Positive Coronavirus Test Rate Dropping Steadily In Virginia

VIRGINIA — The Virginia Department of Health on Wednesday reported 666 additional cases of the new coronavirus, 21 new deaths and 114 new hospitalizations. The latest cumulative totals are 46,905 cases of the coronavirus, 1,428 deaths and 4,884 hospitalizations.

The seven-day rate of positive tests for the state is 11 percent, not including antibody tests, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The seven-day rate has been declining steadily from two weeks ago when on May 21 the rate stood at 14.7 percent.

VDH data shows most cases, at 79.8 percent, are occurring in adults between the ages of 20 and 69, with people in their 40s accounting for the largest percentage of cases at 18.6 percent. The vast majority of deaths, at 76.9 percent, are among Virginians over the age of 70.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association reported 1,311 people with pending or confirmed coronavirus test results currently hospitalized on Wednesday, down 51 from Tuesday. A total of 6,065 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals.

As of Wednesday, 185 COVID-19 patients were using ventilators, down from 186 on Tuesday. A total of 613 hospital patients are using ventilators as of Wednesday, up from 584 on Tuesday. Total ventilator use among 2,984 available ventilators represents 21-percent use in Virginia. No hospitals are experiencing difficulty obtaining or restocking protective gear or other medical supplies in the next 72 hours.

The number of coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities totaled 5,041 as of Wednesday and the number of people who have died at these facilities had reached 811, or 57 percent of the state's total number of deaths from the coronavirus.

Most of Virginia will move into phase two of the state's reopening plan on Friday, but Northern Virginia and the city of Richmond will remain in phase one.

The Northern Virginia region accounted for 345, or 52 percent of Virginia's 666 new cases of the coronavirus as of Wednesday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Those new cases lifted the region to a total of 25,848 positive cases of the coronavirus, or 55 percent of the state total.

Fairfax County, the state's most populous jurisdiction, now has 11,596 positive cases and 396 deaths. Prince William County has the second highest number of cases, at 5,837, and 109 deaths.

Here are the latest cumulative case updates for our coverage areas as of Wednesday:

• Alexandria: 2,016 cases, 197 hospitalizations, 46 deaths; increase of 16 cases, four hospitalizations and two deaths.
• Arlington County: 2,142 cases, 379 hospitalizations, 120 deaths; increase of nine cases, two hospitalizations and three deaths.
• Fairfax County: 11,596 cases, 1,377 hospitalizations, 396 deaths; increase of 170 cases, 19 hospitalizations and five deaths.
• Fairfax City: 67 cases, eight hospitalizations, six deaths; no changes.
• Falls Church: 55 cases, 11 hospitalizations, eight deaths; no changes.
• Loudoun County: 2,659 cases, 171 hospitalizations, 67 deaths; increase of 23 cases and six hospitalizations.
• Manassas: 1,154 cases, 74 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; increase of 19 cases, four hospitalizations and one death.
• Manassas Park: 332 cases, 33 hospitalizations, six deaths; increase of five cases and one hospitalization.
• Prince William County: 5,837 cases, 501 hospitalizations, 109 deaths; increase of 113 cases, 23 hospitalizations and five deaths.
• Fredericksburg: 172 cases, 22 hospitalizations, no deaths; no changes.
• Spotsylvania County: 590 cases, 42 hospitalizations, seven deaths; increase of four cases.
• Stafford County: 738 cases, 76 hospitalizations, five deaths; increase of five cases and one hospitalization.

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