Virginia's Statewide Coronavirus Vaccine Pre-Registration Open

VIRGINIA — On Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Health launched a statewide pre-registration system for the COVID-19 vaccine. The Fairfax Health District continues to use its own local health department pre-registration.

The pre-registration system is available at vaccinate.virginia.gov. Commonwealth residents who have pre-registered through their local health departments are being automatically added to the statewide system and do not need to register again. As data migration continues throughout the week, VDH expects it could take days for pre-registered residents' name to appear in the statewide system.

As demand for the vaccine exceeds supply, state health officials expect it could take several months to reach all who want to be vaccinated. Eligible groups in phase 1b are all residents 65 and older, Virginians ages 16 to 64 with underlying conditions, certain essential worker groups, and people living in homeless shelters, correctional facilities and migrant labor camps. People in phase 1a, health-care workers and long-term care facility residents, are also eligible for the coronavirus vaccination.

With millions of visitors expected on the pre-registration site on Tuesday, officials said technology teams will be working on behind-the-scenes website features throughout the day. If users are unable to load the site the first time, officials encourage them to keep trying.

VDH will also launch a hotline number on Wednesday geared toward residents unable to pre-register online. Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to provide additional information at a news conference on Wednesday.

Residents eligible in the Fairfax Health District will continue using the local pre-registration form. This applies to residents of Fairfax County, towns of Vienna, Herndon and Clifton, and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax. A new dashboard shows the current Fairfax wait list and who appointments are being scheduled for based on the date individuals pre-registered.

Individuals 65 and older interested in CVS Pharmacy vaccination appointments must register separately through the CVS Pharmacy website. So far, available appointment slots have filled up for all Virginia locations. New appointment times will be added as stores receive shipments; the federal government is allocating 26,000 doses per week for the vaccine rollout at CVS.

As of Tuesday, VDH reported 1,399,221 vaccine doses have been administered, or about 80 percent of the 1,734,400 doses distributed. There are 1,047,780 people with at least one dose, or about 12.3 percent of Virginia's population. There are 351,441 fully vaccinated Virginians, or about 4 percent of the population.

COVID-19 data

On Tuesday, 1,770 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Virginia, bringing the cumulative total to 553,308. The seven-day average of daily cases is 2,742, down from a peak of 6,166 on Jan. 18. Northern Virginia has 438 new cases and a seven-day average of 666 cases, down from a peak of 1,628 on Jan. 18.

There were 21 new deaths reported on Tuesday and 7,037 deaths attributed to COVID-19 so far.

Current COVID-19 hospitalizations increased from 1,831 to 1,847 from Monday to Tuesday. The total includes 401 patients in the intensive care units and 241 on ventilators. Northern Virginia has 299 current COVID-19 patients.

As reported by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, ICU occupancy among all hospital patients is at 78 percent, and ventilator use is at 33 percent.

Virginia's seven-day average of positive tests stands at 9.1 percent as of Feb. 12. The average has been decreasing since reaching a winter peak of 17.4 percent on Jan. 3. Northern Virginia's average is 8.3 percent after a winter peak of 16.6 percent on Jan. 2.

The average number of daily PCR testing encounters has fallen since reaching a peak of 35,023 on Jan. 14. The latest average is 23,813, while Northern Virginia alone averages 5,828 daily testing encounters.

Below are the latest coronavirus data updates for our coverage area from Monday to Tuesday:

• Alexandria: 10,037 cases, 497 hospitalizations, 104 deaths; increase of 31 cases and one hospitalization
• Arlington County: 12,653 cases, 750 hospitalizations, 210 deaths; increase of 42 cases, one hospitalization and one death
• Fairfax County: 64,154 cases, 3,427 hospitalizations, 830 deaths; increase of 189 cases, eight hospitalizations and one death
• Fairfax City: 466 cases, 35 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; increase of two cases
• Falls Church: 330 cases, 20 hospitalizations, seven deaths; increase of three cases
• Loudoun County: 22,310 cases, 818 hospitalizations, 195 deaths; increase of 64 cases, three hospitalizations, and two deaths
• Manassas: 3,925 cases, 158 hospitalizations, 33 deaths; increase of three cases and one hospitalization
• Manassas Park: 1,109 cases, 66 hospitalizations, eight deaths; increase of three cases
• Prince William County: 38,070 cases, 1,358 hospitalizations, 327 deaths; increase of 101 cases and five hospitalizations
• Fredericksburg: 1,707 cases, 90 hospitalizations, 14 deaths; increase of two cases
• Spotsylvania County: 7,975 cases, 259 hospitalizations, 88 deaths; increase of 40 cases and one hospitalization
• Stafford County: 9,199 cases, 297 hospitalizations, 54 deaths; increase of 40 cases

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