RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 324 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Sunday. That is an increase of one outbreak since Saturday's report.
Data show 190 (no change from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 4,451 COVID-19 cases and 691 deaths. That is up 47 cases and 10 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 495 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 14,170 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 36,244.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
8,989 (+44) in Fairfax County
4,468 (+60) in Prince William County
1,873 (+69) in Arlington
1,821 (-10) in Loudon County
1,733 (+30) in Alexandria
1,446 (+35) in Henrico County
1,193 in Chesterfield County
1,012 (+33) in Richmond
802 (+10) in Manassas City
727 (+5) in Accomack
716 (+7) in Harrisonburg
603 (+5) in Virginia Beach
594 (+20) in Culpeper
581 (+12) in Stafford
453 (+1) in Rockingham
442 (-1) in Buckingham
433 (+7) in Chesapeake
401 (+15) in Spotsylvania
399 (+6) in Norfolk
372 (+7) in Shenandoah
295 (+5) in Suffolk
275 (-1) in Richmond County
282 (+13) in Fauquier
262 (+7) in Frederick
262 (+9) in Portsmouth
252 in Hanover
239 (+9) in Manassas Park
237 (+3) in Newport News
213 (+3) in Northampton
200 (+7) in Mecklenburg
196 (+4) in James City County
188 (+2) in Page
174 (+2) in Hampton
148 (+5) in Albemarle
143 (+2) in Southampton
143 (+15) in Winchester
140 (-1) in Roanoke City
124 in Isle of Wight
118 (+5) in Fredericksburg
114 in Sussex
111 (+1) in Warren
108 in Prince Edward
As of Sunday's update, 4,214 people had been hospitalized and 1,171 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 28 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 15.3 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 18,094 cases versus the 17,891 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 259 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 727 (+5)
Albemarle: 148 (+5)
Alleghany: 13
Alexandria: 1,733 (+30)
Amelia: 21 (-1)
Amherst: 25
Appomattox: 26
Arlington: 1,873 (+69)
Augusta: 90 (+1)
Bedford: 41
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 31
Brunswick: 21
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 442 (-1)
Buena Vista City: 12
Campbell: 13
Caroline: 47 (+1)
Carroll: 74 (+8)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 19
Charlottesville: 80 (+6)
Chesapeake: 433 (+7)
Chesterfield: 1,193
Clarke: 21
Colonial Heights: 83
Covington: 3
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 594 (+20)
Cumberland: 26
Danville: 46
Dinwiddie: 48
Emporia: 60
Essex: 43 (+2)
Fairfax: 8,989 (+44)
Fairfax City: 52
Falls Church: 47
Fauquier: 282 (+13)
Floyd: 4
Fluvanna: 84
Franklin City: 38
Franklin County: 32
Frederick: 262 (+7)
Fredericksburg: 118 (+5)
Galax: 88 (+1)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 30
Goochland: 90
Grayson: 26 (+2)
Greene: 22 (+1)
Greensville: 55
Halifax: 29
Hanover: 252
Hampton: 174 (+2)
Harrisonburg: 716 (+7)
Henrico: 1,446 (+35)
Henry: 67 (+4)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 66 (-1)
Isle of Wight: 124
James City: 196 (+4)
King George: 54 (+2)
King and Queen: 7
King William: 20
Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 6
Louisa: 69 (+2)
Loudoun: 1,821 (-10)
Lunenburg: 8 (+1)
Lynchburg: 77
Madison: 32 (+5)
Manassas City: 802 (+10)
Manassas Park: 239 (+9)
Martinsville: 24
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 200 (+7)
Middlesex: 12
Montgomery: 69
Nelson: 13
New Kent: 27
Newport News: 237 (+3)
Norfolk: 399 (+6)
Northampton: 213 (+3)
Northumberland: 22
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 19
Orange: 80 (+3)
Page: 188 (+2)
Patrick: 14 (+1)
Petersburg: 86 (-1)
Pittsylvania: 32 (+4)
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 262 (+9)
Powhatan: 29
Prince Edward: 108
Prince George: 60
Prince William: 4,468 (+60)
Pulaski: 10
Radford: 6 (+2)
Rappahannock: 12
Richmond City: 1,012 (+33)
Richmond County: 275 (-1)
Roanoke City: 140 (-1)
Roanoke County: 90
Rockbridge: 14
Rockingham: 453 (+1)
Russell: 8
Salem: 32
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 372 (+7)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 401 (+15)
Southampton: 143 (+2)
Stafford: 581 (+12)
Staunton: 35
Suffolk: 295 (+5)
Surry: 6
Sussex: 114
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 603 (+5)
Warren: 111 (+1)
Washington: 51
Waynesboro: 38
Westmoreland: 48 (+2)
Winchester: 143 (+15)
Williamsburg: 43
Wise: 24
Wythe: 17
York: 68 (+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.
- Avoid contact with sick people.
- Avoid non-essential travel.