RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 1,657 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 38,143 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 572,639.
As of Friday's update, 23,987 (+107 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 8,197 (+234) 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 (20 or more) in COVID-19 cases Friday:
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 66,198 ( +228 )
Prince William 39,150 ( +121 )
Loudoun 22,939 ( +66 )
Arlington 13,060 ( +40 )
Spotsylvania 8,251 ( +30 )
Stafford 9,479 ( +31 )
Alexandria 10,285 ( +26 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 30,393 ( +83 )
Chesapeake 18,108 ( +44 )
Newport News 11,384 ( +40 )
Norfolk 14,780 ( +38 )
Hampton 8,556 ( +26 )
Portsmouth 7,624 ( +26 )
Central Virginia
Chesterfield 23,402 ( +90 )
Richmond City 14,747 ( +69 )
Henrico 21,234 ( +48 )
Hanover 6,620 ( +20 )
Additional Localities:
Montgomery 7,575 ( +37 )
Charlottesville 3,574 ( +24 )
Roanoke County 7,283 ( +24 )
Harrisonburg 5,685 ( +23 )
Augusta 5,178 ( +22 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,588 ( +8 )
Albemarle 4,807 ( +11 )
Alexandria 10,285 ( +26 )
Alleghany 1,230 ( -4 )
Amelia 764 ( +7 )
Amherst 2,665 ( +2 )
Appomattox 1,399 ( +3 )
Arlington 13,060 ( +40 )
Augusta 5,178 ( +22 )
Bath 243
Bedford 5,780 ( +11 )
Bland 620
Botetourt 2,201 ( +8 )
Bristol 1,212
Brunswick 1,189 ( +3 )
Buchanan 1,295 ( -1 )
Buckingham 2,038 ( +3 )
Buena Vista City 836 ( +1 )
Campbell 3,993 ( +16 )
Caroline 1,812 ( +14 )
Carroll 2,100 ( +3 )
Charles City 397 ( +1 )
Charlotte 741 ( +1 )
Charlottesville 3,574 ( +24 )
Chesapeake 18,108 ( +44 )
Chesterfield 23,402 ( +90 )
Clarke 757 ( +2 )
Colonial Heights 1,336 ( +11 )
Covington 547 ( +2 )
Craig 240 ( +3 )
Culpeper 4,056 ( +10 )
Cumberland 382 ( +3 )
Danville 4,274 ( +12 )
Dickenson 874
Dinwiddie 1,784 ( +11 )
Emporia 615
Essex 629 ( +3 )
Fairfax 66,198 ( +228 )
Fairfax City 489 ( +3 )
Falls Church 346 ( +4 )
Fauquier 3,923 ( +11 )
Floyd 730 ( +2 )
Fluvanna 1,294 ( +6 )
Franklin City 977 ( +4 )
Franklin County 3,687 ( +8 )
Frederick 6,723 ( +12 )
Fredericksburg 1,763 ( +6 )
Galax 994 ( +3 )
Giles 1,066 ( +1 )
Gloucester 1,848 ( +5 )
Goochland 1,204 ( +5 )
Grayson 1,126 ( +4 )
Greene 999 ( +3 )
Greensville 1,449 ( +1 )
Halifax 2,409 ( +2 )
Hampton 8,556 ( +26 )
Hanover 6,620 ( +20 )
Harrisonburg 5,685 ( +23 )
Henrico 21,234 ( +48 )
Henry 4,170 ( +5 )
Highland 91 ( +2 )
Hopewell 2,077 ( +2 )
Isle of Wight 2,633 ( +3 )
James City 3,835 ( +7 )
King and Queen 303 ( +2 )
King George 1,410 ( +4 )
King William 892 ( +7 )
Lancaster 653 ( +2 )
Lee 2,282 ( +6 )
Lexington 1,102 ( +8 )
Loudoun 22,939 ( +66 )
Louisa 1,682 ( +7 )
Lunenburg 631 ( +2 )
Lynchburg 6,872 ( -2 )
Madison 530 ( +1 )
Manassas City 3,992 ( +7 )
Manassas Park 1,121 ( +1 )
Martinsville 1,501 ( +3 )
Mathews 546 ( +4 )
Mecklenburg 1,969 ( +3 )
Middlesex 507 ( +1 )
Montgomery 7,575 ( +37 )
Nelson 761 ( -1 )
New Kent 1,234 ( +5 )
Newport News 11,384 ( +40 )
Norfolk 14,780 ( +38 )
Northampton 710 ( +1 )
Northumberland 659
Norton 237
Nottoway 1,791 ( +1 )
Orange 1,814 ( +3 )
Page 1,819 ( +1 )
Patrick 1,189 ( +1 )
Petersburg 3,114 ( +6 )
Pittsylvania 4,733 ( +15 )
Poquoson 709 ( +1 )
Portsmouth 7,624 ( +26 )
Powhatan 1,636 ( +2 )
Prince Edward 1,944 ( +3 )
Prince George 2,946 ( +15 )
Prince William 39,150 ( +121 )
Pulaski 2,294 ( +6 )
Radford 1,882 ( +1 )
Rappahannock 297 ( +1 )
Richmond City 14,747 ( +69 )
Richmond County 1,365 ( +6 )
Roanoke City 7,495 ( +11 )
Roanoke County 7,283 ( +24 )
Rockbridge 1,270 ( +4 )
Rockingham 6,017 ( +15 )
Russell 2,020 ( +1 )
Salem 1,845 ( +6 )
Scott 1,577 ( -3 )
Shenandoah 3,689 ( +1 )
Smyth 2,510 ( +1 )
Southampton 1,849 ( +4 )
Spotsylvania 8,251 ( +30 )
Stafford 9,479 ( +31 )
Staunton 2,418 ( +11 )
Suffolk 6,860 ( +19 )
Surry 360 ( +2 )
Sussex 1,059 ( +3 )
Tazewell 3,180 ( +1 )
Virginia Beach 30,393 ( +83 )
Warren 2,275 ( +7 )
Washington 4,256 ( +5 )
Waynesboro 2,124 ( +10 )
Westmoreland 1,106 ( +1 )
Williamsburg 522 ( +6 )
Winchester 2,459 ( +4 )
Wise 2,869 ( +16 )
Wythe 2,020 ( +4 )
York 2,990 ( +6 )
Who's getting sick
The coronavirus first most impacted people aged 50 to 69, which currently accounts for nearly 25 percent of cases in Virginia.
However, people aged 30 to 49 now account for 31.4 percent of cases, data show.
Additionally, people in their 20s account for more than 19 percent of cases in the state.
More women have been infected by the virus at 292,815 cases versus the 272,702 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 7,122 cases in the Commonwealth.
COVID-19 Precautions
Most patients with COVID-19 have mild to moderate symptoms. However, in a small proportion of patients, COVID-19 can lead to more severe illness, including death, particularly among those who are older or those who have chronic medical conditions.
COVID-19 spreads primarily through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Symptoms include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. Symptoms appear within 14 days of being exposed to an infectious person.
Virginia health officials urged the following precautions:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer only if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Avoid contact with sick people.
- Avoid non-essential travel.