New Coronavirus Cases Stable In NoVA, Statewide Average Rises

VIRGINIA — Virginia's coronavirus cases increased by 1,002 from Thursday to Friday as the 7-day average of new cases continues to rise. The latest cumulative totals are 75,433 cases, 7,087 hospitalizations and 2,013 deaths, according to Virginia Department of Health data.

The statewide average of new cases has been on the rise since July 7. The recent increase came after new cases decreased and stabilized in June. Virginia's peak 7-day average was 1,195 cases on May 31; the latest average was 929 cases on July 17.

That trend can vary by region, however. Virginia's 1,002 new cases include 162 in the Northern Virginia region, which accounts for about one-third of the state's population. The 7-day trend of new cases in Northern Virginia has been stable since declines in June. Fairfax County, the state's most populous locality, had 44 new cases on Friday.

On the other hand, the Hampton Roads region has been a recent spike in cases. Norfolk alone had 132 new cases on Friday, and Virginia Beach had 124 new cases.

Six new coronavirus deaths were reported statewide on Friday, including one each in Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties. Statewide, the average of deaths has fluctuated over time but has been declining since July 13. At a peak, Virginia's 7-day average of deaths was 34.1; the latest average was 7.9 on July 17.

The 7-day moving average of positive tests is above 7 percent after staying in the 5-percent or 6-percent range since mid-June. Virginia's latest positive average of nasal swab tests was 7.6 percent on July 13. The percent positive average for Northern Virginia only was 6.5 percent on July 13. As of Friday, 873,787 nasal swab tests have been performed in Virginia, an increase of 15,475 tests since Thursday.

Virginia's current hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients increased from 1,134 to 1,171 from Thursday to Friday, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. Hospitalizations are in the 1,000s after falling below that level between June 14 and July 9. A total of 9,883 coronavirus patients have been discharged from Virginia hospitals, up from 9,644 on Thursday.

The hospitalizations include 118 COVID-19 patients on ventilators and 247 in the intensive care units. There are 623 of 3,083 available ventilators in use by all hospital patients, or 20 percent. No hospitals are having difficulty obtaining personal protective equipment or other medical supplies.

Here are the latest case updates for our coverage areas as of Friday, compared to Thursday's data.

• Alexandria: 2,523 cases, 255 hospitalizations, 56 deaths; increase of 16 cases and two hospitalizations
• Arlington County: 2,704 cases, 427 hospitalizations, 135 deaths; increase of 13 cases, one hospitalization and one death
• Fairfax County: 14,731 cases, 1,787 hospitalizations, 508 deaths; increase of 44 cases and 20 hospitalizations, one death removed
• Fairfax City: 73 cases, six hospitalizations, seven deaths; increase of three hospitalizations, one case removed
• Falls Church: 54 cases, 10 hospitalizations, seven deaths; no change
• Loudoun County: 4,576 cases, 315 hospitalizations, 102 deaths; increase of 19 cases, seven hospitalizations and one death
• Manassas: 1,511 cases, 110 hospitalizations, 19 deaths; increase of 12 cases
• Manassas Park: 468 cases, 48 hospitalizations, seven deaths; increase of two cases, one hospitalization and one death
• Prince William County: 8,034 cases, 723 hospitalizations, 161 deaths; increase of 56 cases, three hospitalizations and one death
• Fredericksburg: 290 cases, 29 hospitalizations, no deaths; increase of two cases
• Spotsylvania County: 1,124 cases, 84 hospitalizations, 32 deaths; increase of 16 cases and one death
• Stafford County: 1,101 cases, 108 hospitalizations, six deaths; increase of five cases

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