Teresa Sperry is thought to be the second child fatality from the coronavirus in Hampton Roads. More than 1,000 children have been hospitalized for COVID-19 statewide. About 40% of them have been in Hampton Roads, according to state health department data.

The increase in hospitalized patients and staffing challenges are leading to longer wait times for all patients, especially in the ER, hospital system administrators said.

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RSV typically leads to some 2 million doctor-office visits in children under age 5 each year, 58,000 hospitalizations and up to 500 deaths.

Nineteen COVID-19 deaths were reported last week from Virginia Beach alone, according to Virginia Department of Health data.

Dr. Danny Avula, state vaccine coordinator, said in a statement Friday that the Virginia Department of Health has been working with pharmacies, healthcare providers, hospitals and other institutions to prepare for this rollout.

More children were hospitalized for COVID-19 last month than during the pandemic’s January peak.

The delta variant has supplanted all other strains of the coronavirus and now makes up over 99% of Virginia cases.

The new information predominantly affects numbers in the Northern Virginia localities close to Washington and the Eastern Shore. The Eastern Shore’s fully vaccinated rate benefited the most, with an increase of close to 1%.