COVID-19 in Virginia: 54.2% of Virginians fully vaccinated, 60.7% have had first jab as of Wednesday, Aug. 4

COVID-19 in Virginia: 54.2% of Virginians fully vaccinated, 60.7% have had first jab as of Wednesday, Aug.

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DEPARTMENT OF HAELTH --48-PERCENT OF PEOPLE WOH LIVE INTHE CITY OF RICHMOND HAVEGOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THECORONAVIRUS VACCINE...43-PERCENT OF CITY RESIDENTSARE NOW FULLY VACCINEATD.STATEWIDE -- MOREH TAN NINE -POINT-4-MLILION SHOTS HAVE BEENADMINISTERED ACROSS THECOMMONWEALTH.60-PERCENT OF VIRGINIA'SPOPULATION HASGOTTEN T ALEAST ONE SHOT ...AND54-PERCENT OF PEOPLE STATEWIDEARE FULLY VACCINATED.RICHMOND'S NEW VACCINE MANDATEFOR CITY EMPLOYEES COMES ASALMOST ALL NEW COVIDINFECTIONS IN THE U-S ARE CAUSEDBYTHE DELTA VARIANT.ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FORDISEASE CONTROL ANDPREVENTIO.N..THE DELTA VARIANT ACCOUNTS FORMORE THAN 93- PERCENT OF NEWCASES REPORTED DURIN GTHE LASTTWO WEEKS OF JULY.IN PARTS OF THE MID-WEST ANDGREAT PLAINS STATES...TATH NUMBER IS EVEN HIGHER, ATMORETHAN 98 PERCENT.AT THE END OFMAY...DELTA ONLY CAUSED ABOUTTHREE PERCENT OF NEW COVIDINFECTIONS.NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GRAPHFROM THE VIRGINIADEPARTMENT OF HAELTH...THE YELL OWLINE REPRESENTS THEAVERAGE NUMBER OF COVID-19 TESTSIN THE STATE WITH A POSITIVERESULT.THERE'S BEEN A STEADYINCREASE...NOW SITTING AT 6-AND-A-HALF PERCENT