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Arlington Coronavirus Update: 4 Days With No New Reported Deaths​

Virginia Department of Health reported Tuesday there were no additional deaths due to the new coronavirus in the Arlington Health District.

ARLINGTON, VA — The Virginia Department of Health reported no new deaths in the Arlington Health District due to COVID-19, the disease associated with the new coronavirus. This is the fourth day in a row in which no new deaths were reported. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the Arlington Health District stands at 135.

There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the Arlington Health District as of Tuesday morning. This brings the total number of cases in the health district to 2,750. In the health district, there are currently 431 hospitalized patients.

As of Tuesday there are 79,371 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 2,048 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There are currently 7,267 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 177 reported coronavirus cases in Arlington health care workers.

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On Tuesday, Virginia health officials reported 31,110 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 7.2 percent positivity rate. Statewide there have been 1,031,976 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 8.2 percent positivity rate.

Globally, more than 14.7 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 610,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Tuesday morning. In the United States, more than 3.8 million people have been infected and over 140,000 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:

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