RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 234 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Sunday. That is an increase of four outbreaks since yesterday's report.
Data shows 136 (+4 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 2,609 COVID-19 cases and 363 deaths as of Sunday. That is up 126 cases and 28 deaths from the previous day.
The health department reported 940 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 6,615 tests processed. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 18,671.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
4,340 (+294) in Fairfax County
2,026 (+126) in Prince William County
1,106 (+62) in Arlington County
954 (+28) in Henrico County
931 (+50) in Loudon County
899 (+51) in Alexandria
601 (+8) in Chesterfield County
478 (+8) in Harrisonburg
413 in Virginia Beach
403 (+21) in Richmond
400 (+47) in Accomack
279 (+16) in Chesapeake
271(+9) in Stafford
266 (+8) in Manassas City
265 (+6) in Rockingham
221 (+10) in Norfolk
191 (+14) in Culpeper
190 (+12) in Suffolk
186 (+12) in Spotsylvania
183 (+10) in Portsmouth
163 (+2) in James City County
145 (+2) in Richmond County
145 (+11) in Shenandoah
137 in Buckingham
137 (+4) in Hanover
134 (+40) in Northampton
133 (+5) in Fauquier
127 (+2) in Southampton
125 (+2) in Newport News
123 (+1) in Hampton
121 (+6) in Frederick
109 (+2) in Page
108 (+3) in Albemarle
106 (+2) in Mecklenburg
As of Sunday's update, 2,627 people had been hospitalized and 660 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 31 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 13 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 9,538 cases versus the 8,984 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 149 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 400 (+47)
Albemarle: 108 (+3)
Alleghany: 6
Alexandria: 899 (+51)
Appomattox: 21
Arlington: 1,106 (+62)
Amelia: 16
Amherst: 14 (+2)
Augusta: 46 (+1)
Bedford: 34
Bristol: 2 (+1)
Botetourt: 28
Brunswick: 15
Buchanan: 16
Buckingham: 137
Buena Vista City: 6
Campbell: 13
Caroline: 31 (+2)
Carroll: 15 (+2)
Charles City: 17 (+4)
Charlotte: 9
Charlottesville: 63 (+5)
Chesapeake: 279 (+16)
Chesterfield: 601 (+8)
Clarke: 10
Colonial Heights: 57
Craig: 3
Culpeper: 191 (+14)
Cumberland: 12
Danville: 37
Dinwiddie: 18
Emporia: 24 (+1)
Essex: 11 (+3)
Fairfax: 4,340 (+294)
Fairfax City: 32 (+3)
Falls Church: 35 (+9)
Fauquier: 133 (+5)
Floyd: 3
Fluvanna: 76
Franklin City: 23
Franklin County: 23 (+1)
Frederick: 121 (+6)
Fredericksburg: 39 (+2)
Galax: 12 (+2)
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 25 (+1)
Goochland: 79 (+1)
Grayson: 2
Greene: 10
Greensville: 39
Halifax: 19
Hanover: 137 (+4)
Hampton: 123 (+1)
Harrisonburg: 478 (+8)
Henrico: 954 (+28)
Henry: 19
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 27
Isle of Wight: 99
James City: 163 (+2)
King George: 35 (+2)
King and Queen: 3
King William: 9
Lancaster: 4 (+1)
Lee: 10
Lexington: 6 (+1)
Louisa: 46
Loudoun: 931 (+50)
Lunenburg: 4
Lynchburg: 64 (+2)
Madison: 15
Manassas City: 266 (+8)
Manassas Park: 82 (+6)
Martinsville: 2
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 106 (+2)
Middlesex: 7
Montgomery: 56
Nelson: 8
New Kent: 25 (+2)
Newport News: 125 (+2)
Norfolk: 221 (+10)
Northampton: 134 (+40)
Northumberland: 9
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 13
Orange: 37
Page: 109 (+2)
Patrick: 2
Petersburg: 35
Pittsylvania: 14
Poquoson: 6
Portsmouth: 183 (+10)
Powhatan: 15 (+1)
Prince Edward: 55
Prince George: 35
Prince William: 2,026 (+126)
Pulaski: 9
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 6
Richmond City: 403 (+21)
Richmond County: 145 (+2)
Roanoke City: 81 (+1)
Roanoke County: 57 (+3)
Rockbridge: 7
Rockingham: 265 (+6)
Russell: 5
Salem: 26
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 145 (+11)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 186 (+12)
Southampton: 127 (+2)
Stafford: 271(+9)
Staunton: 13
Suffolk: 190 (+12)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 31
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 413
Warren: 61
Washington: 39
Waynesboro: 14
Westmoreland: 26 (+1)
Winchester: 49 (+3)
Williamsburg: 22 (+1)
Wise: 22
Wythe: 12 (+1)
York: 47 (+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.