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May 20, 2020

Fauquier has 251 reported cases of COVID-19

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Fauquier has eight more cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning.

Curbside Testing

• Where: Piedmont Urgent Care, 493 Blackwell Road, Warrenton

• When: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily

• Criteria: Fever and/or symptoms of respiratory illness.

• Process: Patients who meet screening criteria will remain in their vehicles while healthcare professionals collect samples with swabs.

• Organizers: Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District and local partners, including medical practices, Fauquier Health, the free clinic, PATH Foundation and local government.

• More information: 540-316-6302 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Wednesday morning COVID-19 update from the Virginia Department of Health:

• 251 cases in Fauquier County — up 8 since Tuesday.

• 32,908 Virginia cases — up 763 since Tuesday. The total includes 31,247 confirmed and 1,661 “probable” infections.

• 1,074 deaths statewide — up 33 since Tuesday.

Statewide hospitalizations for COVID-19 during the pandemic totaled at 3,979 as of Wednesday, up 75 from Tuesday.

State hospitals housed 1,536 infected patients as of Wednesday morning, up 39 from Tuesday, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association reported.

Healthcare providers and laboratories report statistics to the state as of 5 p.m. each day. The health department updates its report the following morning.

Twenty infected Fauquier patients have been hospitalized and five have died since the pandemic started.

In the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, which includes Fauquier:

• 494 cases and five deaths in Culpeper.

• 69 infections in Orange.

• 27 in and one death in Madison.

• 12 in Rappahannock.

The district has 11 COVID-19 deaths, and 63 infected patients have been hospitalized during the pandemic.

Cases elsewhere in Virginia:

• 8,163 in Fairfax County — up 143 since Tuesday.

• Prince William County, 4,054.

• Arlington County, 1,728.

• City of Alexandria, 1,577.

• Loudoun County, 1,579.

• Henrico County, 1,321.

• Chesterfield County, 1,100.

• City of Richmond, 835.

• Accomack County, 709.

• City of Manassas, 699.

• City of Harrisonburg, 675.

• Virginia Beach, 564.

• Stafford County, 514.

• Buckingham County, 419.

• Rockingham County, 414.

• City of Chesapeake, 401.

• City of Norfolk, 370.

• Spotsylvania County, 351.

• Shenandoah County, 345.

• City of Suffolk, 274.

• Richmond County, 263.

• City of Portsmouth, 241.

• Hanover County, 238.

• Frederick County, 234.

• James City County (including Williamsburg), 232.

• City of Newport News, 211.

• City of Manassas Park, 207.

• Northampton County, 205.

• Mecklenburg County, 178.

• Page County, 166.

• City of Hampton, 165.

• Albemarle County, 142.

• Southampton County, 137.

• City of Roanoke, 135.

• Isle of Wight County, 120.

• City of Winchester, 104.

Nationwide as of Wednesday morning:

• 1,529,661 cases.

• 91,983 deaths.

• 289,392 have recovered.

• 12.23 million tests conducted.

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DougF · May 20, 2020 at 10:29 am

Statewide reported daily tests reached a near-record of 9782 yesterday, with a near record daily low of 8% positive. Both of those numbers are impressive in a good way. Additionally, the trends in those numbers continue to move in a direction that indicates a reduction in infection spread.

Unfortunately, the trend in deaths is leveling off. The reason appears to be deaths from long term care facilities. The recent increase in percent of deaths from those facilities tell the tale. Although those deaths accounted for 59.2% of all deaths throughout this event, they represent 68% of all deaths reported in the past five days.

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