RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 17,618 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 40,973 total tests processed since Thursday's update. That marks Virginia's third straight day of the biggest increase in COVID-19 cases during the pandemic, which brings the total number of coronavirus cases to 1,118,518 as of Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.
As of Friday's update, 41,862 (+270 from yesterday) people had been hospitalized and 15,587 (+22) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to updated Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data.
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Scroll down for complete city/county-by-county breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Virginia
These localities saw the biggest jumps (100 or more) in COVID-19 cases:
Central Virginia
Henrico 42,631 ( +783 )
Chesterfield 48,029 ( +723 )
Richmond City 29,694 ( +486 )
Hanover 14,552 ( +220 )
Petersburg 5,737 ( +125 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 58,611 ( +887 )
Chesapeake 33,380 ( +467 )
Newport News 23,673 ( +400 )
Norfolk 27,953 ( +389 )
Hampton 17,525 ( +296 )
Portsmouth 14,523 ( +258 )
Suffolk 12,561 ( +210 )
James City 8,583 ( +203 )
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 116,752 ( +3,111 )
Prince William 67,877 ( +1,567 )
Loudoun 44,607 ( +1,215 )
Arlington 26,170 ( +784 )
Stafford 20,210 ( +425 )
Spotsylvania 18,742 ( +321 )
Manassas City 6,346 ( +128 )
Additional Localities
Frederick 14,580 ( +228 )
Lynchburg 13,205 ( +183 )
Roanoke County 14,245 ( +177 )
Augusta 12,068 ( +158 )
Fauquier 9,137 ( +168 )
Albemarle 9,744 ( +121 )
Bedford 11,447 ( +110 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 4,545 ( +38 )
Albemarle 9,744 ( +121 )
Alexandria 18,480 ( -299 )
Alleghany 2,512 ( +11 )
Amelia 1,743 ( +20 )
Amherst 4,894 ( +49 )
Appomattox 2,727 ( +25 )
Arlington 26,170 ( +784 )
Augusta 12,068 ( +158 )
Bath 582 ( +9 )
Bedford 11,447 ( +110 )
Bland 1,185 ( +5 )
Botetourt 4,825 ( +59 )
Bristol 2,718 ( +17 )
Brunswick 1,930 ( +15 )
Buchanan 3,110 ( +20 )
Buckingham 2,882 ( +9 )
Buena Vista City 1,511 ( +6 )
Campbell 8,364 ( +89 )
Caroline 4,847 ( +80 )
Carroll 4,745 ( +42 )
Charles City 829 ( +12 )
Charlotte 1,535 ( +8 )
Charlottesville 6,225 ( +66 )
Chesapeake 33,380 ( +467 )
Chesterfield 48,029 ( +723 )
Clarke 1,827 ( +33 )
Colonial Heights 3,095 (+55 )
Covington 818 ( +3 )
Craig 761 ( +10 )
Culpeper 8,139 ( +95 )
Cumberland 850 ( +12 )
Danville 7,029 ( +69 )
Dickenson 2,222 ( +16 )
Dinwiddie 3,735 ( +14 )
Emporia 887 ( +26 )
Essex 1,498 ( +28 )
Fairfax 116,752 ( +3,111 )
Fairfax City 1,329 ( +36 )
Falls Church 984 ( +39 )
Fauquier 9,137 ( +168 )
Floyd 1,790 ( +25 )
Fluvanna 3,328 ( +37 )
Franklin City 1,784 ( +12 )
Franklin County 7,387 ( +89 )
Frederick 14,580 ( +228 )
Fredericksburg 3,691 ( +66 )
Galax 1,758 ( +8 )
Giles 2,612 ( +15 )
Gloucester 4,493 ( +56 )
Goochland 2,569 ( +53 )
Grayson 2,612 ( +11 )
Greene 2,647 ( +41 )
Greensville 2,076 ( +15 )
Halifax 4,569 ( +42 )
Hampton 17,525 ( +296 )
Hanover 14,552 ( +220 )
Harrisonburg 9,119 ( +58 )
Henrico 42,631 ( +783 )
Henry 7,733 ( +46 )
Highland 234 ( +1 )
Hopewell 4,160 ( +64 )
Isle of Wight 5,097 ( +66 )
James City 8,583 ( +203 )
King and Queen 755 ( +9 )
King George 3,348 ( +51 )
King William 2,491 ( +28 )
Lancaster 1,195 ( +19 )
Lee 4,146 ( +20 )
Lexington 1,739 ( +21 )
Loudoun 44,607 ( +1,215 )
Louisa 4,209 ( +71 )
Lunenburg 1,311 ( +21 )
Lynchburg 13,205 ( +183 )
Madison 1,355 ( +22 )
Manassas City 6,346 ( +128 )
Manassas Park 1,319 ( +3 )
Martinsville 2,391 ( +18 )
Mathews 1,014 ( +12 )
Mecklenburg 3,827 ( +56 )
Middlesex 1,132 ( +18 )
Montgomery 13,097 ( +93 )
Nelson 1,726 ( +29 )
New Kent 2,956 ( +48 )
Newport News 23,673 ( +400 )
Norfolk 27,953 ( +389 )
Northampton 1,263 ( +3 )
Northumberland 1,400 ( +35 )
Norton 768 ( +8 )
Nottoway 2,871 ( +48 )
Orange 4,698 ( +75 )
Page 4,149 ( +37 )
Patrick 2,553 ( +16 )
Petersburg 5,737 ( +125 )
Pittsylvania 9,155 ( +56 )
Poquoson 1,514 ( +12 )
Portsmouth 14,523 ( +258 )
Powhatan 3,384 ( +37 )
Prince Edward 3,223 ( +36 )
Prince George 5,740 ( +40 )
Prince William 67,877 ( +1,567 )
Pulaski 4,834 ( +44 )
Radford 3,306 ( +29 )
Rappahannock 729 ( +15 )
Richmond City 29,694 ( +486 )
Richmond County 1,833 ( +11 )
Roanoke City 14,290 ( +152 )
Roanoke County 14,245 ( +177 )
Rockbridge 2,439 ( +14 )
Rockingham 10,750 ( +62 )
Russell 4,641 ( +15 )
Salem 4,396 ( +54 )
Scott 3,774 ( +25 )
Shenandoah 7,920 ( +77 )
Smyth 5,658 ( +35 )
Southampton 2,559 ( +14 )
Spotsylvania 18,742 ( +321 )
Stafford 20,210 ( +425 )
Staunton 3,957 ( +43 )
Suffolk 12,561 ( +210 )
Surry 728 ( +19 )
Sussex 1,684 ( +3 )
Tazewell 6,903 ( +55 )
Virginia Beach 58,611 ( +887 )
Warren 6,334 ( +77 )
Washington 9,130 ( +50 )
Waynesboro 4,094 ( +51 )
Westmoreland 2,232 ( +40 )
Williamsburg 1,343 ( +23 )
Winchester 4,406 ( +49 )
Wise 6,584 ( +36 )
Wythe 5,178 ( +27 )
York 6,483 ( +91 )
Virginians age 5+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. Pre-registration is no longer required,so go to Vaccine Finderto search for specific vaccines available near you or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-275-8343).
Have You Been Fully Vaccinated?
People are considered fully vaccinated:
- 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
- 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
How to Protect Yourself and Others When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
We’re still learning how vaccines will affect the spread of COVID-19. After you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you should keep taking precautions—like wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces—in public places until we know more.
These recommendations can help you make decisions about daily activities after you are fully vaccinated.
They are not intended for healthcare settings.
Click here for more information from the Virginia Department of Health.