Fredericksburg COVID-19 Update April 11

Press release from the City of Fredericksburg:

Posted on: April 11, 2020

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update for April 11, 2020

United States: 510,037 positive cases There are 19,706 deaths and 29,243 have recovered.

Virginia: 37,999 people have been tested so far, with 5,077 positive cases. 837 cases require hospitalization and there have been 130 deaths in Virginia.

Rappahannock Health District PD-16: Here in our immediate region, we have a total of 144 cases as of 5 p.m. yesterday evening.

• 67– Stafford
• 47 - Spotsylvania
• 11- Fredericksburg (one new case since yesterday’s report)
• 13- King George
• 6 Caroline

As you are cooking and perhaps preparing a holiday meal this weekend, remember good practices in the kitchen. COVID-19 spreads mainly through person-to-person contact. The first line of defense in germ transfer is cleanliness and this applies to food preparation too. Handwashing—during food preparation, before and after touching others, and before and after using the bathroom, going outside, and handling potentially germ-laden objects—is an excellent preventative practice for both healthy and infected individuals. Remember to wipe and disinfect surfaces in the kitchen as you prepare food.

If you are feeling stressed and want to talk about mental health or things you can do to help please call the RACSB hotline that has emergency therapists available 7 days a week 24-hours a day at (540) 373-6876

If you have questions about your health or need to ask questions about a doctor, you can contact the Mary Washington Healthcare HealthLink Nurse Line from 6am – midnight 7 days a week at (540) 741-1000.

If you have questions about the coronavirus [COVID-19] you can reach out to the Virginia Department of Health’s call center. They are open 8:30 a.m.– 5 p.m. at: 1-877-ASK-VDH3 that 1-877-275-8343

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