RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 519 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That is an increase of five outbreaks since Thursday's reporting.
Data show 265 (+1 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 7,139 COVID-19 cases and 1,173 deaths. That is up 33 cases and 14 additional deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 943 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 17,119 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 68,931.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
14,356 (+72) in Fairfax County
7,742 (+55) in Prince William County
4,349 (+30) in Loudon County
3,135 (+30) in Chesterfield County
2,784 (+59) in Henrico County
2,582 (+15) in Arlington
2,439 (+20) in Alexandria
2,361 (+28) in Richmond
1,663 (+116) in Virginia Beach
1,472 (+10) in Manassas City
1,360 (+71) in Norfolk
1,162 (+45) in Chesapeake
1,077 (+17) in Spotsylvania
1,048 (+10) in Stafford
1,042 in Accomack
976(+1) in Harrisonburg
841 (+4) in Culpeper
771 (+8) in Rockingham
679 (+20) in Newport News
627 (+22) in Portsmouth
606 (+2) in Shenandoah
574 (+2) in Buckingham
552 (+10) in Roanoke City
536 (+2) in Frederick
520 (+8) in Albemarle
526 (+22) in Suffolk
471 (+11) in Fauquier
467 (+8) in Hanover
455 (+4) in Manassas Park
454 (+30) in Hampton
374 (+1) in Greensville
339 (+9) in Henry
336 (+2) in Winchester
332 (+9) in James City County
320 (+6) in Petersburg
309 (+8) in Roanoke County
308 (+4) in Richmond County
304 (+1) in Warren
296 (+1) in Page
283 (+1) in Galax
277 (+23) in Prince George
273 (+1) in Northampton
264 in Fredericksburg
253 (+1) in Mecklenburg
260 (+9) in Charlottesville
243 (+3) in Carroll
236 (+2) in Prince Edward
215 (+6) in Isle of Wight
211 (+1) in Sussex
204 (+4) in Augusta
193 (+1) in Hopewell
177 (+8) in Lynchburg
177 (+5) in Montgomery
171 (+47) in Westmoreland
170 (+2) in Southampton
158 (+3) in Orange
154 in Dinwiddie
152 (+1) in Colonial Heights
151 (+1) in Botetourt
148 (+2) in Pittsylvania
147 in Emporia
144 (+2) in Bedford
144 (+4) in York
135 (+3) in Caroline
134 in Louisa
129 in Goochland
128 (+2) in Fluvanna
123 (+7) in Brunswick
117 (+3) in Nottoway
117 (+3) in Waynesboro
107 (+3) in Martinsville
105 (-1) in Franklin County
104 (+2) in Danville
104 (+2) in King George
As of Thursday's update, 6,675 people had been hospitalized and 1,958 people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.
More women have been infected by the virus at 34,744 cases versus the 33,739 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 448 cases in the Commonwealth.
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 more than 36 percent of cases, data show.
Additionally, people in their 20s account for 17.5 percent of cases in the state.
"There has been some talk, and I have seen activity around Virginia, that this only affects the elderly. Well, it doesn't. It affects all of us, "Gov. Ralph Northam previously said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 1,042
Albemarle: 520 (+8)
Alleghany: 39
Alexandria: 2,439 (+20)
Amelia: 49
Amherst: 38
Appomattox: 46 (+2)
Arlington: 2,582 (+15)
Augusta: 204 (+4)
Bath: 1
Bedford: 144 (+2)
Bland: 3 (+1)
Bristol: 10 (+2)
Botetourt: 151 (+1)
Brunswick: 123 (+7)
Buchanan: 39 (+1)
Buckingham: 574 (+2)
Buena Vista City: 18 (+3)
Campbell: 56 (+2)
Caroline: 135 (+3)
Carroll: 244 (+3)
Charles City: 41
Charlotte: 35 (+2)
Charlottesville: 260 (+9)
Chesapeake: 1,162 (+45)
Chesterfield: 3,135 (+30)
Clarke: 58
Colonial Heights: 152 (+1)
Covington: 5
Craig: 9
Culpeper: 841 (+4)
Cumberland: 59
Danville: 104 (+2)
Dickenson: 5
Dinwiddie: 154
Emporia: 147
Essex: 63 (-1)
Fairfax: 14,356 (+72)
Fairfax City: 72
Falls Church: 51 (-2)
Fauquier: 471 (+11)
Floyd: 20
Fluvanna: 128 (+2)
Franklin City: 69 (+3)
Franklin County: 105 (-1)
Frederick: 536 (+2)
Fredericksburg: 264
Galax: 283 (+1)
Giles: 18
Gloucester: 65 (+1)
Goochland: 129
Grayson: 91
Greene: 80 (+2)
Greensville: 374 (+1)
Halifax: 76 (+3)
Hanover: 467 (+8)
Hampton: 454 (+30)
Harrisonburg: 976 (+1)
Henrico: 2,784 (+59)
Henry: 339 (+9)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 193 (+1)
Isle of Wight: 215 (+6)
James City: 332 (+9)
King George: 104 (+2)
King and Queen: 26
King William: 54
Lancaster: 12
Lee: 17 (+2)
Lexington: 13 (+1)
Louisa: 134
Loudoun: 4,349 (+30)
Lunenburg: 40 (+1)
Lynchburg: 177 (+8)
Madison: 46
Manassas City: 1,472 (+10)
Manassas Park: 455 (+4)
Martinsville: 107 (+3)
Mathews: 7
Mecklenburg: 253 (+1)
Middlesex: 16 (+1)
Montgomery: 177 (+5)
Nelson: 22
New Kent: 63 (+1)
Newport News: 679 (+20)
Norfolk: 1,360 (+71)
Northampton: 273 (+1)
Northumberland: 38 (+1)
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 117 (+3)
Orange: 158 (+3)
Page: 296 (+1)
Patrick: 48
Petersburg: 320 (+6)
Pittsylvania: 148 (+2)
Poquoson: 20
Portsmouth: 627 (+22)
Powhatan: 87 (+1)
Prince Edward: 236 (+2)
Prince George: 277 (+23)
Prince William: 7,742 (+55)
Pulaski: 51 (+3)
Radford: 16
Rappahannock: 31
Richmond City: 2,361 (+28)
Richmond County: 308 (+4)
Roanoke City: 552 (+10)
Roanoke County: 309 (+8)
Rockbridge: 32 (-1)
Rockingham: 771 (+8)
Russell: 18 (+3)
Salem: 87 (+3)
Scott: 11
Shenandoah: 606 (+2)
Smyth: 43 (+1)
Spotsylvania: 1,077 (+17)
Southampton: 170 (+2)
Stafford: 1,048 (+10)
Staunton: 90 (+5)
Suffolk: 526 (+22)
Surry: 17
Sussex: 211 (+1)
Tazewell: 24 (+1)
Virginia Beach: 1,663 (+116)
Warren: 304 (+1)
Washington: 76 (+2)
Waynesboro: 117 (+3)
Westmoreland: 171 (+47)
Winchester: 336 (+2)
Williamsburg: 78
Wise: 36 (+2)
Wythe: 57
York: 144 (+4)
*NOTE: This data is provided from the Virginia Department of Health daily at 9 a.m. Officials said their cutoff for data is 5 p.m. the previous day. So your local health department may have issued an alert about a case before it is added to the statewide tally released the following day.
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.
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- Avoid non-essential travel.