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Fairfax County’s COVID-19 levels bounce back up with highest single-day total since February

Published September 13, 2021 at 2:00PM

An illustration of a coronavirus (via CDC/Unsplash)

After a one-week drop back into “substantial” territory, Fairfax County is once again seeing high levels of COVID-19 transmission.

For the week of Sept. 5-11, the county saw 111 new cases per 100,000 residents, and 4.1% of tests came back positive for COVID-19 — the two metrics used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Virginia Department of Health to measure the level of community spread.

Opinion

Poll: Should Fairfax County start taxing disposable plastic bags?

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 9, 2021 at 11:00AM | Updated March 15, 2024 at 2:54PM

A plastic grocery bag (via Christopher Vega on Unsplash)

The disposable plastic bags that remain ubiquitous at grocery and convenience stores could soon be subject to a five-cent tax in Fairfax County.

Under an ordinance proposed by county staff, the tax would be imposed on grocery, convenience, and drugstore retailers, rather than their customers. There would be some exceptions, including:

News

FCPS will propose letting students stream classes when pausing due to COVID-19

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 8, 2021 at 2:00PM

Fairfax County Public Schools

Two weeks into a new school year that was supposed to herald the full return of in-person learning, Fairfax County Public Schools is considering adding a new, limited option for virtual instruction in an effort to minimize disruptions related to COVID-19.

Under the proposal, which will be shared in more detail during the Fairfax County School Board’s meeting tomorrow (Thursday), students who are directed to isolate, quarantine, or pause in-person learning due a COVID-19 case would be allowed to attend their classes via live video streaming, FCPS spokesperson Julie Moult confirmed to FFXnow.

News

Fairfax County sees dip in COVID-19 cases over Labor Day weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 7, 2021 at 2:00PM

An illustration of a coronavirus (via CDC/Unsplash)

The Delta variant-fueled rise in coronavirus cases that roiled Fairfax County during the latter half of the summer appears to have eased a little over the first week of September.

With 135 new cases reported today (Tuesday), the Fairfax Health District, including the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church has recorded a total of 85,151 COVID-19 cases, 4,262 hospitalizations, and 1,167 deaths.

News

Street safety advocates map reported close calls on Fairfax County roads

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 1, 2021 at 3:30PM | Updated December 9, 2022 at 2:04PM

Around noon on June 12, a pedestrian trying to reach a pathway by Dogwood Pool on Green Range Drive in Reston was nearly hit by a vehicle, because the trail was blocked by parked cars.

Three days earlier, another driver failed to yield and sped through a left turn at the Westpark and Galleria Drive intersection in Tysons, almost colliding with a person who was using the crosswalk.