Situation Summary
- Virginia has 5 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19.
- The Virginia Department of Health is monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness, called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
- Cases of COVID-19 are also being reported in a growing number of countries internationally, including the United States, where the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on January 21, 2020 in a traveler who had recently returned from Wuhan.
If you are a healthcare professional evaluating a patient for suspected COVID-19, please contact your local health department immediately.
CDC Interim Recommendations for US Community Facilities with Suspected/Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 -Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
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CDC Guidance for Community and Faith Based Organizations
CDC Guidance for Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities
American Chemistry Council's EPA-Approved COVID-19 Fighting Products
VDH COVID-19 Partner Briefing (2/28/2020)
American College Health Association COVID-19 Resources
CDC Guidance for Administrators of U.S. Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools
CDC Guidance for Administrators of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
CDC Guidance for Student Foreign Travel for Institutions of Higher Education
VDH College and University Call (3/4/2020)
Healthcare Providers
CDC Information for Healthcare Professionals
VDH Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Testing (3/5/20)
VDH Healthcare Personnel Risk Assessment Tool
VDH FAQs for Healthcare Providers
VDH VHHA Webinar for Hospitals (1/30/2020)
VDH VHHA COVID-19 Briefing (3/4/2020)
ICD-10 Coding Guidelines for COVID-19
EMS
CDC Guidance for EMS Systems and 911 Call Centers
Lab
DCLS Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
VDH Guidance on Routine Coronavirus Testing
Clinician Letters
VDH COVID-19 Clinician Letter (2/27/2020)
VDH COVID-19 Clinician Letter (1/28/2020)
Video of Press Conference Announcing Two Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Cases (3/8/20)
STATUS UPDATE ON TWO PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES IN VIRGINIA (3/8/20)
First Virginia Case of COVID-19 Confirmed at Fort Belvoir (3/7/20)
VDH COVID-19 News Release (1/27/2020)
VDH COVID-19 News Release (1/26/2020)
COVID-19 Testing and Public Health Monitoring Data
VDH is closely monitoring and investigating reports of illness potentially associated with COVID-19. Only people who are sick and meet specific epidemiologic criteria are tested for COVID-19. The number of people who meet these criteria is updated every weekday between 10 and 11 am. VDH is only reporting Virginia residents who were tested for COVID-19 in the United States. To protect patient confidentiality, VDH will not provide additional details about people who were tested.
Information as of: 3/9/2020
^Cumulative since 1/21/2020
**VDH assigns risk groups according to CDC guidance. Low risk individuals include US-based aircrew members and private travelers who have flown through or had layovers in mainland China in the last 14 days.
†Medium risk individuals include those who have traveled from mainland China in the last 14 days.
^^Cumulative since 2/2/2020