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Virginia Jan. 10 COVID-19 update: Record 3,681 hospitalized; Northam declares state of emergency

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia’s continuing to see record-breaking numbers of COVID metrics with omicron surging.

Nearly 17,000 cases are being reported each day (an undercount because of the current lack of testing/unreported “mild” and asymptomatic cases) and nearly 3,700 are currently hospitalized (a record for total patients).


The vast majority of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.

On Monday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced a state of emergency in his last COVID briefing of office to help with bed capacity and to bring in out-of-state providers to help strained hospital systems.

In Hampton Roads, testing is being expanded on the Southside and Peninsula, with the Military Circle Mall site now offering testing multiple days a week by appointment.

Statewide metrics

Local cases (additions are totals from Saturday, Sunday and Monday combined)