The Rappahannock Area Health District reports 31 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19.
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The 17th death locally has occurred. Eileen Sousa with the Health District says it was a man in his 50’s. No other information has been provided.
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There have been 38 new cases within the past 24 hours with ,419 confirmed cases.
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Stafford 672
Spotsylvania 487
Fredericksburg 142
King George 62
Caroline 56
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The majority of cases continue to be adults aged 20-49.
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The State Health Department says overall case numbers are increasing as more people are being tested. Meanwhile, data shows the percent of positive results are continuing a decline that started in the middle of April.
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Thursday at 5pm the State Health Department will host a real-time demo for healthcare providers on the new COVIDCheck tool. It allows patients to self-screen and be directed to care.
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(Screenshot of the Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard shows number of people tested, number of positive results and a seven-day moving average of percent positivity (yellow line) in Virginia.
