To the Fairfax County Community,
I have received a number of questions on Governor Northam's directive to have Northern Virginia remain in Phase 1 of reopening.
Three weeks ago, when Governor Northam first announced his reopening criteria, Northern Virginia met zero of his metrics. Two weeks later, I am happy to say we met four of the Governor’s criteria. Those we didn’t meet - contact tracing and personal protective equipment (PPE) - are improving. We are in the process of hiring 400 contact tracers and our procurement team is creatively working with every option available to get PPE to our long-term care facilities and private practices. Our percentage of positive cases continues to decrease and we continue to have sufficient capacity to test those with symptoms.
My office has contacted the Governor's staff for more information on Phase 2 and the requirements necessary to get us there. As I have more information I will share it with you.
Don't forget that the latest on reopening in Fairfax County can be found here.
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