 of which are confirmed and 44,259 are probable. There are 4,650 total COVID-19 related deaths, with 4,189 being confirmed and 461 being probable. The case numbers are up by 3,876, and deaths are up by 7 since Saturday.
A total of 3,937,968 COVID-19 PCR tests have now been given in Virginia.
The test percent positivity rates in Hampton Roads are as follows. All health districts except for the Eastern Shore Health District are reporting rates above the state average, which is 11.3 percent.
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The coronavirus case average is down from a peak in Virginia, but the current hospitalization average is reaching a new high. (Shutterstock)
VIRGINIA With the winter holidays upon us, the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases no longer increasing in Virginia. However, the average of current hospitalizations remains on the rise.
On Sunday, 3,876 new cases were reported by the Virginia Department of Health. The latest seven-day average of daily cases is 3,563, down from a peak of 3,920 on Dec. 12. Northern Virginia s seven-day average is 883, down from a peak 1,124 on Dec. 12.
Sunday s new cases by region include 1,203 in the northern region, 847 in the eastern region, 724 in the southwest region, 577 in the central region and 525 in the northwest region.
160+ additional COVID-19 patients discharged in Virginia; hospitalizations tick up
COVID-19 in Virginia: 3,200+ new cases reported Friday, Dec. 18
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 9:13 AM, Dec 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-19 09:13:07-05
RICHMOND, Va. More than 160 additional COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Virginia hospitals in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA).
The VHHA reports a total of 27,633 hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been discharged, an increase from 27,471 (+162) patients since Friday s update.
Hospitalizations have increased in Virginia over the last 24 hours.
There are currently 2,429 patients in hospitals who are either positive or whose test results are pending, up from from 2,409 (+20) from Friday, according to the VHHA. Officials said 2,111 (+36) of those patients have COVID-19 while 318 (-16) have tests pending.