Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 96% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 219 From ~4,000 in January

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 1,675,845, up 1,285 since the Thursday morning report and up 8,556 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 49,272, up 56 from the Thursday morning statistics (also, VHHA has hospitalizations at 219…around the lowest level since July 2021 and waaaayyyy down from the peak of around 4,000 back in January). And deaths are at 19,859, up 36 from the Thursday morning statistics.