NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Coronavirus cases at Newport News Shipbuilding have been on the rise since early July.
The week of July 5, the business publicly reported three new COVID-19 cases. That number has gone up each week since.
The week of Aug. 23, the shipyard added 124 cases.
Last week, addressing the steady rise in infections at the shipyard, United Steelworkers Local 8888 Union President Charles Spivey said the rise was alarming, but it matched a national trend.
Newport News Shipbuilding held a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Aug. 26 for anyone who wanted a shot, but by Aug. 30, the percentage of fully vaccinated employees hadn't gone up at all.
That number is still 54%.
Here are the latest reported cases:
- August 23 week: 124 cases
- August 16 week: 116 cases
- August 9 week: 91 cases
- August 2 week: 59 cases
- July 26 week: 32 cases
- July 19 week: 28 cases
- July 12 week: 8 cases
- July 5 week: 3 cases