RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 514 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Thursday. That is an increase of five outbreaks since Wednesday's reporting.
Data show 264 (+3 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 7,106 COVID-19 cases and 1,159 deaths. That is up 17 cases and 10 additional deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 613 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 17,161 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 67,988.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
14,284 (+31) in Fairfax County
7,687 (+23) in Prince William County
4,319 (+37) in Loudon County
3,108 (+30) in Chesterfield County
2,725 (+4) in Henrico County
2,567 (+9) in Arlington
2,419 (+11) in Alexandria
2,333 (+12) in Richmond
1,547 (+27) in Virginia Beach
1,464 in Manassas City
1,289 (+95) in Norfolk
1,117 (+29) in Chesapeake
1,060 (+7) n Spotsylvania
1,042 in Accomack
1,038 (+9) in Stafford
975 (+3) in Harrisonburg
837 (+6) in Culpeper
763 (+5) in Rockingham
659 (+25) in Newport News
605 (+12) n Portsmouth
604 (+3) in Shenandoah
572 (+1) in Buckingham
542 (+17) in Roanoke City
534 (+5) in Frederick
512 (+14) in Albemarle
504 (+17) in Suffolk
460 (+5) in Fauquier
459 (+3) in Hanover
451 (+2) in Manassas Park
424 (+15) in Hampton
373 (+3) in Greensville
334 in Winchester
330 (+15) in Henry
323 (+10) in James City County
314 (+1) in Petersburg
304 (+5) in Richmond County
303 (+1) in Warren
301 (+5) in Roanoke County
295 (+2) in Page
282 in Galax
272 in Northampton
264 (+1) in Fredericksburg
254 in Prince George
252 (+2) in Mecklenburg
251 (+10) in Charlottesville
241 (+2) in Carroll
234 (+15) in Prince Edward
210 (-2) in Sussex
209 (+5) in Isle of Wight
200 (-1) in Augusta
192 (+1) in Hopewell
172 (+2) in Montgomery
169 in Lynchburg
168 (+2) in Southampton
155 (+1) in Orange
154 in Dinwiddie
151 in Colonial Heights
150 (+2) in Botetourt
147 (+2) in Emporia
146 in Pittsylvania
142 (+2) in Bedford
140 (+5) in York
134 (+1) in Louisa
132 (+1) in Caroline
129 (+1) in Goochland
126 (+1) in Fluvanna
124 (+6) in Westmoreland
116 (-1) in Brunswick
114 in Nottoway
114 (+1) in Waynesboro
106 (+2) in Franklin County
104 (+3) in Martinsville
102 (+1) in Danville
102 (+3) in King George
As of Thursday's update, 6,625 people had been hospitalized and 1,937 people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.
More women have been infected by the virus at 34,291 cases versus the 33,248 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 449 cases in the Commonwealth.
The coronavirus first most impacted people aged 50 to 69, which currently accounts for 25 percent of cases in Virginia. However, people aged 30 to 49 now account for more than 36 percent of cases, data show.
Additionally, people in their 20s account for 17.4 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, "Gov. Ralph Northam previously said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 1,042
Albemarle: 512 (+14)
Alleghany: 39
Alexandria: 2,419 (+11)
Amelia: 49 (+1)
Amherst: 38
Appomattox: 44
Arlington: 2,567 (+9)
Augusta: 200 (-1)
Bath: 1
Bedford: 142 (+2)
Bland: 2
Bristol: 8 (+1)
Botetourt: 150 (+2)
Brunswick: 116 (-1)
Buchanan: 38 (+2)
Buckingham: 572 (+1)
Buena Vista City: 15 (-1)
Campbell: 54
Caroline: 132 (+1)
Carroll: 241 (+2)
Charles City: 41
Charlotte: 33
Charlottesville: 251 (+10)
Chesapeake: 1,117 (+29)
Chesterfield: 3,108 (+30)
Clarke: 58 (-1)
Colonial Heights: 151
Covington: 5
Craig: 9
Culpeper: 837 (+6)
Cumberland: 59
Danville: 102 (+1)
Dickenson: 5
Dinwiddie: 154
Emporia: 147 (+2)
Essex: 64 (+5)
Fairfax: 14,284 (+31)
Fairfax City: 72
Falls Church: 53 (-1)
Fauquier: 460 (+5)
Floyd: 20
Fluvanna: 126 (+1)
Franklin City: 66 (+5)
Franklin County: 106 (+2)
Frederick: 534 (+5)
Fredericksburg: 264 (+1)
Galax: 282
Giles: 18
Gloucester: 64 (+12)
Goochland: 129 (+1)
Grayson: 91
Greene: 78 (+2)
Greensville: 373 (+3)
Halifax: 73 (+3)
Hanover: 459 (+3)
Hampton: 424 (+15)
Harrisonburg: 975 (+3)
Henrico: 2,725 (+4)
Henry: 330 (+15)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 192 (+1)
Isle of Wight: 209 (+5)
James City: 323 (+10)
King George: 102 (+3)
King and Queen: 26 (+1)
King William: 54 (+7)
Lancaster: 12 (+1)
Lee: 15
Lexington: 12 (-1)
Louisa: 134 (+1)
Loudoun: 4,319 (+37)
Lunenburg: 39
Lynchburg: 169
Madison: 46
Manassas City: 1,464
Manassas Park: 451 (+2)
Martinsville: 104 (+3)
Mathews: 7 (+1)
Mecklenburg: 252 (+2)
Middlesex: 15
Montgomery: 172 (+2)
Nelson: 22
New Kent: 62
Newport News: 659 (+25)
Norfolk: 1,289 (+95)
Northampton: 272
Northumberland: 37
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 114 (-1)
Orange: 155 (+1)
Page: 295 (+2)
Patrick: 48
Petersburg: 314 (+1)
Pittsylvania: 146
Poquoson: 20 (+1)
Portsmouth: 605 (+12)
Powhatan: 86
Prince Edward: 234 (+15)
Prince George: 254
Prince William: 7,687 (+23)
Pulaski: 48
Radford: 16 (+1)
Rappahannock: 31
Richmond City: 2,333 (+12)
Richmond County: 304 (+5)
Roanoke City: 542 (+17)
Roanoke County: 301 (+5)
Rockbridge: 33
Rockingham: 763 (+5)
Russell: 15
Salem: 84 (+1)
Scott: 11
Shenandoah: 604 (+3)
Smyth: 42
Spotsylvania: 1,060 (+7)
Southampton: 168 (+2)
Stafford: 1,038 (+9)
Staunton: 85 (+1)
Suffolk: 504 (+17)
Surry: 17
Sussex: 210 (-2)
Tazewell: 23
Virginia Beach: 1,547 (+27)
Warren: 303 (+1)
Washington: 74 (+4)
Waynesboro: 114 (+1)
Westmoreland: 124 (+6)
Winchester: 334
Williamsburg: 78 (+1)
Wise: 34 (+1)
Wythe: 57
York: 140 (+5)
*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.