Arlington Coronavirus Update: COVID-18 Testing Sites Close

ARLINGTON, VA — The Virginia Department of Health reported no new deaths Tuesday's in the Arlington Health District due to COVID-19, the disease associated with the new coronavirus. No new deaths have been reported in the health district in 18 days. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the Arlington Health District stands at 136.

There are 28 new cases of COVID-19 in the Arlington Health District as of Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of cases in the health district to 2,973. In the health district, there have been a total of 436 hospitalized patients to date.

As of Tuesday, there are 94,251 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 2,244 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There have been a total of 8,085 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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There have been 17 coronavirus outbreaks in the Arlington Health District as of Tuesday, with 545 cases related to an outbreak. There have been 12 outbreaks at long-term care facilities, two outbreaks at a congregate setting and three outbreaks in health care settings in Arlington. There have been 180 reported coronavirus cases in Arlington health care workers.

On Tuesday, Virginia health officials reported 37,900 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 4.8 percent positivity rate. Statewide there have been 1,271,174 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 7.4 percent positivity rate.

Arlington's COVID-19 collection sites at 1429 N. Quincy St. and Arlington Mill Community Center are closed Tuesday due to the inclement weather.

Arlington County’s COVID-19 sample collection sites at 1429 N Quincy Street and Arlington Mill Community Center are CLOSED TODAY, August 4, in anticipation of inclement weather due to #Isaias.

Find alternative sample collection sites at https://t.co/yFBRh5fYJC. pic.twitter.com/sOxTHmrvQh
— Ready Arlington (@ReadyArlington) August 4, 2020

Globally, more than 18.3 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 695,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Tuesday morning. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people have been infected and over 155,000 people have died from COVID-19.

The department of health breaks down the number of cases and deaths in Arlington by age, race and ethnicity.

The breakdown by age is as follows:

• 0-9: 66 cases
• 10-19: 150 cases
• 20-29: 596 cases
• 30-39: 552 cases
• 40-49: 482 cases
• 50-59: 421 cases
• 60-69: 308 cases
• 70-79: 180 cases
• 80+: 205 cases

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