RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 1,300 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 36,338 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 581,408.
As of Thursday's update, 24,414 (+156 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 9,357 (+31) 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 Thursday:
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 67,192 ( +189 )
Prince William 39,667 ( +97 )
Loudoun 23,272 ( +51 )
Arlington 13,294 ( +39 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 30,929 ( +91 )
Newport News 11,619 ( +52 )
Chesapeake 18,395 ( +30 )
Norfolk 15,049 ( +30 )
Central Virginia
Hanover 6,755 ( +36 )
Chesterfield 23,757 ( +30 )
Richmond City 14,938 ( +24 )
Additional Localities:
Montgomery 7,916 ( +110 )
Albemarle 4,925 ( +27 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,609 ( +2 )
Albemarle 4,925 ( +27 )
Alexandria 10,389 ( +5 )
Alleghany 1,252 ( +4 )
Amelia 774 ( +4 )
Amherst 2,685 ( +2 )
Appomattox 1,423 ( +6 )
Arlington 13,294 ( +39 )
Augusta 5,216 ( -4 )
Bath 245
Bedford 5,816 ( +1 )
Bland 620 ( -3 )
Botetourt 2,246 ( +8 )
Bristol 1,229 ( +5 )
Brunswick 1,210 ( +4 )
Buchanan 1,299 ( +3 )
Buckingham 2,047 ( +2 )
Buena Vista City 843
Campbell 4,030 ( +2 )
Caroline 1,853 ( +3 )
Carroll 2,127 ( +6 )
Charles City 408 ( +6 )
Charlotte 751
Charlottesville 3,660 ( -2 )
Chesapeake 18,395 ( +30 )
Chesterfield 23,757 ( +30 )
Clarke 772 ( +7 )
Colonial Heights 1,381 ( +7 )
Covington 551 ( +1 )
Craig 241
Culpeper 4,109 ( +6 )
Cumberland 391
Danville 4,340 ( +10 )
Dickenson 876 ( +1 )
Dinwiddie 1,823 ( +18 )
Emporia 619
Essex 644 ( +4 )
Fairfax 67,192 ( +189 )
Fairfax City 495 ( +3 )
Falls Church 355 ( +3 )
Fauquier 3,981 ( +2 )
Floyd 740 ( +2 )
Fluvanna 1,300
Franklin City 999 ( +4 )
Franklin County 3,729 ( +6 )
Frederick 6,796 ( +7 )
Fredericksburg 1,788 ( +3 )
Galax 1,000 ( +4 )
Giles 1,087 ( -3 )
Gloucester 1,895 ( +10 )
Goochland 1,219 ( -1 )
Grayson 1,133 ( -4 )
Greene 1,012 ( +3 )
Greensville 1,464 ( +1 )
Halifax 2,459 ( +8 )
Hampton 8,738 ( +12 )
Hanover 6,755 ( +36 )
Harrisonburg 5,761 ( +13 )
Henrico 21,571 ( -14 )
Henry 4,223 ( +7 )
Highland 97 ( +5 )
Hopewell 2,131 ( +13 )
Isle of Wight 2,672
James City 3,886 ( +10 )
King and Queen 316 ( +1 )
King George 1,428 ( -2 )
King William 926 ( +4 )
Lancaster 670 ( +3 )
Lee 2,300 ( +2 )
Lexington 1,122 ( +3 )
Loudoun 23,272 ( +51 )
Louisa 1,693 ( +1 )
Lunenburg 656 ( +3 )
Lynchburg 6,932 ( +4 )
Madison 535 ( -1 )
Manassas City 4,018 ( +6 )
Manassas Park 1,127
Martinsville 1,508
Mathews 555
Mecklenburg 2,002 ( +5 )
Middlesex 526 ( +2 )
Montgomery 7,916 ( +110 )
Nelson 778 ( +4 )
New Kent 1,255 ( +5 )
Newport News 11,619 ( +52 )
Norfolk 15,049 ( +30 )
Northampton 724 ( +3 )
Northumberland 669 ( +1 )
Norton 240
Nottoway 1,814 ( +5 )
Orange 1,867 ( +5 )
Page 1,836 ( +4 )
Patrick 1,210 ( +7 )
Petersburg 3,200 ( +8 )
Pittsylvania 4,784 ( +9 )
Poquoson 726 ( +2 )
Portsmouth 7,767 ( +13 )
Powhatan 1,655 ( +5 )
Prince Edward 1,964 ( +2 )
Prince George 3,017 ( +12 )
Prince William 39,667 ( +97 )
Pulaski 2,328 ( -2 )
Radford 1,899 ( +4 )
Rappahannock 303 ( +3 )
Richmond City 14,938 ( +24 )
Richmond County 1,374 ( +2 )
Roanoke City 7,586 ( +17 )
Roanoke County 7,386 ( +18 )
Rockbridge 1,298 ( +7 )
Rockingham 6,091 ( +14 )
Russell 2,035 ( +1 )
Salem 1,864 ( +4 )
Scott 1,601 ( +10 )
Shenandoah 3,724 ( +6 )
Smyth 2,522 ( +1 )
Southampton 1,861 ( +2 )
Spotsylvania 8,385 ( +18 )
Stafford 9,653 ( +9 )
Staunton 2,454 ( +5 )
Suffolk 6,974 ( +11 )
Surry 370 ( +3 )
Sussex 1,074
Tazewell 3,209 ( +7 )
Virginia Beach 30,929 ( +91 )
Warren 2,309 ( +5 )
Washington 4,291 ( +4 )
Waynesboro 2,154 ( +1 )
Westmoreland 1,120 ( +3 )
Williamsburg 541 ( +6 )
Winchester 2,475 ( +4 )
Wise 2,884 ( +2 )
Wythe 2,046 ( +6 )
York 3,059 ( +5 )
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 297,328 cases versus the 277,053 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 7,027 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.