10 Percent Of Virginians Fully Vaccinated: State Coronavirus Data

VIRGINIA — As COVID-19 vaccinations continue, Virginia Department of Health data shows 10 percent of the population is vaccinated in the state.

To date, 2,428,900 doses have been administered. That includes 1,578,423 people with at least one dose (18.5 percent of the population) and 882,082 fully vaccinated (10.3 percent of the population). The percentage estimates are based on a state population of 8.5 million people.

An average of 50,665 doses are administered per day across Virginia. Local health departments lead providers in administering doses with 770,454, while hospitals have given 655,580 doses, medical practices have given 303,366, long-term care facilities have given 276,387, community health providers have given 230,195 and pharmacies have given 192,919 doses.

Older adults have the most vaccine doses among age groups. The 70s age group leads for first dose vaccinations —324,252 — and second doses 157,705. However, the vaccine rate per 100,000 people is highest among the 80 and up age group — 56,318 per 100,000 have the first dose and 34,326 per 100,000 are fully vaccinated.

Although age data is available for all doses, race and ethnicity data is missing for 475,730 people with first doses. Available data shows white residents leading with 678,533 first doses and 371,709 fully vaccinated. Native American residents have the highest rates per 100,000: 21,300 per 100,000 with first doses and 9,715 per 100,000 fully vaccinated.

At a Wednesday news conference, state vaccine coordinator Danny Avula voted that Virginia is expecting about 188,000 first doses and 160,000 to 170,000 second doses from Modern and Pfizer in the upcoming week. Virginia's initial allocation of Johnson & Johnson doses is about 69,000 doses, but the next Johnson & Johnson shipment isn't expected until the week of March 29.

Age as well as race and ethnicity data is available on a statewide and locality level.

COVID-19 data

While vaccinations continue, most COVID-19 health metrics have been improving. On Wednesday, 1,246 new cases were reported, and the seven-day average of daily cases fell to 1,324. At a peak, the case average had been 6,166 daily cases on Jan. 18.

Current hospitalizations stand at 1,135 after averaging in the 3,000s in much of January. There are 231 COVID-19 patients in the intensive care units and 135 on ventilators. Ventilator use among all hospital patients is at 31 percent capacity, and ICU occupancy is at 79 percent, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. The 2019 average for ICU occupancy was 67 percent.

Virginia's positive average is trending down, along with the average of PCR tests performed. The seven-day average of positive PCR tests stands at 5.7 percent statewide as of March 6, down from a peak of 17.4 percent on Jan. 3. An average of 18,818 daily PCR testing encounters were reported statewide on March 5, down from a peak of 35,030 on Jan. 14.

The state has seen an increase in COVID-19 deaths reported in recent weeks as VDH processes 2021 death certificates. VDH said the increase is related to a post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases. There were 59 new deaths reported Wednesday.

A more accurate visualization of deaths involves VDH's death by date on the death certificate data. The three days with the most deaths so far have been Jan. 8 (81 confirmed and 22 probable COVID-19 deaths), Jan. 15 (66 confirmed and 30 probable COVID-19 deaths) and Jan. 17 (70 confirmed and 23 probable COVID-19 deaths).

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

• Alexandria: 10,490 cases, 517 hospitalizations, 127 deaths; increase of 38 cases, one hospitalization and one death
• Arlington County: 13,501 cases, 778 hospitalizations, 240 deaths; increase of 20 cases and one hospitalization
• Fairfax County: 68,069 cases, 3,569 hospitalizations, 1,027 deaths; increase of 124 cases, two hospitalizations and two deaths
• Fairfax City: 501 cases, 39 hospitalizations, 16 deaths; no changes
• Falls Church: 362 cases, 20 hospitalizations, nine deaths; increase of two cases
• Loudoun County: 23,641 cases, 884 hospitalizations, 260 deaths; increase of 52 cases, two hospitalizations and one death
• Manassas: 4,060 cases, 163 hospitalizations, 42 deaths; increase of six cases and one death
• Manassas Park: 1,134 cases, 66 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; increase of five cases
• Prince William County: 40,115 cases, 1,442 hospitalizations, 459 deaths; increase of 60 cases, four hospitalizations and one death
• Fredericksburg: 1,808 cases, 93 hospitalizations, 22 deaths; increase of 10 cases
• Spotsylvania County: 8,502 cases, 283 hospitalizations, 103 deaths; increase of 30 cases, one hospitalization removed
• Stafford County: 9,736 cases, 231 hospitalizations, 68 deaths; increase of 21 cases and one death

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