COVID-19 in Virginia: 10,700+ new cases reported Friday, Jan. 28, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. -- In an effort to provide accurate, easy-to-read information on the on-going COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on our community, WTVR.com will update this post with the day's local coronavirus headlines and statistics.

COVID-19 IN VIRGINIA (Scroll to bottom for U.S. stats)

Positive COVID-19 Cases Since Start of Pandemic: 1,525,591(+10,741 from Thursday's update)
People Hospitalized Since Start of Pandemic: 47,546 (+93 from Thursday)
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Since Start of Pandemic: 16,127 (+39 from Thursday)

TESTING
Total Tests: 17,521,740 (+56,146 from Thursday)
All Health Districts Current 7-Day Positivity Rate Total: 26.4% (Down from 27.0% Thursday)

IN-DEPTH: County-by-county look at COVID-19 cases in Virginia; which areas saw biggest spike last week

VACCINATIONS
People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 6,745,495 (+3,266 from Thursday)
% of Population with at least One Dose: 79.0% (Up from 78.9% Thursday)
% of 18+ Population with at least One Dose: 90.1% (No change from Thursday)

People Fully Vaccinated: 5,869,044 (+2,680 from Thursday
% of Population Fully Vaccinated: 68.8% (Up from 68.7% Thursday)
% of 18+ Population Fully Vaccinated: 78.8% (No change from Thursday)

People Fully Vaccinated with Booster/Third Dose: 2,406,417 (+7,231 from Thursday)

NOTE: This data is provided from the Virginia Department of Healthdaily at 10 a.m. Officials said their cutoff for data is 5 p.m. the previous day. So your local health department may have issued an alert about a case before it is added to the statewide tally released the following day. Get the latest charts and updated numbers from VDH here.

COMPLETE COVERAGE: COVID-19 HEADLINES (App users, click here for a complete list.)

Virginians age 5+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Go to Vaccine Finderto search for specific vaccines available near you or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343).

LATEST COVID-19 U.S. AND WORLDWIDE STATS