The VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update is produced by the VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness. This update covers ongoing or potential public health issues, including COVID-19. This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities. Some items covered may pose little or no threat to the public at large. For instance, an ebola outbreak occurring outside of the United States would pose virtually no risk to Virginians, but emergency preparedness resources may be activated to coordinate efforts to monitor, quarantine, and potentially treat travelers arriving from affected countries. The update includes links to publicly available data and news sources. These items are included for situational awareness only and do not represent an endorsement of the source or information therein.
Key Takeaways
- For the first time since the metric was created, all Virginia localities are at low COVID-19 Community Levels according to the CDC. Virginia also continues to be at “Low” influenza intensity levels, with 2 of 6 regions at “minimal” levels.
- COVID-19 and influenza hospital admissions continue to decrease. Nevertheless, there were 300 COVID-19 admissions in Virginia last week.
- WHO officials expect to end the public health emergency of international concern for COVID-19 sometime this year.
- The CDC and VDH are warning of a concerning rise in C. Auris and CPOs cases, including outbreaks in health facilities. C. Auris has been detected in every region of Virginia.
- The IPCC’s latest report outlined the current impacts of climate change and warned of the growing risks associated with continued warming.
VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.
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