Virginia sees 1,392 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 615,366 statewide

There are now 10,198 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

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As of March 28, Virginia is reporting 615,366 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 Sunday, a total of 2,337,858 vaccines have been administered across Virginia, with 1,253,021 people being fully vaccinated, according to VDH.

Here’s a breakdown of the 1,392 new cases reported on Saturday:

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 Sunday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 8,335,364 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.


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Jazmine Otey joined the 10 News team in February 2021.

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