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Virginia passes 5,000 new daily cases as district adds nine outbreaks
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Virginia added 4,048 COVID-19 cases Wednesday while the Lord Fairfax Health District added 178.
The district, which covers Winchester and the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah and Warren, has a seven-day average of 137 for daily new cases, up from 130 on Tuesday. Its positivity rate for PCR tests is 14.7%, an increase of 0.5% from Tuesday out of 121,464 PCR testing encounters.
Shenandoah had the highest number of new cases, recording 63. Frederick had 55, Winchester 21 and Page nine. Clarke and Warren each added 15 new cases, Clarke tying with its Dec. 10 record for its largest single-day increase in cases during the pandemic.
There were no new hospitalizations or deaths recorded in the district.
BERRYVILLEÂ â Five years from now, Clarke County residents may be able to have all of their human services needs handled in one location.
A five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) includes the construction or acquisition of a joint building for the Clarke County Department of Social Services (DSS), the Lord Fairfax Health District s local office and possibly Northwestern Community Services. The latter currently doesn t have an office in the county.Â
The CIP estimates the building s construction cost at $1.5 million and recommends that funding be provided in fiscal 2026, the last year covered by the document.
It s the largest single expense listed in the plan, which the Clarke County Board of Supervisors recently adopted.
Frederick and Warren counties each reported two deaths, and Shenandoah County reported one.
The health district, which covers Winchester and the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah and Warren, reported two additional outbreaks Tuesday for a total of 69 outbreaks, according to the Virginia Department of Healthâs online dashboard at vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus.
The two outbreaks are at long-term care facilities, the site states. Information on the two facilities isnât specified at the site, which updates on Fridays, but Greenfield of Woodstock has been added among other facilities as of the siteâs latest update.
Greenfield of Woodstock reported an outbreak in progress on Dec. 17, with nine cases and zero deaths, the site states at tinyurl.com/ya8y8vs2.
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