Southwest VA Leads In Daily Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations

Mark Hand
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VIRGINIA — The Virginia Department of Health reported 904 new cases of the coronavirus Monday, bringing the cumulative total to 174,275. The new cases include 273 in the southwest region, 229 in the northern region, 169 in the central region, 148 in the northwest region and 85 in the eastern region.

As of Monday, there have been 3,581 coronavirus deaths and 12,260 hospitalizations in Virginia. The 904 new cases on Monday lifted Virginia’s 7-day average of cases to 1,064, up from 996 about a week ago.

According to the VDH, 1,048 people with the coronavirus are hospitalized across Virginia as of Monday. That includes 114 patients on ventilators and 230 in the intensive care units, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

Ventilator use among all hospital patients stands at 23 percent capacity, and ICU occupancy it at 81 percent. The 2019 average for ICU occupancy in Virginia was 67 percent. No hospitals are reporting difficulty obtaining personal protective equipment or other medical supplies in the next 72 hours.

The current hospitalizations include 250 in the southwest region, 248 in the northern region, 221 in the central region, 200 in the eastern region and 129 in the northwest region.

The seven-day average of positive PCR tests climbed to 5.0 percent across Virginia. There have been 2,525,421 PCR tests completed as of Monday. Positive averages by region include 7.8 percent in the southwest region, 5.2 percent in the central region, 4.5 percent in the northern region, 4.2 percent in the eastern region and 4.0 percent in the northwest region.

Below are the latest coronavirus data updates for our coverage area on Monday.

  • Alexandria: 4,230 cases, 325 hospitalizations, 74 deaths

  • Arlington County: 4,562 cases, 533 hospitalizations, 154 deaths

  • Fairfax County: 23,462 cases, 2,247 hospitalizations, 606 deaths

  • Fairfax City: 158 cases, 14 hospitalizations, eight deaths

  • Falls Church: 75 cases, 13 hospitalizations, seven deaths

  • Loudoun County: 7,784 cases, 475 hospitalizations, 130 deaths

  • Manassas: 2,032 cases, 132 hospitalizations, 27 deaths

  • Manassas Park: 642 cases, 57 hospitalizations, eight deaths

  • Prince William County: 14,015 cases, 988 hospitalizations, 223 deaths

  • Fredericksburg: 585 cases, 51 hospitalizations, six deaths

  • Spotsylvania County: 2,420 cases, 154 hospitalizations, 51 deaths

  • Stafford County: 2,328 cases, 168 hospitalizations, 20 deaths

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This article originally appeared on the Fairfax City Patch