Daily Status, Sept. 18: UVA is of concern; College students are infecting the broader communties.
Daily Status, Sept. 18Reminder: any sections that are unchanged since yesterday are grayed out.
The update is late today because the data was late in updating from VDH. The data was available at 11:30 AM. Situational AwarenessAcross the commonwealth of Virginia, there were 1242 reported new cases of COVID-19. The number is more than one standard deviation above the recent average, which is expected at 16% of the time (or 1 in six days), so it is not concerning; Overall, cases are flat for the last three weeks. It is worth noting that, over over that time, 22% of the positives have been from colleges; today, colleges account for 16% cases. Regionally, all districts showing are flat to negative case growth. The testing numbers across the state remain ok, between 4 and 6% positive, which, if Virginia can maintain, will be significant, as that is the target number.
On the college front, the big change is at UVA. I thought UVA was holding its own, but then, UVA reported 45 cases whi…
The update is late today because the data was late in updating from VDH. The data was available at 11:30 AM. Situational AwarenessAcross the commonwealth of Virginia, there were 1242 reported new cases of COVID-19. The number is more than one standard deviation above the recent average, which is expected at 16% of the time (or 1 in six days), so it is not concerning; Overall, cases are flat for the last three weeks. It is worth noting that, over over that time, 22% of the positives have been from colleges; today, colleges account for 16% cases. Regionally, all districts showing are flat to negative case growth. The testing numbers across the state remain ok, between 4 and 6% positive, which, if Virginia can maintain, will be significant, as that is the target number.
On the college front, the big change is at UVA. I thought UVA was holding its own, but then, UVA reported 45 cases whi…