RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 427 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Saturday.
Data show 230 outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 6,549 COVID-19 cases and 1,004 deaths. That is up 30 cases and 4 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 650 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 21,490 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 57,443.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
13,341 (+97) in Fairfax County
6,807 (+51) in Prince William County
3,543 (+39) in Loudon County
2,541 (+85) in Chesterfield County
2,405 (+9) in Arlington
2,383 (+15) in Henrico County
2,217 (+19) in Alexandria
1,960 (+31) in Richmond
1,353 (+1) in Manassas City
1,024 (+2) in Accomack
956 (+6) in Virginia Beach
920 (-1) in Stafford
891 (+17) in Spotsylvania
885 (+11) in Harrisonburg
794 (+2) in Culpeper
723 (+16) in Norfolk
721 (+12) in Chesapeake
651 (+8) in Rockingham
552 in Buckingham
536 (+2) in Shenandoah
449 (+3) in Frederick
430 (+20) in Newport News
407 (+5) in Manassas Park
405 in Portsmouth
403 (+2) in Fauquier
397 (+10) in Hanover
356 (+3) in Suffolk
343 (-1) in Greensville
321 (+17) in Albemarle
317 (+16) in Richmond County
308 (+17) in Roanoke City
279 (+1) in Winchester
268 (+1) in Northampton
261 in Page
258 (+6) in Hampton
239 (+1) in James City County
236 (+1) in Warren
234 in Mecklenburg
227 (+3) in Henry
223 (+4) in Fredericksburg
222 (+5) in Galax
198 (+1) in Petersburg
191 (+12) in Prince George
187 in Carroll
185 in Sussex
173 in Prince Edward
171 (+10) in Roanoke County
167 (+1) in Augusta
166 (+2) in Charlottesville
161 (+2) in Isle of Wight
154 in Southampton
151 in Hopewell
137 (+1) in Orange
131 (+5) in Colonial Heights
125 (+4) in Caroline
121 (+3) in Dinwiddie
115 in Goochland
112 in Empria
108 (+6) in Louisa
108 (+3) in Lynchburg
107 (+1) in Montgomery
104 (+1) in Fluvanna
As of Saturday's update, 5,807 people had been hospitalized and 1,607 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 26 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 16.5 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, "Northam said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."
More women have been infected by the virus at 28,588 cases versus the 28,272 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 583 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 1,024 (+2)
Albemarle: 321 (+17)
Alleghany: 30
Alexandria: 2,217 (+19)
Amelia: 41
Amherst: 29 (+1)
Appomattox: 36 (+1)
Arlington: 2,405 (+9)
Augusta: 167 (+1)
Bedford: 98 (+3)
Bland: 1
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 58 (+3)
Brunswick: 90
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 552
Buena Vista City: 12
Campbell: 32 (+2)
Caroline: 125 (+4)
Carroll: 187
Charles City: 37 (+2)
Charlotte: 31 (+1)
Charlottesville: 166 (+2)
Chesapeake: 721 (+12)
Chesterfield: 2,541 (+85)
Clarke: 44
Colonial Heights: 131 (+5)
Covington: 4
Craig: 6
Culpeper: 794 (+2)
Cumberland: 50
Danville: 72 (+4)
Dickenson: 1
Dinwiddie: 121 (+3)
Emporia: 112
Essex: 54
Fairfax: 13,341 (+97)
Fairfax City: 68 (+1)
Falls Church: 59 (+1)
Fauquier: 403 (+2)
Floyd: 10
Fluvanna: 104 (+1)
Franklin City: 44
Franklin County: 48
Frederick: 449 (+3)
Fredericksburg: 223 (+4)
Galax: 222 (+5)
Giles: 7 (+1)
Gloucester: 42 (+1)
Goochland: 115
Grayson: 77 (+3)
Greene: 48
Greensville: 343 (-1)
Halifax: 39
Hanover: 397 (+10)
Hampton: 258 (+6)
Harrisonburg: 885 (+11)
Henrico: 2,383 (+15)
Henry: 227 (+3)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 151
Isle of Wight: 161 (+2)
James City: 239 (+1)
King George: 96 (+1)
King and Queen: 24
King William: 35 (+2)
Lancaster: 12 (+1)
Lee: 9
Lexington: 9 (+1)
Louisa: 108 (+6)
Loudoun: 3,543 (+39)
Lunenburg: 21
Lynchburg: 108 (+3)
Madison: 42
Manassas City: 1,353 (+1)
Manassas Park: 407 (+5)
Martinsville: 59
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 234
Middlesex: 15 (+1)
Montgomery: 107 (+1)
Nelson: 18
New Kent: 48
Newport News: 430 (+20)
Norfolk: 723 (+16)
Northampton: 268 (+1)
Northumberland: 28
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 80
Orange: 137 (+1)
Page: 261
Patrick: 36
Petersburg: 198 (+1)
Pittsylvania: 82 (+6)
Poquoson: 14 (+2)
Portsmouth: 405
Powhatan: 61 (+2)
Prince Edward: 173
Prince George: 191 (+12)
Prince William: 6,807 (+51)
Pulaski: 36 (+5)
Radford: 9 (+1)
Rappahannock: 17 (+1)
Richmond City: 1,960 (+31)
Richmond County: 317 (+16)
Roanoke City: 308 (+17)
Roanoke County: 171 (+10)
Rockbridge: 18
Rockingham: 651 (+8)
Russell: 9
Salem: 50 (+1)
Scott: 8
Shenandoah: 536 (+2)
Smyth: 33 (+3)
Spotsylvania: 891 (+17)
Southampton: 154
Stafford: 920 (-1)
Staunton: 65 (+3)
Suffolk: 356 (+3)
Surry: 13
Sussex: 185
Tazewell: 9
Virginia Beach: 956 (+6)
Warren: 236 (+1)
Washington: 59 (+1)
Waynesboro: 60 (-1)
Westmoreland: 88 (+1)
Winchester: 279 (+1)
Williamsburg: 54
Wise: 27
Wythe: 43 (+1)
York: 98 (+1)
*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.