Daily Press (Sunday)

940 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

State estimates 2,025 have died

- By Stacy Parker Staff writer Stacy Parker, 757-222-5125, stacy.parker @pilotonlin­e.com

The Virginia Department of Health reported 940 coronaviru­s cases Saturday, bringing the state’s tally to 76,373.

Of the total cases, 73,420 are confirmed and 2,953 are probable, meaning those patients are symptomati­c and have a known exposure to the illness.

At least 2,025 Virginians have died from the virus as of Saturday morning, up 12 from Friday.

Throughout the state, there have been 7,531 cases in long-term care facilities and 1,192 deaths, according to data from the VDH.

The state’s seven-day percentage of positive PCR tests remained the same at 7.6%. Virginia reported 12,961 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the total to 886,748.

The number of people currently hospitaliz­ed for COVID-19 is 1,166, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Associatio­n. Of those, 745 have confirmed cases and 421 are awaiting test results. So far, 9,976 COVID-19 patients have been discharged. As of Saturday morning, 20% of the state’s ventilator­s are in use

Here are the latest numbers for the region compared to Friday. The large number represents the number of cases reported in each locality since the pandemic began.

■ Accomack: 1,051 (up 3); 15 deaths (up 1)

■ Chesapeake: 1,612 (up 52); 24 deaths (no change)

■ Gloucester: 88 (up 2); 1 death (no change)

■ Hampton: 645 (up 30); 4 deaths (no change)

■ Isle of Wight: 259 (up 8); 9 deaths (no change)

■ James City: 402 (up 6); 16 deaths (no change)

■ Mathews: 7 (no change); 0 deaths (no change)

■ Middlesex: 18 (no change); 0 deaths (no change)

■ Newport News: 1,029 (up 45); 13 deaths (up 3)

■ Norfolk: 2,134 (up 114); 19 deaths (no change)

■ Northampto­n: 278 (up 1); 28 deaths (no change)

■ Poquoson: 25 ( up 1); 0 deaths (no change)

■ Portsmouth: 925 (up 53); 20 deaths (no change)

■ Suffolk: 701 (up 25); 44 deaths (no change)

■ Virginia Beach 2,464 (up 68); 36 deaths (up 2)

■ Williamsbu­rg: 91 (no change); 6 deaths (no change)

■ York: 200 (up 9); 3 deaths (no change)

In Virginia, people older than 80 account for 3,836 cases and 1,014 deaths. Here’s how the rest of the age groups break down for cases and deaths:

■ 7 0 -7 9 : 3,818 cases,

511 deaths

■ 60-69: 7, 2 8 9 c a s e s,

298 deaths

■ 50-59: 11, 219 c a s e s, 126 deaths

■ 40-49: 13,090 cases, 54 deaths

■ 30-39: 14,106 cases, 16 deaths

■ 20-29: 13,875 cases, 4 deaths ■ 10 -19 : 5,706 cases,

0 deaths

■ 0-9: 2,597 cases, 0 deaths The VDH did not report ages for 837 cases and two deaths.

Here are the seven-day percentage­s of tests that were positive for the Health Districts around Hampton Roads:

■ Chesapeake: 13.9%

(down)

■ Eastern Shore: 2.8% (down)

■ Hampton: 11.7% (up)

■ Norfolk: 15.7% (same)

■ Peninsula: 9.4% (up)

■ Portsmouth: 13.1% (up)

■ Virginia Beach: 11.8% (up)

■ Western Tidewater: 10.0% (up)

Since the pandemic began in Virginia, 38,709 women have had cases and 1,006 women have died, while 37,180 men have had cases and 1,012 men have died. Of the state tally, 484 cases don’t have a reported sex and 7 deaths don’t have a reported sex.

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