VA Coronavirus Positive Test Rate Drops Below 5 Percent Again

Mark Hand
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VIRGINIA — The Virginia Department of Health reported 926 new cases of the coronavirus and 28 new deaths of people with COVID-19 on Tuesday. The new cases bring the cumulative total to 167,754 since the start of the pandemic. Across the state, 3,485 people have died from the disease.

The seven-day positive rate of PCR tests is 4.8 percent as of Oct. 16, down from 5 percent the previous day. There have been 2,411,940 PCR tests completed to date, a 12,829 increase from Monday. Positive averages of tests by region include 4.1 percent in the northern and northwest regions, 4.5 percent in the central region, 4.6 percent in the eastern region, and 7.1 percent in the southwest.

By region, Tuesday's 926 new cases included 308 in the southwest region, 193 in the northern region, 155 in the central region, 149 in the eastern region, and 121 in the northwest region.

The VDH reported 937 hospitalizations on Tuesday, down from 972 on Monday. The regional breakdown is 228 in the central region, 202 in the northern region, 202 in the southwest region, 174 in the eastern region, 131 in the northwest region.

Across the state, 19,170 COVID-19 patients have been discharged to date, as reported by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. No hospitals reported difficulty Tuesday obtaining personal protective equipment or other medical supplies in the next 72 hours.

There are 98 current COVID-19 patients on ventilators, up from 81 reported on Monday, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. Ventilator use among all Virginia hospital patients is at 23 percent, the association said.

ICU patients across Virginia totaled 194 on Tuesday, down from 210 the day before. ICU occupancy among all hospital patients stands at 79 percent, 12 percent higher than the 2019 average.

Here are the latest coronavirus data updates for our coverage area between Monday and Tuesday:

  • Alexandria: 4,133 cases, 324 hospitalizations, 75 deaths; increase of 10 cases and one hospitalization

  • Arlington County: 4,399 cases, 520 hospitalizations, 152 deaths; increase of 15 cases and one hospitalization

  • Fairfax County: 22,769 cases, 2,213 hospitalizations, 602 deaths; increase of 82 cases

  • Fairfax City: 155 cases, 13 hospitalizations, eight deaths; increase of one case

  • Falls Church: 75 cases, 13 hospitalizations, seven deaths; no changes

  • Loudoun County: 7,599 cases, 470 hospitalizations, 130 deaths; increase of 23 cases, two hospitalizations and one death

  • Manassas: 2,013 cases, 132 hospitalizations, 27 deaths; one case removed; increase of one death

  • Manassas Park: 632 cases, 57 hospitalizations, eight deaths; increase of one case

  • Prince William County: 13,674 cases, 977 hospitalizations, 221 deaths; increase of 62 cases, nine hospitalizations and three deaths

  • Fredericksburg: 573 cases, 51 hospitalizations, five deaths; increase of one hospitalization

  • Spotsylvania County: 2,343 cases, 150 hospitalizations, 47 deaths; increase of 16 cases and two hospitalizations

  • Stafford County: 2,279 cases, 168 hospitalizations, 19 deaths; increase of 12 cases

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This article originally appeared on the Fairfax City Patch