Fauquier on Monday morning has 2 more deaths attributed to COVID-19, bringing the county total to 45 fatalities since the pandemic started.
It marks the third consecutive day of multiple fatalities added to Fauquierâs total during the pandemic. The state health department reported 2 more deaths here Sunday and 4 more Saturday.
Details about those deaths were unavailable Monday morning. But, it often takes weeks or months to determine and report the cause of death in a case.
They âappear to be deaths from the fall that are a result of the state's changing definitions of COVID-19 related deaths,â Dr. Wade Kartchner, the Rappahannock Rapidan Health District medical director, wrote in an email Saturday afternoon. âOur epidemiologist will get me details on Monday.â