Arlington Coronavirus Update: No Additional Deaths; 17 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 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 134.

There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the Arlington Health District as of Wednesday morning, half of the 34 cases reported on Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases in the health district to 2,677. In the health district, there are currently 422 hospitalized patients.

As of Wednesday, there are 73,527 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 1,992 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There are currently 6,905 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 175 reported coronavirus cases in Arlington health care workers.

On Wednesday, Virginia health officials reported 28,319 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 5.2 percent positivity rate. Statewide there have been 928,868 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 7.0 percent positivity rate.

Globally, more than 13.3 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 579,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Wednesday morning. In the United States, more than 3.4 million people have been infected and over 136,000 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: 56 cases
• 10-19: 117 cases
• 20-29: 502 cases
• 30-39: 479 cases
• 40-49: 447 cases
• 50-59: 398 cases
• 60-69: 288 cases
• 70-79: 177 cases
• 80+: 204 cases

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