After several weeks of declining case counts, COVID-19 is once again on the rise in Virginia and across the nation.
According to the weekly report from Dr. Richard Williams, director of the Three Rivers Health District, Virginia’s seven-day average increased to 2,750 cases per day this week, up from last week’s 2,482 cases-per-day average, while nationally the number rose from 102,800 to 114,000 average cases per day.
Three Rivers cases increased, as well, said Williams, rising from under 30 cases per day last week, to over 40 cases per day this week. Outbreaks continue at events and in vulnerable settings, he said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, all counties in the Three Rivers Health District are currently at medium community level for Covid. The number of people currently hospitalized for the virus remains stable, said Williams, at around 550 patients in the hospital per day statewide.
Cases, hospitalizations, deaths
Gloucester had 82 new Covid cases from last Wednesday to this Tuesday, for a total of 7,906 cases since the pandemic began. There were two new hospitalizations in the county, for a total of 114, and one death, for a total of 106.
There were 18 new cases in Mathews over the six-day period, for a total of 1,624, with two new hospitalizations, for a total of 42, and no new deaths, leaving the total at 27.
In Middlesex, 28 new cases were recorded, for a total of 2,013 since 2020, and there was one new hospitalization, for a total of 51. There were no new deaths in the county from the virus, leaving the total at 48.
Across the Three Rivers Health District, there were 283 new cases from last Wednesday to this Tuesday, for a total of 29,523, along with 14 hospitalizations, for a total of 756, and two deaths, for a total of 425.
Statewide, 18,329 new cases were recorded during the six-day period, for a total of 1,884, 246. There were 253 hospitalizations, for a total of 53,054, and 120 deaths, for a total of 20,691.
Vaccinations
A vaccination clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Gloucester Health Department, 6889 Main Street in the Main Street Center. The Moderna vaccine for ages 18 and older and Pfizer vaccine for ages five and older will be available.