'Life Will Never Be The Same': Northam On 1-Year Of Coronavirus

VIRGINIA — Families, friends and neighbors are mourning the more than 9,000 Virginians who died in the coronavirus pandemic over the past year, Gov. Ralph Northam said Sunday in a video.

Many others have lost jobs, income, a sense of security and knowing what would happen next as lockdowns and the virus turned life upside down.

"None of us could have imagined what was coming, or how the pandemic would touch every one of us in virtually aspect of our lives," Northam said. "For far too many people, life will never be the same again. It has been a hard year, but I have been encouraged by the strength of Virginians in every corner of our Commonwealth."

About 16 percent of Virginians have received their first shot of coronavirus vaccine, and the state is exceeding its goal of administering 50,000 shots a day, the governor said.

As of Sunday, 2,267,459 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Virginia, according to the state Department of Health. Authorities said 17.2 percent of the state's residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

Across Virginia, 1,468,427 people have received at least one dose and 802,667 people are fully vaccinated. A total of 53,630 vaccines are being administered per day in Virginia, as of Sunday.

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Pharmacies are lagging behind local health districts in administering vaccines.

On Friday, though, CVS announced it had significantly increased the number of locations that are administering COVID-19 vaccinations in Virginia. CVS locations in 64 Virginia communities are offering vaccine scheduling, up from 33 communities when the company began offering vaccine appointments on Feb. 12.

At CVS pharmacies in Virginia, vaccine appointments are available to people 65 and older, as well as K-12 teachers, day care and preschool workers and staff.

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COVID-19 Data

On Saturday, 1,163 new coronavirus cases were reported in Virginia. At a peak, the case average had been 6,166 on Jan. 18. Northern Virginia had 342 new cases.

Since the first case of coronavirus was confirmed on March 7, 2020, 585,700 cases have been recorded in Virginia. There were 77 new deaths reported on Sunday, bringing the cumulative death toll to 9,596.

Current hospitalizations stand at 1,127 statewide, a level last seen in early November. The number includes 258 in the intensive care units and 168 on ventilators. Ventilator use among all hospital patients is at 31 percent, and ICU occupancy is at 77 percent, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

The seven-day average of positive PCR tests stands at 6.2 percent statewide as of March 7, down from a peak of 17.4 percent on Jan. 3.

Below are the latest coronavirus data updates for our coverage area from Saturday to Sunday:

• Alexandria: 10,445 cases, 513 hospitalizations, 125 deaths; increase of 16 cases, one hospitalization, two deaths
• Arlington County: 13,433 cases, 777 hospitalizations, 237 deaths; increase of 442 cases
• Fairfax County: 67,693 cases, 3,552 hospitalizations, 1,005 deaths; increase of 160 cases, 3 hospitalizations and six deaths
• Fairfax City: 498 cases, 38 hospitalizations, 14 deaths; no changes
• Falls Church: 359 cases, 20 hospitalizations, nine deaths; increase of one case, one death
• Loudoun County: 23,472 cases, 881 hospitalizations, 253 deaths; increase of 54 cases and one death
• Manassas: 4,047 cases, 163 hospitalizations, 41 deaths; no changes
• Manassas Park: 1,129 cases, 66 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; no changes
• Prince William County: 39,936 cases, 1,420 hospitalizations, 451 deaths; increase of 68 cases, and one death
• Fredericksburg: 1,792 cases, 93 hospitalizations, 22 deaths; increase of two cases
• Spotsylvania County: 8,439 cases, 284 hospitalizations, 102 deaths; increase of 21 cases
• Stafford County: 9,671 cases, 320 hospitalizations, 68 deaths; increase of 12 cases