RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 216 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Thursday. That is an increase of 10 outbreaks since yesterday's report.
Data shows 120 (+4 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 1,537 COVID-19 cases and 118 deaths as of Thursday. That is up 130 cases and 7 deaths from the previous day.
The health department reported 885 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 5,536 people tested since Wednesday's update. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 15,846.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
3,611 (+163) in Fairfax County
1,645 (+118) in Prince William County
967 (+55) in Arlington County
876 (+30) in Henrico County
756 (+56) in Alexandria
746 (+19) in Loudon County
531 (+30) in Chesterfield County
426 (+15) in Harrisonburg
385 (+20) in Virginia Beach
339 (+16) in Richmond
264 (+35) in Accomack
242 (+10) in Chesapeake
240 (+20) in Rockingham
240 (+5) in Stafford
216 (+66) in Manassas City
198 (+6) in Norfolk
169 (+15) in Suffolk
158 (+3) in James City County
158 (+8) in Portsmouth
144 (+1) in Richmond County
143 (+12) in Spotsylvania
141 (+12) in Culpeper
125 (+10) in Southampton
118 (+4) in Newport News
118 (+5) in Hanover
115 (+6) in Hampton
111 (+2) in Fauquier
108 (+13) in Shenandoah
105 (+4) in Frederick
103 (+22) in Albemarle
100 in Mecklenburg
100 (+9) in Page
As of Thursday's update, 2,322 people had been hospitalized and 522 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 32 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 8,156 cases versus the 7,569 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 121 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 264 (+35)
Albemarle: 103 (+22)
Alleghany: 6 (+1)
Alexandria: 756 (+56)
Appomattox: 20 (+2)
Arlington: 967 (+55)
Amelia: 15
Amherst: 12 (+1)
Augusta: 43 (+2)
Bedford: 30 (+3)
Bristol: 1
Botetourt: 28
Brunswick: 14
Buchanan: 16
Buckingham: 58 (+3)
Buena Vista City: 6 (+1)
Campbell: 12
Caroline: 27 (+2)
Carroll: 11 (+2)
Charles City: 13
Charlotte: 7
Charlottesville: 56 (+4)
Chesapeake: 242 (+10)
Chesterfield: 531 (+30)
Clarke: 8
Colonial Heights: 54 (+5)
Covington: 1
Craig: 3 (+1)
Culpeper: 141 (+12)
Cumberland: 13 (+2)
Danville: 35 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 16 (+1)
Emporia: 23 (+1)
Essex: 7 (+1)
Fairfax: 3,611 (+163)
Fairfax City: 27
Falls Church: 26
Fauquier: 111 (+2)
Floyd: 2
Fluvanna: 73
Franklin City: 20 (+1)
Franklin County: 21
Frederick: 105 (+4)
Fredericksburg: 33 (+5)
Galax: 4
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 23
Goochland: 76 (+2)
Grayson: 2 (+1)
Greene: 10
Greensville: 39 (+1)
Halifax: 18 (+1)
Hanover: 118 (+5)
Hampton: 115 (+6)
Harrisonburg: 426 (+15)
Henrico: 876 (+30)
Henry: 16
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 24
Isle of Wight: 99 (+3)
James City: 158 (+3)
King George: 32 (+2)
King and Queen: 2
King William: 5
Lancaster: 2 (+1)
Lee: 9
Lexington: 3
Louisa: 43 (+2)
Loudoun: 746 (+19)
Lunenburg: 4
Lynchburg: 53 (+1)
Madison: 14
Manassas City: 216 (+66)
Manassas Park: 61 (+1)
Martinsville: 2
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 100
Middlesex: 8 (+4)
Montgomery: 56 (+1)
Nelson: 8 (+1)
New Kent: 23
Newport News: 118 (+4)
Norfolk: 198 (+6)
Northampton: 64 (+28)
Northumberland: 9 (+1)
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 12
Orange: 31 (+4)
Page: 100 (+9)
Patrick: 2
Petersburg: 31
Pittsylvania: 13 (+1)
Poquoson: 6
Portsmouth: 158 (+8)
Powhatan: 13 (+1)
Prince Edward: 49 (+3)
Prince George: 33 (+2)
Prince William: 1,645 (+118)
Pulaski: 9
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 5 (+2)
Richmond City: 339 (+16)
Richmond County: 144 (+1)
Roanoke City: 73 (+16)
Roanoke County: 51 (+4)
Rockbridge: 6 (+1)
Rockingham: 240 (+20)
Russell: 3
Salem: 26 (+10)
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 108 (+13)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 143 (+12)
Southampton: 125 (+10)
Stafford: 240 (+5)
Staunton: 12
Suffolk: 169 (+15)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 31 (+1)
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 385 (+20)
Warren: 52 (+1)
Washington: 36
Waynesboro: 11
Westmoreland: 21 (-1)
Winchester: 37 (+1)
Williamsburg: 18
Wise: 22
Wythe: 11
York: 46 (+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.