40 Percent Of Virginians Have First Coronavirus Vaccine Dose

VIRGINIA — Over 40 percent of people in Virginia have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Virginia Department of Health. As of Tuesday, 2,198,898 people are fully vaccinated, or 25.8 percent of the population.

Vaccinations are continuing after eligibility opened to everyone 16 and older. All areas were directed to start phase 2 of vaccinations by April 18, but some areas of the state began the phase before then. Eligible residents can search for appointments directly through vaccinefinder.org, but people eligible in phases 1a, 1b or 1c having trouble finding an appointment can preregister at vaccinate.virginia.gov. Anyone with language or computer barriers can call the statewide vaccine hotline at 877-829-4682 daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

On a statewide level, an average of 77,220 doses are being administered per day. Local health department have given the most — 1,607,495. Pharmacies have administered 1,364,733, hospitals have administered 986,913, medical practices have administered 821,379, and other community health providers have given 690,341.

The state also tracks rates of vaccinations by locality. The highest fully vaccinated rate in the state is in Lancaster County with a rate of 39,291 per 100,000 people.

By comparison, here are the fully vaccinated rates in our coverage areas:

• Alexandria: 22,829 per 100,000 people
• Arlington County: 23,552 per 100,000 people
• Fairfax County: 24,697 per 100,000 people
• Fairfax City: 26,933 per 100,000 people
• Falls Church: 27,153 per 100,000 people
• Loudoun County: 22,047 per 100,000 people
• Manassas: 19,854 per 100,000 people
• Manassas Park: 16,444 per 100,000 people
• Prince William County: 20,988 per 100,000 people
• Fredericksburg: 22,813 per 100,000 people
• Spotsylvania County: 23,130 per 100,000 people
• Stafford County: 21,498 per 100,000 people

VDH also reports vaccination rates for age groups and racial/ethnic groups statewide and by locality.

COVID-19 data

On Wednesday, 1,261 additional COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths were reported. The seven-day average of daily cases is 1,342 and seven-day average of daily death reports is 18.6.

The positive average of PCR tests remains stable at 6 percent as of April 17. On average, 17,970 PCR testing encounters are reported daily in Virginia.

Hospitalizations stand at 1,118, which include 271 patients in the intensive care units and 130 on ventilators. COVID-19 patients make up about 8.3 percent of the 13,385 occupied hospital beds in Virginia.

Ventilator use among all hospital patients remains at 28 percent, and ICU occupancy is at 77 percent, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

Here are the latest coronavirus data updates for our coverage area from Tuesday to Wednesday:

• Alexandria: 11,519 cases, 550 hospitalizations, 134 deaths; increase of 28 cases and one death
• Arlington County: 14,884 cases, 821 hospitalizations, 250 deaths; increase of 23 cases and one death
• Fairfax County: 74,840 cases, 3,851 hospitalizations, 1,065 deaths; increase of 132 cases, four hospitalizations and one death
• Fairfax City: 540 cases, 47 hospitalizations, 18 deaths; increase of one case
• Falls Church: 416 cases, 20 hospitalizations, nine deaths; increase of one case
• Loudoun County: 26,849 cases, 1,008 hospitalizations, 274 deaths; increase of 54 cases and six hospitalizations
• Manassas: 4,284 cases, 169 hospitalizations, 46 deaths; increase of six cases
• Manassas Park: 1,185 cases, 68 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; increase of one case
• Prince William County: 44,031 cases, 1,588 hospitalizations, 480 deaths; increase of 74 cases and two hospitalizations
• Fredericksburg: 2,007 cases, 99 hospitalizations, 22 deaths; increase of three cases
• Spotsylvania County: 9,473 cases, 301 hospitalizations, 113 deaths; increase of 24 cases
• Stafford County: 10,831 cases, 346 hospitalizations, 72 deaths; increase of 42 cases