Key Takeaways
- COVID-19 indicators continue to rise. While still low, COVID-19 hospital admissions increased 58% in Virginia for the week ending August 5, compared to 14.3% nationally.
- Virginia is expected to experience a break in extreme heat this weekend. Nevertheless, heat indexes above 90° F are expected in much of the state. The National Weather Service recommends extreme caution during these conditions. Triple digit heat indexes may return to parts of the state on Monday.
- Wildfires in Canada continue to burn, and wildfires are burning in the Northwest and Southwest United States. Unhealthy air quality is expected in parts of the Midwest over the weekend, but only moderate impact is expected in Virginia.
- Officials and community members continue to respond to the wildfires that devastated parts of Maui last week.
- Mosquito trapping efforts have detected West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis virus in Eastern Virginia. So far, no human cases have been reported.
VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.
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