RICHMOND, Va. -- Hospitalizations have increased in Virginia over the last 24 hours, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA).
There are currently 2,182 patients in hospitals who are either positive or whose test results are pending, up from 2,101 (+81) Thursday, according VHHA. Officials said 1,982 (+59) of those patients have COVID-19 while 200 (+22) have tests pending.
VHHA's 7-day moving average of current COVID-19 hospitalizations sits at 1,878 as of Friday. That is up 87 from 1,791 Thursday and 317 from 1,561 Sunday.
The VHHA reported a total of 78,274 hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been discharged, an increase from 78,065 (+209) patients since yesterday's update.
The data is a look into COVID-19 recoveries in Virginia. While the data isn't an exact recovery statistic, the discharge category, which is updated daily, shows how many COVID-19 patients were hospitalized and released.
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The VHHA's online data dashboard to provide up-to-date statistics on the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations across the Commonwealth, ventilator usage, and current hospital bed availability.
The VHHA collects and collates data supplied by member hospitals as part of COVID-19 situational preparedness and response efforts.
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People are considered fully vaccinated:
- 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
- 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
How to Protect Yourself and Others When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
We’re still learning how vaccines will affect the spread of COVID-19. After you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you should keep taking precautions—like wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces—in public places until we know more.
These recommendations can help you make decisions about daily activities after you are fully vaccinated. They are not intended for healthcare settings.
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