RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 353 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That is an increase of 11 outbreaks since Thursday's report.
Data show 207 (+10 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 4,757 COVID-19 cases and 774 deaths. That is up 143 cases and 19 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 1,132 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 12,730 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 42,533.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
10,738 (+235) in Fairfax County
5,270 (+113) in Prince William County
2,089 (+50) in Arlington
2,429 (+111) in Loudon County
1,941 (+54) in Alexandria
1,678 (+54) in Henrico County
1,400 (+69) in Chesterfield County
1,202 (+69) in Richmond
1,004 (+33) in Manassas City
827 (+20) in Accomack
765 (+8) in Harrisonburg
681 (+9) in Stafford
680 (+18) in Virginia Beach
666 (+10) in Culpeper
505 (+15) in Rockingham
494 (+13) in Chesapeake
500 (+13) in Spotsylvania
470 (+18) in Norfolk
453 (+20) in Buckingham
429 (+15) in Shenandoah
320 (+4) in Hanover
311 (+3) in Suffolk
308 (+5) in Fauquier
331(+22) in Frederick
294 (+10) in Portsmouth
287 (+6) in Manassas Park
276 (+1) in Richmond County
257 in Newport News
228 (+1) in Northampton
214 in Mecklenburg
214 (+1) in Page
202 in James City County
192 (+2) in Hampton
180 (+10) in Albemarle
176 (+8) in Winchester
152 (+5) in Roanoke City
146 in Southampton
151 (+9) in Sussex
147 (+5) in Fredericksburg
146 (+5 in Warren
129 in Prince Edward
127 (+1) in Isle of Wight
121 (+40) in Prince George:
118 (+6) in Petersburg
107 in Galax
105 in Augusta
105 (+3) in Charlottesville
102 (+5) in Roanoke County
As of Friday's update, 4,529 people had been hospitalized and 1,358 people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.
The coronavirus has most impacted people aged 50 to 69 as that group accounts for more than 27 percent of cases, data show.
"But we're also seeing cases in people in their 20s," Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam previously said.
In fact, Northam said that group accounts for 15.7 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, "Northam said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."
More women have been infected by the virus at 21,283 cases versus the 20,873 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 377 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 827 (+20)
Albemarle: 180 (+10)
Alleghany: 19 (+2)
Alexandria: 1,941 (+54)
Amelia: 25 (+2)
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 31
Arlington: 2,089 (+50)
Augusta: 105
Bedford: 47
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 32
Brunswick: 25 (+1)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 453 (+20)
Buena Vista City: 13
Campbell: 17 (+1)
Caroline: 58 (+2)
Carroll: 90 (+2)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 23
Charlottesville: 105 (+3)
Chesapeake: 494 (+13)
Chesterfield: 1,400 (+69)
Clarke: 24
Colonial Heights: 86
Covington: 3
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 666 (+10)
Cumberland: 35 (+3)
Danville: 51 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 71 (+3)
Emporia: 78 (+2)
Essex: 46
Fairfax: 10,738 (+235)
Fairfax City: 63
Falls Church: 55 (+2)
Fauquier: 308 (+5)
Floyd: 6 (+1)
Fluvanna: 90 (+2)
Franklin City: 42 (+1)
Franklin County: 35
Frederick: 331(+22)
Fredericksburg: 147 (+5)
Galax: 107
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 30
Goochland: 95 (+2)
Grayson: 34 (+2)
Greene: 31 (+3)
Greensville: 69 (+6)
Halifax: 30
Hanover: 320 (+4)
Hampton: 192 (+2)
Harrisonburg: 765 (+8)
Henrico: 1,678 (+54)
Henry: 99 (+4)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 85 (+4)
Isle of Wight: 127 (+1)
James City: 202
King George: 62
King and Queen: 10
King William: 26
Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 7
Louisa: 76
Loudoun: 2,429 (+111)
Lunenburg: 12 (+1)
Lynchburg: 80
Madison: 39 (+1)
Manassas City: 1,004 (+33)
Manassas Park: 287 (+6)
Martinsville: 31
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 214
Middlesex: 14
Montgomery: 73 (+1)
Nelson: 16
New Kent: 36
Newport News: 257
Norfolk: 470 (+18)
Northampton: 228 (+1)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 25 (+1)
Orange: 97 (+5)
Page: 214 (+1)
Patrick: 18
Patrick: 18
Pittsylvania: 39 (+1)
Pittsylvania: 39 (+1)
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 294 (+10)
Powhatan: 32 (+2)
Prince Edward: 129
Prince George: 121 (+40)
Prince William: 5,270 (+113)
Pulaski: 19 (+1)
Radford: 6
Radford: 6
Rappahannock: 13
Richmond City: 1,202 (+69)
Richmond County: 276 (+1)
Roanoke City: 152 (+5)
Roanoke County: 102 (+5)
Rockbridge: 16
Rockingham: 505 (+15)
Russell: 8
Salem: 32
Salem: 32
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 429 (+15)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 500 (+13)
Southampton: 146
Stafford: 681 (+9)
Staunton: 36
Suffolk: 311 (+3)
Surry: 10 (+1)
Sussex: 151 (+9)
Tazewell: 7
Tazewell: 7
Virginia Beach: 680 (+18)
Virginia Beach: 680 (+18)
Warren: 146 (+5)
Warren: 146 (+5)
Washington: 51
Waynesboro: 41
Westmoreland: 63
Winchester: 176 (+8)
Williamsburg: 44
Wise: 24
Wythe: 21
York: 72
York: 72
*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.