See below for the latest COVID-19 statistics for Virginia, courtesy of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA). As you can see, total cases hit 1,648,179, up 2,388 since the Friday morning report and up 11,669 over the past 10 days (waaaayyyy down from the 10-day average of 198,847 on 1/19); the Omicron wave definitely has declined. As for hospitalizations, according to VDH, we’re now at a cumulative 47,594, up 85 from the Friday morning statistics (also, VHHA has hospitalizations at 636…on a definite downward trajectory). And deaths are at 19,060, up 85 from the Friday morning statistics.








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