Virginia Coronavirus: 15% Of State's Population Fully Vaccinated

VIRGINIA — The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday that 1,278,643 Virginians, or 15.0 percent of the state's population, were fully vaccinated.

According to VDH data, 3,590,553 total doses have been administered, with 2,397,820 people, or 28.1 percent of the state's population, receiving at least their first dose.

The state is averaging 59,538 doses administered per day. Local health departments lead the state with 1,119,121 total doses given, followed by hospitals with 798,314 total doses. Pharmacies have administered a total of 779,494 vaccines. Medical practices are next with 532,538 doses administered followed by community health providers at 361,086.

All Virginians, except those in the Fairfax Health District, can preregister for the vaccine at vaccinate.virginia.gov. Fairfax County and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax residents eligible in the current phases 1a or 1b should continue to register through the local health department.

Fairfax County leads the state with 438,608 vaccine doses administered, according to VDH data. There are 296,241 people in the county with at least one dose and 151,223 fully vaccinated.

The Virginia Department of Health reported a 5.8-percent coronavirus positivity rate on Monday from tests performed on residents over the past seven days. The positivity rate has inched up after reaching a 2021 low of 5.4 percent on March 12.

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The positive rate is far below the 2021 high of 17.4 percent reported on Jan. 3 by the VDH. In the two months after reaching 17.4 percent in early January, the state reported more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19.

Since the start of the pandemic, the all-time high of the seven-day coronavirus positivity rate was 20.2 percent on April 20, 2020.

On average, 17,636 daily PCR testing encounters were reported statewide on March 25, down from a peak of 35,034 on Jan. 14.

On Monday, 1,143 additional COVID-19 cases were reported by VDH, and the seven-day average of daily cases was 1,506. Northern Virginia accounted for 320 new cases on Monday and has a seven-day average of 422 daily cases.

An additional 21 COVID-19 deaths were reported Monday, bringing the death total to 10,219.
Virginia's COVID-19 hospitalizations stand at 1,042 statewide as of Monday, up from a 2021 low of 977 on March 20. The current count includes 225 patients in intensive care units and 130 on ventilators.

Ventilator use among all hospital patients is at 23 percent, and ICU occupancy is at 74 percent, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

Below are the latest coronavirus data updates for our coverage area from Sunday to Monday:

• Alexandria: 10,912 cases, 531 hospitalizations, 128 deaths; increase of 18 cases
• Arlington County: 14,156 cases, 795 hospitalizations, 245 deaths; increase of 30 cases
• Fairfax County: 71,199 cases, 3,691 hospitalizations, 1,038 deaths; increase of 150 cases, five hospitalizations and two deaths
• Fairfax City: 521 cases, 41 hospitalizations, 18 deaths; increase of one case
• Falls Church: 391 cases, 20 hospitalizations, 10 deaths; increase of three cases
• Loudoun County: 25,136 cases, 945 hospitalizations, 269 deaths; increase of 47 cases and one death
• Manassas: 4,152 cases, 166 hospitalizations, 45 deaths; no changes
• Manassas Park: 1,168 cases, 67 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; increase of one case
• Prince William County: 41,780 cases, 1,506 hospitalizations, 468 deaths; increase of 70 cases
• Fredericksburg: 1,869 cases, 95 hospitalizations, 22 deaths; increase of one case
• Spotsylvania County: 8,818 cases, 287 hospitalizations, 107 deaths; increase of 28 cases
• Stafford County: 10,209 cases, 336 hospitalizations, 69 deaths; increase of 16 cases and one death