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AdvertisementBy The Virginian-PilotNov 28, 2020 at 10:24 amVirginia has reached an unsavory milestone in the pandemic, surpassing 200,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus during the week of Thanksgiving.COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the state and country, with experts warning this could be just the beginning of a long winter surge.AdvertisementHow the holiday will factor into new illnesses remains to be seen, but public health officials fear a major upswing will follow the weekend due to the number of people traveling, parties and family get-togethers.As of Friday, there had been a total of 205,632 confirmed cases in Virginia and 4,044 suspected deaths. About 3.3 million tests have been given statewide.AdvertisementIf the virus continues on this trajectory, Virginia may see a peak of 45,000 cases per week by mid-February, putting significant strain on hospitals and other medical facilities, according to . The center, which is partnering with the Virginia Department of Health to offer data-based COVID-19 projections, did not provide its usual report Friday because of Thanksgiving.But health experts caution these predictions are always changing with new information, and slight differences in people’s behavior can alter the course of the pandemic. If Virginians wear masks, keep a distance of at least six feet from other people who aren’t part of their household and wash hands, it could stem transmission.News that vaccines are on the way has given people hope leading into the winter holiday season. Still, public health officials say it will take several months to immunize the majority of the population.“It means a light at the end of this tunnel,” Gov. Ralph Northam said , “and I think we can all agree that this has been a long tunnel.”Statewide about 7.3% of standard nasal swab tests for the coronavirus came back positive over the past week, .The United States’ case tally rose to 12.9 million last week with about 264,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There have been 61.3 million cases worldwide, and 1.4 million have died.In Hampton Roads, six people died last week, about even with the seven reported the previous week. Of those fatalities, two were in Newport News. Isle of Wight County, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach each had one.While the Eastern region isn’t getting hit as badly as other parts of the state, trends in general are worsening. As of Friday, emergency room visits for coronavirus-like symptoms had been growing for the past 25 days, according to state health department data. Intensive care unit hospitalizations also have been on the rise for the past two weeks.AdvertisementDuring the last week, Virginia Beach’s case counts soared, with another 811 confirmed positive. The tally rose from the prior week’s 714, according to the state health department. The next highest totals were found in Chesapeake, with 586, and Norfolk, with 264.Case counts are expected to be higher in bigger cities, but for the fourth consecutive week, Virginia Beach had one of the top rates of new cases in Hampton Roads proportionate to its population size. The city had about 25.7 per 100,000 people.Chesapeake was the only locality in the region to surpass that rate, with 34.5 out of 100,000. Isle of Wight County’s rate was similar to Virginia Beach’s, with 25.1 per 100,000.In other parts of the region:Chesapeake’s seven-day daily case average was 84 on Friday, a 71% increase from 49 a week ago.Norfolk’s daily case average was 38, down from 45 a week ago.AdvertisementVirginia Beach’s daily case average was 116, up from 102 a week ago.Newport News reported 230 new cases for the week, with a daily case average of 33, up from 31 the previous week.Portsmouth reported 117 new cases for the week, with a daily case average of 17, up from 12 a week ago.DailyStart your morning in-the-know with the day's top stories. &gt; Hampton reported 221 new cases for the week, with a daily case average of 32, up from 23 a week ago.James City County reported 74 new cases for the week, with a daily case average of 11, up from eight a week ago.York County reported 71 new cases for the week, with a daily case average of 10, down from 12 a week ago.AdvertisementSuffolk reported 133 new cases for the week, with a daily case average of 19, up from 15 a week ago.Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Suffolk and Williamsburg and Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Poquoson and York counties reported no deaths.For other pandemic data, go to .Elisha Sauers, , 757-222-3864 Advertisement

AdvertisementBy The Virginian-PilotNov 28, 2020 at 10:24 amVirginia has reached an unsavory milestone in the pandemic, surpassing 200,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus during the week of Thanksgiving.COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the state and country, with experts warning this could be just the beginning of a long winter surge.AdvertisementHow the holiday will factor into new illnesses remains to be seen, but public health officials fear a major upswing will follow the weekend due to the number of people traveling, parties and family get-togethers.As of Friday, there had been a...

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