COVID-19 Updates for County, Health District, State, Nation and Worldwide

As of early morning, Wednesday, December 16 County Emergency Management Deputy Director Rick Farrall released the latest COVID-19 novel Coronavirus pandemic statistics for Warren County, the Lord Fairfax Health District of which we are a part, as well as state and national numbers. Since our last published report on Monday, November 30, less than three weeks ago, Warren County recorded 250 new cases (to 1109 from 859) and 5 deaths (to 31 from 26) attributed to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. And while the county’s percentage of deaths to cases again dropped, this time to 2.8% from 3.03% on November 30, that rate remains higher than the statewide death rate of 1.54% as of the early December 16 report.

Above, file photo of County Deputy Emergency Services Director Rick Farrall updating county officials on COVID-19 numbers and measures being enacted locally and statewide to counter those numbers. Below, County Board and Emergency Management Team Chairman Walt Mabe has urged a sense of care and community in helping our families and neighbors through this health crisis. Royal Examiner Photos by Roger Bianchini

Nationally the death rate stands at 1.84% of all reported cases as the U.S. passed an unhappy milestone of 300,000 deaths at 300,302 of 16,317,892 total reported cases. It had been predicted the U.S. would reach the 300,000-death mark by the end of the year, though not 16 days before as the Phase 3 outbreak continues to reach and surpass numbers seen during the Phase 1 spring outbreak that began mandated social distancing measures in many states hit hardest in that initial U.S. outbreak.

Hopefully, approval and the arrival of initial doses of the FDA approved Pfizer vaccine generally first being distributed to health care workers in the COVID line of fire on a daily basis, as well as other vaccines on the horizon, as 2021 arrives and COVID-19 vaccines become available to the public, the nation, and the world will see the beginning of the end of this pandemic that has claimed over 1.6 million lives worldwide. The U.S. continues to account for about 21% to 23% of the world’s COVID-19 cases and deaths with 4% of the world’s population.

The CDC’s Dec. 17 U.S. COVID-19 case map and Virginia daily case chart below that.

Below are the county, health district, state, and national numbers for the end of December 15 report, December 2, and November 30 for comparison. From November 30 to December 15 there were 34,866 U.S. deaths; and according to the CDC (U.S. Center for Disease Control) numbers posted mid-day, Thursday, December 17, over 10,200 more Americans have died in the past two days (310,253 total U.S. deaths as of 3:18 p.m. Thursday.

The CDC’s Dec. 17 update on COVID-19 numbers for Warren County, Virginia, the U.S. and world.

COVID-19 Update December 16, 2020, 5:10 a.m.:

• Lord Fairfax Health District:  As of today (per the VDH website), there are 8,426 confirmed COVID-19 cases (Clarke 293, Frederick 3,050, Page 796, Shenandoah 1,799, Warren 1,109 (65 are/were hospitalized, 31 deaths attributed to the County; deaths 2.80% total cases), Winchester 1,379); the current status of these patients is unknown (admitted to hospital, discharged to home isolation/quarantine, departed the District/County).
• Commonwealth:  3,780,026 total people tested (PCR only); 292,240 total cases [11.4% positive rate (PCR only)]; 16,353 total hospitalized; 4,508 total deaths (1.54%total cases).
• United States:  As of December 15, 2020, at 12:17 PM, there are 16,317,892 total cases and 300,032 total deaths (1.84%total cases) attributed to COVID-19

COVID-19 Update December 2, 2020:

• COVID-19 Information (Current Data):
• Lord Fairfax Health District:  As of today (per the VDH website), there are 6,524 confirmed COVID-19 cases (Clarke 210, Frederick 2,286, Page 601, Shenandoah 1,437, Warren 895 (62 are/were hospitalized, 27 deaths attributed to the County; deaths 3.02% total cases), Winchester 1,095); the current status of these patients is unknown (admitted to hospital, discharged to home isolation/quarantine, departed the District/County).
• Note:  There is a sizeable increase in the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the County since this past Monday’s report; this is most likely attributed to the COVID-19 outbreak at one of our local congregate living facilities.
• Commonwealth:  3,350,896 total people tested (PCR only); 242,480 total cases [8.3% positive rate (PCR only)]; 14,883 total hospitalized; 4,113 total deaths (1.70%total cases).
• United States:  As of December 1, 2020, at 12:18 PM, there are 13,447,627 total cases and 267,302 total deaths (1.99%total cases) attributed to COVID-19.

COVID-19 update as of November 30, 2020: 

• Lord Fairfax Health District:  As of today (per the VDH website), there are 6,357 confirmed COVID-19 cases (Clarke 208, Frederick 2,228, Page 593, Shenandoah 1,403, Warren 859 (61 are/were hospitalized, 26 deaths attributed to the County; deaths 3.03% total cases), Winchester 1,066); the current status of these patients is unknown (admitted to hospital, discharged to home isolation/quarantine, departed the District/County).
• Commonwealth:  3,326,327 total people tested (PCR only); 237,835 total cases [7.5% positive rate (PCR only)]; 14,619 total hospitalized; 4,062 total deaths (1.71%total cases).
• United States:  As of November 29, 2020, at 1:32 PM, there are 13,142,997 total cases and 265,166 total deaths (2.02%total cases) attributed to COVID-19.
• Current VDH Social Gatherings, and Holiday COVID-19 Related Guidance
• https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/schools-workplaces-community-locations/social-gatherings/