Arlington Coronavirus Update: No Additional Deaths; 13 New Cases

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 fifth 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 Wednesday morning. This brings the total number of cases in the health district to 2,763. In the health district, there are currently 431 hospitalized patients.

As of Wednesday there are 80,393 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 2,051 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There are currently 7,351 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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There have been 17 coronavirus outbreaks in the Arlington Health District as of Wednesday, 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.

On Wednesday, Virginia health officials reported 31,483 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 7.2 percent positivity rate. Statewide there have been 1,047,021 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 8.4 percent positivity rate.

Globally, more than 14.9 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 617,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Wednesday morning. In the United States, more than 3.9 million people have been infected and over 142,000 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: 57 cases
• 10-19: 130 cases
• 20-29: 527 cases
• 30-39: 502 cases
• 40-49: 458 cases
• 50-59: 405 cases
• 60-69: 294 cases
• 70-79: 177 cases
• 80+: 202 cases

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