RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 198 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Sunday. That is an increase of 10 outbreaks since yesterday's report.
Data shows 113 (+9 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 1,320 COVID-19 cases and 104 deaths as of Sunday. That is up 225 cases and 18 deaths from the previous day.
The health department reported 604 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 3,940 people tested since Saturday's update. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 12,970.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
2,889 (+144) in Fairfax County
1,265 (+84) in Prince William County
792 (+28) in Henrico County
790 (+26) in Arlington County
596 (+31) in Loudon County
591 (+16) in Alexandria
457(+17) in Chesterfield County
371 (+1) in Harrisonburg
345 (+10) in Virginia Beach
301 (+14) in Richmond
213 (+15) in Stafford
208 (+8) in Chesapeake
184 (+41) in Accomack
184 in Rockingham
179 (+10) in Norfolk
158 (+4) Manassas City
153 (+2) in James City County
147 (+6) in Suffolk
115 (+40) in Southampton
111 (+2) in Newport News
108 (+5) in Portsmouth
107 (+6) in Spotsylvania
105 (+2) in Hanover
104 (+3) in Hampton
103 (+8) in Culpeper
As of Sunday's update, 2,014 people had been hospitalized and 448 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 33 percent of cases, data reveals.
"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 more than 12 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 6,708 cases versus the 6,168 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 94 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 184 (+41)
Albemarle: 76 (+3)
Alleghany: 5
Alexandria: 591 (+16)
Appomattox: 17 (+5)
Arlington: 790 (+26)
Amelia: 15
Amherst: 9
Augusta: 36
Bedford: 24
Bristol: 1
Botetourt: 27
Brunswick: 14
Buchanan: 13
Buckingham: 35 (+1)
Buena Vista City: 5
Campbell: 11 (+1)
Caroline: 21
Carroll: 3
Charles City: 13 (+1)
Charlotte: 7
Charlottesville: 49 (+1)
Chesapeake: 208 (+8)
Chesterfield: 457(+17)
Clarke: 7
Colonial Heights: 45 (+2)
Covington: 1
Craig: 2
Culpeper: 103 (+8)
Cumberland: 10
Danville: 33 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 14 (+2)
Emporia: 18
Essex: 6 (+2)
Fairfax: 2,889 (+144)
Fairfax City: 26
Falls Church: 26
Fauquier: 87 (+7)
Floyd: 1
Fluvanna: 72
Franklin City: 16
Franklin County: 19
Frederick: 93
Fredericksburg: 23
Galax: 4 (+3)
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 22
Goochland: 70 (+1)
Greene: 10
Greensville: 30
Halifax: 17 (+1)
Hanover: 105 (+2)
Hampton: 104 (+3)
Harrisonburg: 371 (+1)
Henrico: 792 (+28)
Henry: 14 (+1)
Highland: 1
Hopewell: 22 (+1)
Isle of Wight: 93 (+2)
James City: 153 (+2)
King George: 27 (+2)
King and Queen: 2
King William: 5
Lancaster: 1
Lexington: 3
Lee: 8
Louisa: 40 (+1)
Loudoun: 596 (+31)
Lunenburg: 4
Lynchburg: 50 (+2)
Madison: 14
Manassas City: 158 (+4)
Manassas Park: 45 (+1)
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 94 (+9)
Middlesex: 4
Montgomery: 51
Nelson: 7
New Kent: 20
Newport News: 111 (+2)
Norfolk: 179 (+10)
Northampton: 24 (+4)
Northumberland: 8
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 11
Orange: 26 (+1)
Page: 84 (+2)
Patrick: 2
Petersburg: 27
Pittsylvania: 11
Poquoson: 6
Portsmouth: 108 (+5)
Powhatan: 11
Prince Edward: 41 (+4)
Prince George: 30
Prince William: 1,265 (+84)
Pulaski: 10
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 2
Richmond City: 301 (+14)
Richmond County: 89 (+10)
Roanoke City: 33
Roanoke County: 39
Rockbridge: 5
Rockingham: 184
Russell: 3
Salem: 9 (+1)
Scott: 6 (+1 )
Shenandoah: 74 (+2)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 107 (+6)
Southampton: 115 (+40)
Stafford: 213 (+15)
Staunton: 10
Suffolk: 147 (+6)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 28
Tazewell: 4
Virginia Beach: 345 (+10)
Warren: 43 (+1)
Washington: 34 (+4)
Waynesboro: 10
Westmoreland: 20 (+3)
Winchester: 33
Williamsburg: 15
Wise: 20
Wythe: 11
York: 44
*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.
- Avoid contact with sick people.
- Avoid non-essential travel.