RICHMOND — The number of COVID-19 cases in Virginia climbed by more than 1,000 from Wednesday to Thursday.
The Virginia Department of Health reported 27,813 cases in the state, an increase of 1,067 from the 26,746 reported Wednesday. Nearly 1,000 people have died from the virus, according to the state Health Department, with the total number of deaths rising from 927 to 955.
Of Virginia’s 955 COVID-19 deaths, 927 are confirmed to have been caused by the coronavirus and 28 are probable. Probable cases are people who are symptomatic with a known exposure to COVID-19, but whose cases have not been confirmed with a positive test.
Roughly 1,500 people remain hospitalized by the virus, according to the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, which represents 27 health systems and 110 hospitals. The association reported Thursday that 3,678 people have been hospitalized and discharged.
Locally, the Thomas Jefferson Health District has reported four new cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 364. 65 people have been hospitalized and there have been 13 fatalities.
Albemarle County continues to have the most cases in the TJHD, with 130 reported cases. Fluvanna County has the second-most amount of cases in the region, with 79. 68 cases have been reported in Charlottesville, and the counties of Louisa, Greene and Nelson have 59, 16 and 12, respectively.
Most of the TJHD’s reported hospitalizations (53.8%) are in Black/African American people, while a majority of the TJHD’s reported cases are in white people (56.6%).
69.2% of the TJHD’s fatalities have been in people 80 and older.
This morning, the VDH reported that there are now five outbreaks in the TJHD. 118 of the region’s cases are associated with an outbreak. The outbreaks are located in three long-term care facilities, one correctional facility and a congregate facility.
Across the state, there are 283 outbreaks with 6,008 associated cases. 164 of Virginia’s outbreaks are in long-term care facilities.
Northern Virginia, which received an exemption from Gov. Ralph Northam to delay its reopening, continues to have the most cases in the state.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Justin Mattingly contributed to this report.
Source: www.dailyprogress.com