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COVID-19 testing update: Local numbers below state, well below national

Chris Graham
coronavirus researcher
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COVID-19 positive tests in the Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta, Harrisonburg-Rockingham and Charlottesville-Albemarle areas are trending generally below state numbers, and well below national numbers, according to our analysis.

The local numbers are from Monday’s update from the Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 data dashboard.

The national data is from the COVID Tracking Project.

Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta

  • Positive COVID-19 tests in past week: 89
  • Seven-day average of new positive tests: 12.7
  • Positives per 100,000 population per day: 10.3

Harrisonburg-Rockingham

  • Positive COVID-19 tests in past week: 113
  • Seven-day average of new positive tests: 16.1
  • Positives per 100,000 population per day: 11.9

Charlottesville-Albemarle

  • Positive COVID-19 tests in past week: 148
  • Seven-day average of new positive tests: 21.1
  • Positives per 100,000 population per day: 13.4

Virginia

  • Positive COVID-19 tests in past week: 7,447
  • Seven-day average of new positive tests: 1,064
  • Positives per 100,000 population per day: 12.5

United States

  • Positive COVID-19 tests in past week: 482,757
  • Seven-day average of new positive tests: 68,965.3
  • Positives per 100,000 population per day: 20.9

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, 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, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].