ROANOKE, Va. – Starting Friday, the Virginia Department of Health became more transparent about coronavirus cases within nursing homes, assisted living and multi-care facilities.
The data reported below is from the Virginia Outbreak Surveillance System (VOSS) and the Virginia Electronic Disease Surveillance System (VEDSS).
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VDH reports that as of June 19, there are at total of 230 COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities.
The chart, which organizes facilities by county or city, can be sorted to view either all outbreaks, or just one of three specific categories.
- Outbreak in Progress - this means there are two or more laboratory-confirmed cases of the illness, with onset dates within one incubation period, which is 14 days.
- Pending Closure - this means 28 days have passed without a documented new case and the outbreak has not yet been closed in VOSS
- Outbreak Closed - Outbreaks are typically closed when two incubation periods have passed without onset of new illness
If fewer than five cases or between 0 and 5 deaths are associated with a facility, the counts will be represented by an asterisk (*) in order to preserve patient anonymity, according to VDH.
