{"id":5360,"date":"2023-08-25T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:49:54","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2023\/08\/25\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-21\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">COVID-19 indicators continue to increase. While still low, COVID-19 hospital admissions <\/span><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/coronavirus\/see-the-numbers\/covid-19-in-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased<\/a><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> 22% in Virginia for the week ending August 19, similar to national levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Virginia is expected to experience extreme heat today (Friday), with heat indexes requiring extreme caution in most of the state, and reaching dangerous <\/span><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ama\/heatindex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">levels<\/a><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> in a few spots. Extreme heat will persist on Saturday, but temperatures are expected to cool early next week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The WHO has included BA.2.86 as a Variant Under Monitoring. BA.2.86 has a large number of mutations and has been detected in several geographically disperse countries. Although early, there is no evidence of increased severity or transmission, and BA.2.86 appears to compete much less effectively against existing variants compared to Omicron.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Maryland experienced its first case of locally acquired malaria in over 40 years. Florida and Texas have also reported similar cases this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Officials and community members <\/span><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2023\/08\/24\/maui-wildfire-disaster-updates-for-aug-24-underwater-search-temporary-school-sites-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continue to respond<\/a><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> to the wildfires that devastated parts of Maui on August 8.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/08\/Situation-Update-2023-08-25.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/08\/hospitalization-stakeholder-mmwr-32.pdf\"><b>VDH Surveillance Data Update.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This page updates weekly on Friday by 5:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update is produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness<\/a>. This update covers ongoing or potential public health and emergency preparedness issues, including COVID-19. <span dir=\"ltr\">This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities<\/span>. Some items covered may pose little or no threat to the public at large.<span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0These items are included for situational awareness only and do not represent an endorsement of the source or information therein.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways COVID-19 indicators continue to increase. While still low, COVID-19 hospital admissions increased 22% in Virginia for the week ending August 19, similar to national levels. 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