COVID-19:
Cumulative Case Count Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts: 67971 (up 645)
People hospitalized with COVID-19, as of Monday 7/18/2022: 32
• 28 new hospitalizations
COVID-19 related deaths, as of Tuesday 7/19/2022: 1021
• 640 Alleghany Health District, 381 Roanoke City Health District
Current CDC Variant Proportions: Almost 90% of cases are attributable to BA.5 (72.7%) or BA.4 (15.4%) in HSS Region 3, which includes Virginia.
Hepatitis A Outbreak:
Since January 1, 2022, 77 cases of hepatitis A, including 56 hospitalizations, have been reported in the RCHADs.
• Substance use disorder, specifically injection drug use, continues to be the most commonly identified risk factor in this outbreak
• People are encouraged to consider getting vaccinated against hepatitis A
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