Virginia sees 1,799 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 612,062 statewide

There are now 10,154 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

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As of March 26, Virginia is reporting 612,062 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March 2020.

[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]

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As of Friday, a total of 2,230,858 vaccines have been administered across Virginia, with 1,209,895 people being fully vaccinated, according to VDH.

Here’s a breakdown of the 1,799 new cases reported on Friday:

According to the health department, decreases in cases can be attributed to a person getting tested in a different locality than where they live or the automation process for electronically reported lab results may attach the wrong jurisdiction for a particular zip code.

As of Friday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 8,274,751 total testing encounters.

The term “testing encounters” includes individuals who have been tested more than once due to their profession, high-risk status or need for a negative result to return to work. The health department started using this metric on May 1. To learn more, click here.


About the Authors:

Jazmine Otey joined the 10 News team in February 2021.