To the Fairfax County Community,
You may have noticed that in the last few days Fairfax County has seen a spike in cases. I wanted to take a moment to address the anxiety you might be having. It's certainly scary, but there are reasons to explain this.
1. Fairfax is in the exponential growth phase of our epidemic curve and we can therefore expect to see COVID-19 cases continue to increase for several more weeks. Because of the way this disease transmits, when one person is sick they can easily transmit it to others, especially in settings like long term care facilities.
2. An increase in testing leads to more positive cases.
I want to encourage residents to continue to follow community mitigation efforts: stay home, social distance even when outside, wash your hands, and wear a mask.
In addition, today, the Governor announced that Virginia has enough testing capacity to test all people who think they are sick with COVID-19. This means that if you think you have COVID-19, please work with you doctor to get tested.
For now though, unfortunately we will continue to see more deaths and hospitalizations. But we can make a difference through community mitigation efforts. Your family, friends, and community are counting on you. Below, you will also see a video update from me addressing these concerns.
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