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Arlington Has Received a Shipment of the COVID-19 Vaccine

By ARLnow.com

Published December 23, 2020 at 10:35AM

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

Five new COVID-related deaths were reported in Arlington overnight as the county’s average daily caseload continues to climb.

An additional 101 local cases were reported this morning, bringing the seven-day moving average to about 90 cases per day, the highest point in nearly two weeks. Five new deaths were reported, bringing Arlington’s cumulative COVID fatality count to 174, which is less than a tenth of a percent of the overall population and just over 2% of cases (8,222).

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Virginia Hospital Center Employees Are Getting Vaccinated

By ARLnow.com

Published December 17, 2020 at 11:00AM | Updated December 17, 2020 at 12:32PM

Vaccinations are underway at Virginia Hospital Center.

Healthcare workers at Arlington hospital are receiving some of the first does of the recently-authorized Pfizer vaccine.

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Arlington Prepares for First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

By James Cullum

Published December 9, 2020 at 2:00PM

Arlington could have the COVID-19 vaccine as early as the end of this month, but the first shipment of doses won’t be available to the general public.

Nearly a half million healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents across Virginia at risk of being infected will get the first doses from the Virginia Department of Health, and it is not yet known when the rest of the public will get the vaccine.

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Yet Another New Coronavirus Caseload Record for Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published December 9, 2020 at 10:35AM

Arlington’s cumulative coronavirus case count has passed the 7,000 mark, only two weeks after it crossed 6,000.

By contrast, it took more than 70 days over the summer to go from 2,000 to 3,000 cases.

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Coronavirus Cases Hit New Peak in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published December 7, 2020 at 10:45AM

More than 600 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Arlington over the past seven days.

The county’s average COVID-19 caseload has hit new highs, just over a week after Thanksgiving weekend, though incongruously hospitalizations have ticked down.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 25, 2020 at 7:30AM

AIM to Spotlight Arlington’s Black Community — “In 2018, Arlington native Wilma Jones published a book about the neighborhood she grew up in. My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood details the evolution of a community of freed slaves, which was founded after the Civil War… Jones and Arlington Independent Media (AIM), a nonprofit organization, are launching a multi-part series called UNTOLD: Stories of Black Arlington.” [WDVM]

Interview with Interim Police Chief — “After 29 years with Arlington County, Virginia, Police, Deputy Chief Andy Penn knows a concerning trend when he sees one. Just weeks before moving into the role of interim chief, Penn said addressing an uptick in deadly overdoses was an immediate focus. As of Aug. 18, the county had lost 16 people to overdose deaths, according to Arlington County police data.” [WTOP]