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Nearly 100K COVID-19 vaccines given across Virginia in 24 hours as vaccination clinics open at colleges statewide

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Posted at 10:34 AM, Apr 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-09 13:05:51-04

The Virginia Department of Health released their daily updated numbers involving COVID-19 cases within the state.

According to their website, there are now 632,625 total cases, 493,454 of which are confirmed and 139,171 are probable. There are 10,451 total COVID-19 related deaths, with 8,755 being confirmed and 1,696 being probable. The case numbers are up by 1,587, and deaths are up by 15 since Thursday.

A total of 6,658,094 COVID-19 PCR tests have now been given in Virginia.

Virginia has now given 4,514,282 COVID-19 vaccines, an increase of 99,906 vaccines from Thursday. The table below gives more information on local vaccine distribution.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association also updated their numbers. As of Friday, there are 941 people currently being hospitalized, confirmed with COVID-19. There are 165 people receiving inpatient hospital care whose test results are still pending. Combined, there are a total of 1,106 being hospitalized for coronavirus related illness. That's 5 fewer hospitalizations from Thursday.

241 confirmed positive patients, and those whose test results are pending, are currently hospitalized in the ICU.

125 hospital patients, both confirmed for coronavirus, and those with test results pending, are currently on a ventilator. 824 ventilators are being used in hospitals out of the 2919 in the state - that's 28% usage.

52,229 patients who have been hospitalized for coronavirus have been discharged.

Here's the breakdown of COVID-19 case and vaccine information for local areas:

TOTAL CASESNEW CASES TODAYTOTAL DEATHSNEW DEATHS TODAYTOTAL VACCINE DOSES GIVENVACCINES DOSES REPORTED SINCE YESTERDAY
VIRGINIA TOTALS632,6251,54210,451154,514,28299,906
ACCOMACK2,739440118,025226
CHESAPEAKE19,856272780107,1462,517
FRANKLIN1,08643004,11546
GLOUCESTER2,103247019,778333
HAMPTON9,78420162156,3811,197
ISLE OF WIGHT2,982663121,417459
JAMES CITY4,3621970055,1901,056
MATHEWS58311205,899112
NEWPORT NEWS13,08643215174,3002,237
NORFOLK16,59868239082,8403,579
NORTHAMPTON775-13508,821155
POQUOSON83521607,667250
PORTSMOUTH8,51920180333,7881,091
SOUTHAMPTON1,92625618,29990
SUFFOLK7,54622180040,332862
VIRGINIA BEACH33,866653680208,2065,591
WILLIAMSBURG72121107,508234
YORK3,540750037,760946
LOCAL TOTALS130,90731320528797,47220,981

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