Arlington Coronavirus Update: 5 New Deaths; 4 New Cases

ARLINGTON, VA — The Virginia Department of Health confirmed five new deaths in the Arlington Health District due to COVID-19, the disease associated with the new coronavirus. This bring the total number of deaths in the health district to 132.

"The reported jump is a result of a periodic review by VDH of the death certificate data it receives," said Cara O’Donnell, acting public information officer with Arlington's Public Health Division. "The jump in reported deaths reflects 4 cases from April and May. As VDH conducts these periodic reviews we expect to receive reports of additional deaths in conjunction with when these reviews take place."

There are four new cases of the new coronavirus in the Arlington Health District as of Friday morning, bringing the total number of cases in the health district to 2,449. In the health district, there are currently 417 hospitalized patients, up one patient since Thursday.

As of Friday, there are 60,570 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 1,700 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There are currently 6,071 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

There have been 16 coronavirus outbreaks in the Arlington Health District as of Thursday, with 543 cases related to an outbreak. There have been 11 outbreaks at long term care facilities, two outbreaks at a congregate setting and three outbreaks in health care settings in Arlington. There have been 172 reported coronavirus cases in Arlington health care workers.

On Friday, Virginia health officials reported 21,314 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 3.3 percent positivity rate. Statewide there have been 669,361 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 5.6 percent positivity rate.

Virginia plans to enter phase three of its coronavirus reopening plan for businesses and other establishments across the state, including Northern Virginia, starting July 1, Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday at a news conference in Richmond. The governor said public health metrics are moving in a direction that makes him confident the state can safely start phase three next week.

On Thursday, the Virginia Department of Health reported a 7-day percent positive average of 6 percent, a new low for the state. At its peak in mid-April, the statewide positive rate had been above 20 percent. Northam added that hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients — and those in the intensive care units and using ventilators — are trending downward.

Globally, more than 9.6 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 489,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Friday morning. In the United States, more than 2.4 million people have been infected and over 124,000 people have died from COVID-19.

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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: 43 cases
• 10-19: 91 cases
• 20-29: 416 cases
• 30-39: 441 cases
• 40-49: 418 cases
• 50-59: 376 cases
• 60-69: 278 cases
• 70-79: 172 cases
• 80+: 204 cases

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