Children 9 and younger accounted for the most COVID-19 cases in Henrico during the past week
Henrico Newsflash – Aug. 24, 2021
Children 9 and younger accounted for the most COVID-19 cases in Henrico during the past week
On a day when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full licensure to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Henrico County’s incidence of new daily COVID cases climbed above 100.
The county is now averaging 106 new confirmed daily cases during the past seven days, following the occurrence of 454 new cases during a four-day period from Saturday through Tuesday – and children 9 and younger have accounted for the most cases of any age group in the county in the past week.
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