RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 206 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Wednesday. That is an increase of three outbreaks since yesterday's report.
Data shows 116 (+2 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 1,407 COVID-19 cases and 111 deaths as of Wednesday. That is up 50 cases and 4 deaths from the previous day.
The health department reported 622 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 2,254 people tested since Tuesday's update. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 14,961.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
3,448 (+170) in Fairfax County
1,527 (+78) in Prince William County
912 (+47 in Arlington County
846 (+11) in Henrico County
727 (+39) in Loudon County
700 (+43) in Alexandria
501 (+13) in Chesterfield County
411 (+5) in Harrisonburg
365 (+6) in Virginia Beach
323 (+11) in Richmond
235 (+14) in Stafford
232 (+12) in Chesapeake
229 (+6) in Accomack
220 (+4) in Rockingham
192 (+4) in Norfolk
155 in James City County
154 (+2) in Suffolk
150 (+1) in Manassas City
150 (+1) in Portsmouth
143 (+2) in Richmond County
131 (+5) in Spotsylvania
129 (+3) in Culpeper
115 in Southampton
114 (+2) in Newport News
113 (+4) in Hanover
109 (+4) in Fauquier
109 (+1) in Hampton
101 (+4) in Frederick
100 in Mecklenburg
As of Wednesday's update, 2,259 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 7,698 cases versus the 7,156 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 107 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 229 (+6)
Albemarle: 81 (+1)
Alleghany: 5 (+1)
Alexandria: 700 (+43)
Appomattox: 18 (+1)
Arlington: 912 (+47)
Amelia: 15
Amherst: 11 (+2)
Augusta: 41 (+2)
Bedford: 27 (+2)
Bristol: 1
Botetourt: 28 (+1)
Brunswick: 14 (+1)
Buchanan: 16
Buckingham: 55
Buena Vista City: 5
Campbell: 12 (+1)
Caroline: 25 (+3)
Carroll: 9 (+5)
Charles City: 13
Charlotte: 7
Charlottesville: 52 (+1)
Chesapeake: 232 (+12)
Chesterfield: 501 (+13)
Clarke: 8 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 49 (+2)
Craig: 2
Culpeper: 129 (+3)
Cumberland: 11
Danville: 34 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 15
Emporia: 22 (+2)
Essex: 6
Fairfax: 3,448 (+170)
Fairfax City: 27
Falls Church: 26
Fauquier: 109 (+4)
Floyd: 2 (+1)
Fluvanna: 73
Franklin City: 19 (+1)
Franklin County: 21 (+1)
Frederick: 101 (+4)
Fredericksburg: 28 (+1)
Galax: 4
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 23 (+1)
Goochland: 74
Grayson: 1
Greene: 10 (+1)
Greensville: 38 (+2)
Halifax: 17
Hanover: 113 (+4)
Hampton: 109 (+1)
Harrisonburg: 411 (+5)
Henrico: 846 (+11)
Henry: 16
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 24
Isle of Wight: 96
James City: 155
King George: 30
King and Queen: 2
King William: 5
Lancaster: 1
Lee: 9
Lexington: 3
Louisa: 41
Loudoun: 727 (+39)
Lunenburg: 4
Lynchburg: 52 (+1)
Madison: 14
Manassas City: 150 (+1)
Manassas Park: 60 (+7)
Martinsville: 2
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 100
Middlesex: 4
Montgomery: 55 (+1)
Nelson: 7
New Kent: 23 (+2)
Newport News: 114 (+2)
Norfolk: 192 (+4)
Northampton: 36 (+1)
Northumberland: 8
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 12 (+1)
Orange: 27
Page: 91 (+2)
Patrick: 2
Petersburg: 31 (+1)
Pittsylvania: 12 (+1)
Poquoson: 6
Portsmouth: 150 (+1)
Powhatan: 12 (+1)
Prince Edward: 46 (+5)
Prince George: 33 (+2)
Prince William: 1,527 (+78)
Pulaski: 9
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 3
Richmond City: 323 (+11)
Richmond County: 143 (+2)
Roanoke City: 57 (+22)
Roanoke County: 47 (+6)
Rockbridge: 5
Rockingham: 220 (+4)
Russell: 3
Salem: 16 (+4)
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 95 (+16)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 131 (+5)
Southampton: 115
Stafford: 235 (+14)
Staunton: 12 (+1)
Suffolk: 154 (+2)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 30
Tazewell: 6 (+1)
Virginia Beach: 365 (+6)
Warren: 51 (+4)
Washington: 36 (+2)
Waynesboro: 11
Westmoreland: 22 (+1)
Winchester: 36
Williamsburg: 18
Wise: 22
Wythe: 11
York: 45
*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.