Arlington Coronavirus Update: Total COVID-19 Cases Near 13,000

ARLINGTON, VA — Dr. Danny Avula, the state vaccine coordinator, said Tuesday the state's weekly allocation of COVID-19 doses from the federal government is increasing this week from 130,000 to 161,000. In addition, more pharmacies will be vaccine providers as doses increase for the federal government's pharmacy program.

An Arlington Public Health spokeswoman said Wednesday it was too soon to say when and if the county would be seeing an increase on the 2,750 first doses it currently receives each week from the state.

Virginia Department of Health confirmed 52 additional cases of COVID-19 Wednesday in Arlington. That's almost double the 28 new cases reported on Tuesday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Arlington Health District stands at 12,974.

No new deaths were reported in the Arlington Health District on Wednesday, although three new deaths were reported the day before. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Arlington stands at 214. A total of 762 people have been hospitalized in Arlington due to COVID-19.

The positivity rate of testing in the Arlington Health District for COVID-19 has continued to decline since it peaked at 13.4 percent on Jan. 2.

Virginia Department of Health reported that 203,935 COVID-19 tests have been taken in Arlington, with a 5.9 percent positivity rate. Statewide there have been 7,353,069 COVID-19 tests taken, with a 7.7 percent positivity rate.

As of Wednesday morning, 32,344 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and 10,323 people have been fully vaccinated in the Arlington Health District. Statewide, 1,667,353 doses of the vaccine have been administered and 516,655 people have been fully vaccinated.

There have been 53 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Arlington Health District. There have been 27 outbreaks at long-term care facilities, 13 in a congregate setting, one at a correctional facility, four in health-care settings, six 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 951. There have been 302 reported coronavirus cases in Arlington involving health-care workers.

There have been 568,946 total cases statewide, according to data reported by the Virginia Department of Health. In Virginia, there have been 7,807 coronavirus-related deaths to date. There have been a total of 23,798 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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Globally, more than 112.2 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 2.4 million people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Wednesday morning. In the United States, more than 28.2 million people have been infected and over 502,000 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.

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