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Virginia hospital census holding steady as COVID-19 numbers hit high

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Virginia hospital census dipped below 13,000 Monday, even as COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a high-water mark.

The Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard reports today that there are 2,442 people in hospitals statewide who have either tested positive for COVID-19 or whose test results are pending.

The total hospital census, though, has dipped from a recent high of 13,443 on Dec. 17 to 12,916 today, a decrease of 527 over the four-day period.

This as VDH reported 14,797 new COVID-19 positive tests since that Dec. 17 hospital census peak.

The dashboard has reported at least 1,000 new COVID-19 positives since Oct. 27. The hospital census on Oct. 27 was 13,047.

The number hospitalized with COVID-19 or awaiting a test result on Oct. 27: 1,081.

Quick math: 1,361 more COVID-19 patients in Virginia hospitals, 131 fewer patients overall in Virginia hospitals.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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