RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 1,675 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 37,490 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 574,314.
As of Saturday's update, 24,091 (+113 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 8,382 (+185) 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 Saturday:
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 66,354 ( +156 )
Prince William 39,211 ( +61 )
Loudoun 22,997 ( +58 )
Arlington13,112 ( +52 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 30,491 ( +98 )
Chesapeake 18,160 ( +52 )
Newport News 11,431 ( +47 )
Norfolk 14,838 ( +58 )
Hampton 8,599 ( +43 )
Portsmouth 7,647 ( +23 )
Suffolk 6,876 ( +16 )
Central Virginia
Henrico 21,330 ( +96 )
Chesterfield 23,488 ( +86 )
Richmond City 14,794 ( +47 )
Petersburg 3,136 ( +22 )
Additional Localities:
Montgomery 7,632 ( +57 )
Charlottesville 3,602 ( +28 )
Orange 1,838 ( +24 )
Roanoke County 7,303 ( +20 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,596 ( +8 )
Albemarle 4,821 ( +14 )
Alexandria 10,299 ( +14 )
Alleghany 1,249 ( +19 )
Amelia 766 ( +2 )
Amherst 2,673 ( +8 )
Appomattox 1,408 ( +9 )
Arlington 13,112 ( +52 )
Augusta 5,185 ( +7 )
Bath 245 ( +2 )
Bedford 5,785 ( +5 )
Bland 622 ( +2 )
Botetourt 2,211 ( +10 )
Bristol 1,215 ( +3 )
Brunswick 1,192 ( +3 )
Buchanan 1,295
Buckingham 2,041 ( +3 )
Buena Vista City 837 ( +1 )
Campbell 4,005 ( +12 )
Caroline 1,821 ( +9 )
Carroll 2,104 ( +4 )
Charles City 397
Charlotte 744 ( +3 )
Charlottesville 3,602 ( +28 )
Chesapeake 18,160 ( +52 )
Chesterfield 23,488 ( +86 )
Clarke 757 (
Colonial Heights 1,344 ( +8 )
Covington 547
Craig 240
Culpeper 4,064 ( +8 )
Cumberland 383 ( +1 )
Danville 4,277 ( +3 )
Dickenson 875 ( +1 )
Dinwiddie 1,787 ( +3 )
Emporia 616 ( +1 )
Essex 631 ( +2 )
Fairfax 66,354 ( +156 )
Fairfax City 489
Falls Church 351 ( +5 )
Fauquier 3,937 ( +14 )
Floyd 731 ( +1 )
Fluvanna 1,296 ( +2 )
Franklin City 982 ( +5 )
Franklin County 3,703 ( +16 )
Frederick 6,738 ( +15 )
Fredericksburg 1,767 ( +4 )
Galax 995 ( +1 )
Giles 1,066
Gloucester 1,855 ( +7 )
Goochland 1,208 ( +4 )
Grayson 1,129 ( +3 )
Greene 1,000 ( +1 )
Greensville 1,449
Halifax 2,422 ( +13 )
Hampton 8,599 ( +43 )
Hanover 6,637 ( +17 )
Harrisonburg 5,702 ( +17 )
Henrico 21,330 ( +96 )
Henry 4,189 ( +19 )
Highland 91
Hopewell 2,087 ( +10 )
Isle of Wight 2,643 ( +10 )
James City 3,846 ( +11 )
King and Queen 305 ( +2 )
King George 1,418 ( +8 )
King William 899 ( +7 )
Lancaster 655 ( +2 )
Lee 2,287 ( +5 )
Lexington 1,106 (+ 4 )
Loudoun 22,997 ( +58 )
Louisa 1,682
Lunenburg 642 ( 1+1 )
Lynchburg 6,882 ( +10 )
Madison 531 ( +1 )
Manassas City 3,994 ( +2 )
Manassas Park 1,123 ( +2 )
Martinsville 1,506 ( +5 )
Mathews 550 ( +4 )
Mecklenburg 1,978 ( +9 )
Middlesex 516 ( +9 )
Montgomery 7,632 ( +57 )
Nelson 764 ( +3 )
New Kent 1,237 ( +3 )
Newport News 11,431 ( +47 )
Norfolk 14,838 ( +58 )
Northampton 713 ( +3 )
Northumberland 663 ( +4 )
Norton 238 ( +1 )
Nottoway 1,796 ( +5 )
Orange 1,838 ( +24 )
Page 1,823 ( +4 )
Patrick 1,190 ( +1 )
Petersburg 3,136 ( +22 )
Pittsylvania 4,744 ( +11 )
Poquoson 714 ( +5 )
Portsmouth 7,647 ( +23 )
Powhatan 1,638 ( +2 )
Prince Edward 1,950 ( +6 )
Prince George 2,957 ( +11 )
Prince William 39,211 ( +61 )
Pulaski 2,300 ( +6 )
Radford 1,884 ( +2 )
Rappahannock 298 ( +1 )
Richmond City 14,794 ( +47 )
Richmond County 1,370 ( +5 )
Roanoke City 7,513 ( +18 )
Roanoke County 7,303 ( +20 )
Rockbridge 1,274 ( +4 )
Rockingham 6,028 ( +11 )
Russell 2,022 ( +2 )
Salem 1,850 ( +5 )
Scott 1,580 ( +3 )
Shenandoah 3,694 ( +5 )
Smyth 2,512 ( +2 )
Southampton 1,850 ( +1 )
Spotsylvania 8,270 ( +19 )
Stafford 9,491 ( +12 )
Staunton 2,427 ( +9 )
Suffolk 6,876 ( +16 )
Surry 362 ( +2 )
Sussex 1,067 ( +8 )
Tazewell 3,184 ( +4 )
Virginia Beach 30,491 ( +98 )
Warren 2,281 ( +6 )
Washington 4,265 ( +9 )
Waynesboro 2,126 ( +2 )
Westmoreland 1,107 ( +1 )
Williamsburg 524 ( +2 )
Winchester 2,460 ( +1 )
Wise 2,872 ( +3 )
Wythe 2,018 ( -2 )
York 3,000 ( +10 )
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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 293,714 cases versus the 273,517 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 7,083 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.