VDH Report for Roanoke-City Alleghany Health District for this week

As of Tuesday, 11/24/20 COVID-19 cases

Cumulative Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts: 8049

Alleghany Health District 4337/813 active cases

Roanoke City Health District 3,708/461 active cases

By locality: 

·         Alleghany County 224/41 active cases

·         Botetourt County 689/95 active cases

·         Covington 74/14 active cases 

·         Craig County 84/10 active cases 

·         Roanoke County 2955/631 active cases

·         Salem 311/22 active cases

·         Unknown 4

*cases less than 10 – too small to report

New cases in the last 24 hours: 

118 (Alleghany Health District: 61, Roanoke City Health District: 57)

 People hospitalized with COVID-19, As of Monday 11/23/20:

·         TOTAL: 74 (37 Alleghany Health District/ 37 Roanoke City Health District)

·         NEW: 48 (21 Alleghany Health District/ 27 Roanoke City Health District)

COVID-19 related deaths, As of Tuesday, 11/24/20: 

135 (59 Alleghany Health District /76 Roanoke City Health District)

Active Outbreaks of COVID-19 in RCAHD as of Tuesday 11/24/20:  27

Primarily long-term care and congregate living facilities

·         13 Long Term Care Facility (LTCF)

·         5 Congregate Living Facility (CLF)

·         2 Businesses

·         1 Daycare

·         2 Schools

·         3 Religious

·         1 Restaurant

Situation Update:

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/key-measures/pandemic-metrics/

Weekly regional metrics:For the week ending on 11/14/20, Near Southwest VA had high burden, substantial activity, fluctuating trend. Three contiguous regions have high burden, substantial activity.

School metrics: 11/23/20 (2 week incidence v. 1 week): 

All at “Highest Risk”: Alleghany, Botetourt, Covington, Craig, Roanoke City, Roanoke County, and Salem 

Testing Events:

The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts will not hold COVID-19 testing this week.

For a full list of upcoming COVID testing events, please click here or visit: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/roanoke/covid-19-testing-events/

To listen to this week’s press briefing with Dr. Morrow, Click here: https://fccdl.in/wYKVtH8elq

Kristin Adkins Population Health manager RCAHD