Arlington Coronavirus Update: More Than 26K Vaccine Doses Given

ARLINGTON, VA — On Tuesday, Arlington County residents began pre-registering for vaccine appointments on the statewide pre-registration system.

This follows a directive from Gov. Ralph Northam asking localities across the state to halt their own pre-registration system last Friday and move over to the statewide system. Appointments opened to the public on Tuesday morning.

Anyone who previously filled out a survey or form in their local health district will have their information automatically imported into the statewide system.

The pre-registration system is available at vaccinate.virginia.gov. Commonwealth residents who have pre-registered through their local health departments are being automatically added to the statewide system and do not need to register again. As data migration continues throughout the week, VDH expects it could take days for pre-registered residents' name to appear in the statewide system.

Eligible groups in phase 1b are all residents 65 and older, Virginians ages 16 to 64 with underlying conditions, certain essential worker groups, and people living in homeless shelters, correctional facilities and migrant labor camps. People in phase 1a, health-care workers and long-term care facility residents, are also eligible for the coronavirus vaccination.

As of Tuesday morning, 26,180 doses have been administered and 7,549 people have been fully vaccinated in the Arlington Health District. Statewide, 1,399,221 doses of the vaccine have been administered and 351,441 people have been fully vaccinated.

VDH confirmed 42 additional cases of COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, Tuesday in Arlington. That's almost double the 22 new cases reported on Thursday.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Arlington Health District stands at 12,653.

One new death was reported in the Arlington Health District on Tuesday. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Arlington stands at 210. A total of 750 people have been hospitalized in Arlington due to COVID-19.

VDH reported that 197,203 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 6.2 percent positivity rate. That's the lowest positivity rate since 6.0 percent was reported on Nov. 27. Statewide there have been 7,093,916 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 8.8 percent positivity rate.

There have been 51 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Arlington Health District. There have been 27 outbreaks at long-term care facilities, 12 in a congregate setting, one at a correctional facility, four in health-care settings, five at a child care facilities, one at a college or a university, and one at a K-12 facility. The total number of cases associated with an outbreak is 938. There have been 299 reported coronavirus cases in Arlington involving health-care workers.

There have been 553,308 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 7,037 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There have been a total of 24,032 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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Globally, more than 109.2 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 2.4 million people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Thursday morning. In the United States, more than 27. was 7 million people have been infected and over 486,000 people have died from COVID-19.

VDH breaks down the number of cases and deaths in Arlington by age, race and ethnicity. The breakdown by age is as follows:

Arlington residents should take the following actions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used if soap and water are not available.
• Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

Also see ...

• Virginia's Statewide Coronavirus Vaccine Pre-Registration Open
• Arlington Vaccine Doses Near 23K; State Halts Pre-Registrations
• Local Vaccine Registrations To End As Virginia Takes Over System
• Most Rate Virginia Vaccine Rollout Poorly, On Wait Lists: Survey
• Arlington Coronavirus Update: No New Deaths; 76 More Cases
• First Wave Of CVS Vaccine Appointments Booked In Virginia
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