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Fairfax County Coronavirus Update: 206 New Cases, 21 More Deaths
There are 206 new cases of the new coronavirus in the Fairfax Health District, as of Tuesday.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — There are 206 new cases of the new coronavirus in the Fairfax Health District, as of Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the health district to 13,705.
There were 21 additional COVID-19-related deaths reported Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in Fairfax Health District to 459, according to the Fairfax County Health Department COVID-19 Case Data Dashboard. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, there are 1,588 coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the health district.
The data dashboard breaks down the number of coronavirus cases in the health district by locality. There are currently 13,579 confirmed cases in Fairfax County, 68 in the City of Fairfax and 58 in the City of Falls Church.
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The dashboard also breaks down the number of cases by zip code case rate – or case per 100,000 people – in order to protect the confidential health information of residents and give a more accurate picture of the coronavirus impact on communities.
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The breakdown of the top 10 case rates by zip code is as follows:
- 22150: 2,833 cases per 100,000
- 22306: 2,626 cases per 100,000
- 22041: 2,608 cases per 100,000
- 20170: 2,471 cases per 100,000
- 22311: 2,465 cases per 100,000
- 22042: 2,367 cases per 100,000
- 22027: 2,328 cases per 100,000
- 22003: 2,209 cases per 100,000
- 22044: 1,901 cases per 100,000
- 22309: 1,852 cases per 100,000
The breakdown of cases by age group is:
- Ages 0-17: 1,108 cases, or 396.4 per 100,000 people
- Ages 18-49: 7,583 cases, or 1,463.1 per 100,000 people
- Ages 50-64: 3,005 cases, or 1,273 per 100,000 people
- Ages 65 and over: 2,009 cases, or 1,345.1 per 100,000 people
- Total: 13,705, or 1,160 per 100,000 people
The breakdown of deaths by age group is:
- Ages 18-49: 15 deaths
- Ages 50-64: 45 deaths
- Ages 65 and over: 399 deaths
- Total: 459 deaths
In response to donation offers, the county has compiled a number of ways to help. Monetary donations can go to the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia's COVID-19 Response Fund.
Residents can sign up for Fairfax County updates by texting FFXCOVID to 888777. For public health information and county operating updates, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/covid19. Questions can be directed to the coronavirus information line at 703-267-3511, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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