Virginia reported 1,340 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the state’s cumulative case total during the pandemic to 652,321, the Virginia Department of Health reported.
Statewide, the total number of people hospitalized during the pandemic reached 28,012 on Friday, an increase of 95 from Thursday, though the VDH website notes that hospitalizations are underrepresented.
Virginia reported 13 new virus-related deaths on Friday, for a total of 10,666.
As of Friday morning, 27.1% of Virginia’s population had been fully vaccinated, and 41.7% had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the VDH dashboard.
State health officials have said there’s a lag in the reporting of statewide COVID-19 numbers on the VDH’s website. Figures on the website might not include cases or deaths reported by localities or local health districts.
Friday’s COVID-19 data
Statewide cases: Up 1,340 to 652,321
Statewide hospitalizations: Up 95 to 28,012
Statewide deaths: Up 13 to 10,666
Cases in the region:
Alleghany County: Up 1 to 1,303
Bath County: 263*
Bedford County: Up 14 to 6,200
Botetourt County: Up 1 to 2,487
Buena Vista: 879
Covington: 586
Craig County: Up 1 to 304
Floyd County: 829
Franklin County: Up 1 to 3,964
Giles County: Up 6 to 1,230
Lexington: 1,161
Lynchburg: Up 10 to 7,510
Montgomery County: Up 17 to 9,192
Pulaski County: Up 12 to 2,559
Radford: Up 6 to 2,088
Roanoke: Up 10 to 8,293
Roanoke County: Up 12 to 8,075
Rockbridge County: Up 1 to 1,490
Salem: Up 5 to 2,105
Wythe County: Up 15 to 2,551
Source: Virginia Department of Health
*Denotes a locality that has not reported an increase for at least four days.
For more information and data, visit https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus
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