RICHMOND, Va. -- COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Commonwealth increased over the past week, according to data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA).
As of Friday, there were 1,101 hospitalized patients confirmed positive for COVID-19, which is up from 961 (+140) last Thursday, according to the VHHA.
VHHA's 7-day moving average of current COVID-19 hospitalizations sat at 1,067 Friday. That is up 221 from 846 last Thursday. That number was 745 the Thursday before and 719 the previous Friday.
Additionally, nearly 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 131,846 hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been discharged as of Friday, an increase from 130,868 (+978) patients from last Thursday'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.
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.