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JULY 27, 2021

150,000 and Counting

As of Monday (July 26), the Arlington County Public Health Division has given more than 150,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses! Overall in Arlington, a total of 264,500 doses have been administered and 132,000+ people are fully vaccinated. 

The vaccines are free, safe and still the best protection against COVID-19. Get the facts, then get the vaccine.

New Dashboard Shows COVID-19 Cases By Vaccination Status

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) COVID-19 in Virginia dashboards now include information on the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status. They also include data to track COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Vaccine breakthrough means someone who is fully vaccinated develops COVID-19.

"Over 99% of COVID-19 cases in Virginia have occurred in people who were not fully vaccinated," said State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A. "I continue to encourage everyone who is able to get vaccinated to do so."

Post-COVID Conditions

Although most people with COVID-19 get better within weeks of illness, some people experience post-COVID conditions. Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience four or more weeks after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Even people who did not have COVID-19 symptoms in the days or weeks after they were infected can have post-COVID conditions. 

COVID-19 News & Notes

• Learn why some of our local religious leaders decided to get vaccinated.

• Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time. FDA, CDC, and NIH are engaged in a science-based, rigorous process to consider whether or when a booster might be necessary.

• Get help with eviction prevention, rent, food, and utility assistance and more.
• The Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Education released new guidance for PreK-12 schools for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.

• Governor Ralph Northam announced Virginia plans to invest $500 million to improve ventilation and air quality in public schools.

• George Mason University Mason announces new vaccination requirements for fall semester.

• The U.S. will invest more than $1.6 billion to support testing and mitigation measures in high-risk congregate settings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

• Planning a trip? Check out the COVID-19 Travel Planner to find information about different cities, states, and national parks across the United States.

• U.S. Surgeon General issues advisory during COVID-19 vaccination push warning American public about threat of health misinformation.

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Questions about COVID-19? Call the County's public information line at

703-228-7999, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Arlington County COVID-19 Dashboard

The United States is once again seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in nearly 90% of U.S. jurisdictions -- these worrisome trends are due, in part, to the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant.

In Arlington County, the 7-Day Average Number of Daily New Cases Reported is 14, the highest it has been since early May. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at preventing COVID-19, especially severe illness and death -- visit vaccines.gov to find a vaccine near you.