RICHMOND, Va. -- COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Commonwealth decreased over the past week, according to data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA).
As of Friday, there were 990 hospitalized patients confirmed positive for COVID-19, which is down from 1,101 (-111) last Friday, according to the VHHA.
VHHA's 7-day moving average of current COVID-19 hospitalizations sat at 1,069 Friday. That is up 2 from 1,067 last Friday. That number was 846 the Thursday before and 745 the previous Thursday.
Additionally, 1,000 additional COVID-19 patients were discharged from Virginia hospitals over the past week, according to the VHHA.
The VHHA reported a total of 132,846 hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been discharged as of Friday, an increase from 131,846 (+1,000) patients from last Friday'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 shows how many COVID-19 patients were hospitalized and released.
Additionally, 22,822 (+135 from last week) deaths in Virginia have been linked to COVID since the start of the pandemic, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The VHHA's online data dashboard provides up-to-date statistics daily 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.