Coronavirus Hospitalizations Rise In Virginia, Cases Steady

VIRGINIA — Coronavirus cases remain steady as the Virginia Department of Health reported 635 additional cases Wednesday. The 7-day moving average of cases is 596, while the positive rate of tests is also flat at 6 percent.

Virginia's cumulative cases are up to 67,375, while hospitalizations total 6,577 and 1,905 deaths have been reported. As of Wednesday, 735,207 nasal swab tests and 77,155 antibody tests have been completed in Virginia.

Current hospitalizations have also increased in the last two days. The 783 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday turned into 902 on Tuesday and 971 on Wednesday. The patients include 98 on ventilators and 230 in the intensive care unit.

Hospital resource use remains stable across Virginia, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association dashboard. Among all hospital patients, 635 of 3,006 ventilators are being used, or 21 percent. No hospitals have experience difficulty obtaining or replenishing personal protective gear or other medical supplies since early May, except for two hospitals on June 10.

The breakdown of cases and deaths by age group is:

• Ages 0-9: 2,261 cases, no deaths
• Ages 10-19: 4,895 cases, no deaths
• Ages 20-29: 11,593 cases, four deaths
• Ages 30-39: 12,456 cases, 13 deaths
• Ages 40-49: 11,825 cases, 48 deaths
• Ages 50-59: 10,128 cases, 115 deaths
• Ages 60-69: 6,604 cases, 274 deaths
• Ages 70-79: 3,434 cases, 476 deaths
• Ages 80 and up: 3,530 cases, 973 deaths
• Not reported: 649 cases, two deaths

The breakdown of cases and deaths by racial/ethnic group is:

• Asian or Pacific Islander: 2,216 cases, 108 deaths
• Black: 9,964 cases, 427 deaths
• Latino: 22,668 cases, 204 deaths
• Native American: 81 cases, two deaths
• White: 14,564 cases, 1,032 deaths
• Other race: 1,643 cases, 26 deaths
• Two or more races: 232 cases, one death
• Not reported: 16,007 cases, 105 deaths

Outbreaks, defined as two or more laboratory-confirmed cases, account for 11,854 cases statewide, including 7,089 in long-term care facilities. While the long-term care facility cases are just a portion of Virginia's 67,375 total cases, its 1,149 deaths represent a significant portion of Virginia's 1,905. The Virginia Long-Term Care Task Force has shared data of facilities that reported outbreaks.

Here are the latest case updates for our coverage areas compared with Tuesday's data:

• Alexandria: 2,408 cases, 242 hospitalizations, 57 deaths; increase of nine cases and one hospitalization
• Arlington County: 2,558 cases, 422 hospitalizations, 132 deaths; increase of eight cases and one death
• Fairfax County: 14,253 cases, 1,696 hospitalizations, 495 deaths; increase of 62 cases and 15 hospitalizations
• Fairfax City: 72 cases, six hospitalizations, seven deaths; no change
• Falls Church: 54 cases, 11 hospitalizations, eight deaths; decrease of one case
• Loudoun County: 4,282 cases, 283 hospitalizations, 98 deaths; increase of 30 cases, three hospitalizations and five deaths
• Manassas: 1,464 cases, 105 hospitalizations, 18 deaths; increase of six cases
• Manassas Park: 449 cases, 47 hospitalizations and six deaths; increase of two cases, decrease of one hospitalization
• Prince William County: 7,664 cases, 695 hospitalizations, 151 deaths; increase of 26 cases, four hospitalizations and three deaths
• Fredericksburg: 263 cases, 26 hospitalizations, no deaths; increase of three cases
• Spotsylvania County: 1,053 cases, 81 hospitalizations, 31 deaths; increase of five cases and one hospitalization
• Stafford County: 1,029 cases, 99 hospitalizations, five deaths; increase of seven cases and three hospitalizations

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