Covid-19 cases in Virginia are declining, positivity rate in last two weeks goes down too
RICHMOND, Virginia — We will add statistics from the Virginia Department of Health to this post every week in order to give accurate, easy-to-read information about the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing vaccination efforts. Last week, there were 7,313 new cases, which is less than the week before (8,271).COVID-19 IN VIRGINIA
Positive COVID-19 Cases Since Start of Pandemic: 2,276,380 (+7,3136,862 from last Tuesday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 23,681(+131 from last Tuesday)
TESTING
7-Day Positivity Average for Virginia: 12.5% on Feb. 14 (Down from 14.6% on Feb. 7)
VACCINATIONS
People Fully Vaccinated: 6,334,168 (+806 from last week)
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 73.7% (No change from last week)
People Fully Vaccinated with Booster/Additional Doses: 5,263,240 (+6,167 from last week)
VACCINATE VIRGINIA: Virginians age 6 months+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Visit the Vaccinate Virginia website or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343). You can also search for specific vaccines as well as which ones are available near you via the Vaccine Finder website.
TRACKING COVID IN VIRGINIA: WEEK-BY-WEEK COMPARISON
Week of Feb. 8-14
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +7,313
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +131
Week of Feb. 1-7
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +8,271
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +203
Week of Jan. 25-31
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +8,105
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +68
Week of Jan.18-24
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +10,611
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +126
Week of Jan.11-17
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +10,554
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +140
Week of Jan.4-10
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +16,010
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +135
Week of Dec. 28- Jan. 3
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +17,001
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +23
Week of Dec. 21-27
Positive COVID-19 Cases: +14,347
COVID-19-Linked Deaths: +54
**NOTE: The Virginia Department of Health shifted from daily to weekly reporting on Dec. 27, 2022. As a result, weekly data is now released on Tuesdays. So our weekly stats, which had compared Friday to Friday numbers, will now reflect Tuesday to Tuesday comparisons.