Coronavirus: Fairfax City Gives Update On COVID-19

From the City of Fairfax:

Posted March 12, 2020

Please note: this information will be updated regularly, as needed.

The City of Fairfax is working with the Fairfax County Health Department and other partners to limit the spread of COVID-19 in our area.

Public health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which originated in Wuhan, China.

The Fairfax County Health Department offers several ways to stay up-to-date on the COVID-19 outbreak as it continues to evolve:

• Visit the Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage for information on what’s happening in Fairfax.
• Call the Health Department call center at 703.267.3511 for your questions
• Sign up for COVID-19 updates by test:
  • Text FFXCOVID to 888-777
  • Sign up for Fairfax County Alert via text/email at http://bit.ly/337cThP
• Click on the video below to watch the Novel Coronavirus Situation Update (March 2, 2020)

Fairfax Water has information on their website regarding this issue: https://www.fairfaxwater.org/news/covid-19

The Virginia Department of Health has resources available for public information:

• VDH COVID-19 web page
• VDH public information line: 877-ASK-VDH3

The CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has resources available for public information:

• General Information
• What You Should Know
• Information for Various Communities and Groups

Information is subject to last-minute change.

• If you have questions about events or activities, please contact the sponsoring group for up-to-date information.
• Any city event cancellation will be posted on the city website calendar.

Here are updates regarding the situation in the City of Fairfax:

March 8, 2020: Information about the first presumptive positive test result was provided in a press conference held at 1 pm Sunday, March 8; here is the livestream video of that press conference:

March 9, 2020: The Fairfax County Health Department and the Virginia Department of Health received a second presumptive positive test result for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on a City of Fairfax resident. This individual is the spouse and close contact of the patient who tested positive on Saturday, and the exposure is not the result of community transmission.vA presumptive positive test result also was received for a resident in Spotsylvania County. This marks the fourth and fifth cases in the Commonwealth of Virginia. See the media advisory for more details.

Please check back for additional information, which will be posted as available.

This press release was produced by the City of Fairfax. The views expressed here are the author’s own.