RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 451 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Saturday. That is an increase of two outbreaks since Friday's reporting.
Data show 236 (no change from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 6,743 COVID-19 cases and 1,054 deaths. That is up 29 cases and 15 additional deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 677 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 12,720 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 61,247.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
13,728 (+75) in Fairfax County
7,166 (+59) in Prince William County
3,890 (+84) in Loudon County
2,842 (+58) in Chesterfield County
2,560 (+17) in Henrico County
2,454 (+5) in Arlington
2,303 (+16) in Alexandria
2,159 (+26) in Richmond
1,382 (+3) in Manassas City
1,092 (+10) in Virginia Beach
1,039 (+2) in Accomack
975 (+30) in Spotsylvania
974 (+9) in Stafford
925 (+12) in Harrisonburg
854 (+8) in Chesapeake
842 (+20) in Norfolk
807 (+1) in Culpeper
701 (+16) in Rockingham
558 (+6) in Shenandoah
556 (+1) in Buckingham
490 (+16) in Newport News
479 (+14) in Frederick
455 (+6) in Portsmouth
422 (+3) in Manassas Park
417 (+1) in Fauquier
416 (+1) in Hanover
393 (+4) in Suffolk
382 (+8) in Albemarle
363 (+3) in Roanoke City
355 (+3) in Greensville
310 (+8) in Winchester
305 (+9) in Hampton
296 in Richmond County
278 (+9) in Warren
269 in Northampton
267 (+1) in Page
252 (+1) in James City County
244 (+1) in Galax
243 (+6) in Henry
240 (+2) in Mecklenburg
239 (+1) in Fredericksburg
228 (+1) in Prince George
221 (+2) in Petersburg
203 (+5) in Carroll
200 (+4) in Charlottesville
200 (+1) in Roanoke County
195 (+1) in Sussex
182 (+4) in Prince Edward
179 in Augusta
177 (+8) in Isle of Wight
169 (+6) in Hopewell
155 in Southampton
145 (+2) in Orange
143 (+1) in Colonial Heights
141 (+10) in Dinwiddie
133 (+6) in Empria
132 in Lynchburg
128 in Caroline
126 (+4) in Montgomery
118 in Goochland
117 (+3) in Louisa
110 (+2) in York
109 in Fluvanna
109 (+2) in Nottoway
107 in Bedford
107 (+5) in Pittsylvania
100 (+7) in Westmoreland
As of Saturday's update, 6,120 people had been hospitalized and 1,724 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 nearly 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 16.8 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 30,709 cases versus the 30,083 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 455 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 1,039 (+2)
Albemarle: 382 (+8)
Alleghany: 31
Alexandria: 2,303 (+16)
Amelia: 42
Amherst: 38 (+3)
Appomattox: 38
Arlington: 2,454 (+5)
Augusta: 179
Bedford: 107
Bland: 2
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 69
Brunswick: 99 (+3)
Buchanan: 31 (+13)
Buckingham: 556 (+1)
Buena Vista City: 14
Campbell: 41
Caroline: 128
Carroll: 203 (+5)
Charles City: 39
Charlotte: 30
Charlottesville: 200 (+4)
Chesapeake: 854 (+8)
Chesterfield: 2,842 (+58)
Clarke: 49 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 143 (+1)
Covington: 3
Craig: 6
Culpeper: 807 (+1)
Cumberland: 50 (-1)
Danville: 79 (+2)
Dickenson: 3 (+2)
Dinwiddie: 141 (+10)
Emporia: 133 (+6)
Essex: 56
Fairfax: 13,728 (+75)
Fairfax City: 70 (+1)
Falls Church: 56
Fauquier: 417 (+1)
Floyd: 15
Fluvanna: 109
Franklin City: 47 (+1)
Franklin County: 60 (+6)
Frederick: 479 (+14)
Fredericksburg: 239 (+1)
Galax: 244 (+1)
Giles: 8
Gloucester: 44 (-3)
Goochland: 118
Grayson: 84
Greene: 60 (+3)
Greensville: 355 (+3)
Halifax: 49 (+7)
Hanover: 416 (+1)
Hampton: 305 (+9)
Harrisonburg: 925 (+12)
Henrico: 2,560 (+17)
Henry: 243 (+6)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 169 (+6)
Isle of Wight: 177 (+8)
James City: 252 (+1)
King George: 97 (-1)
King and Queen: 23
King William: 40
Lancaster: 10 (-2)
Lee: 9
Lexington: 10
Louisa: 117 (+3)
Loudoun: 3,890 (+84)
Lunenburg: 30 (+1)
Lynchburg: 132
Madison: 43
Manassas City: 1,382 (+3)
Manassas Park: 422 (+3)
Martinsville: 70
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 240 (+2)
Middlesex: 15
Montgomery: 126 (+4)
Nelson: 18
New Kent: 57 (+2)
Newport News: 490 (+16)
Norfolk: 842 (+20)
Northampton: 269
Northumberland: 38
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 109 (+2)
Orange: 145 (+2)
Page: 267 (+1)
Patrick: 41 (+1)
Petersburg: 221 (+2)
Pittsylvania: 107 (+5)
Poquoson: 19 (+2)
Portsmouth: 455 (+6)
Powhatan: 77 (+2)
Prince Edward: 182 (+4)
Prince George: 228 (+1)
Prince William: 7,166 (+59)
Pulaski: 39
Radford: 11
Rappahannock: 20
Richmond City: 2,159 (+26)
Richmond County: 296
Roanoke City: 363 (+3)
Roanoke County: 200 (+1)
Rockbridge: 29 (+1)
Rockingham: 701 (+16)
Russell: 9
Salem: 51 (+1)
Scott: 9
Shenandoah: 558 (+6)
Smyth: 33
Spotsylvania: 975 (+30)
Southampton: 155
Stafford: 974 (+9)
Staunton: 68
Suffolk: 397 (+4)
Surry: 14
Sussex: 195 (+1)
Tazewell: 15 (+2)
Virginia Beach: 1,092 (+10)
Warren: 278 (+9)
Washington: 63 (+1)
Waynesboro: 74 (+1)
Westmoreland: 100 (+7)
Winchester: 310 (+8)
Williamsburg: 55
Wise: 27
Wythe: 47
York: 110 (+2)
*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.