Eighty cases in five days

Dickenson County recorded 80 new COVID-19 cases in five days.

As of Feb. 2, the Virginia Department of Health reported a total of 2,931 confirmed cases in Dickenson County since the pandemic began in early 2020. As of Monday, the number had increased to 3,011.

Seventy county residents were hospitalized with COVID as of Monday.
The county’s number of COVID-19-related deaths remained at 40.

Nearby, Russell County had on Monday recorded a total of 6,223 positive cases since the pandemic began, an increase of 206 cases in five days.

Buchanan County’s total case count was 4,264, an increase of 100 cases in five days.

Wise County reported a total of 9,085 cases, an increase of 364 cases in five days.

To look at the health department’s data, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov and go to the COVID-19 Data section.

VACCINATION

As of Tuesday, nearly 55 percent of Dickenson County residents had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the health department.

Nearly 49 percent of county residents had received a second dose.

Almost 20 percent of residents had received a booster dose.

Former Gov. Ralph Northam announced Nov. 12 that more than 83 percent of Virginia adults had received at least one dose, while 75 percent of adults are fully vaccinated.

Guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specifies that those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks, practice physical distancing and avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.