The number of daily reported COVID-19 cases continue to drop and return to similar case loads recorded in June.
The rolling weekly average of cases for this past week stood at 289 cases, down from a reported high of nearly 697 cases on Jan. 17. The number of daily cases has continued on a steep decline.
The peak of average weekly cases in June stood at 303 cases.
Still, the number of daily reported cases is still comparatively high. As of today, there were 289 daily new case reported, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
The drop in the cases is also reflected in statewide statistics. As of Feb. 7, the rolling weekly average of cases was 3,478. Although this is still higher than any weekly average before December, the overall number of cases are declining steeply.
So far, the pandemic has claimed the lives of 807 people in Fairfax County.
The drop comes as Gov. Ralph Northam directs all school divisions to explore options for in-person learning by March 15 and look into plans for extending school into the summer.
In Fairfax County, more than 120,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered and 26,175 people are fully vaccinated.
Photo via Virginia Department of Health
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