RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 404 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 Tuesday's report.
Data show 228 (+1 change from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 5,372 COVID-19 cases and 853 deaths. That is up 34 cases and 8 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 439 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 7,911 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 52,177.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
12,746 (+51) in Fairfax County
6,376 (+40) in Prince William County
3,180 (+6) in Loudon County
2,280 (+15) in Arlington
2,162 (+16) in Henrico County
2,125 (+10) in Alexandria
1,995 (+53) in Chesterfield County
1,686 (+19) in Richmond
1,262 (+8) in Manassas City
984 (+1) in Accomack
842 (+5) in Harrisonburg
831 (+7) in Stafford
823 (+8) in Virginia Beach
773 (+1) in Culpeper
723 (+11) in Spotsylvania
617 (+12) in Chesapeake
605 (+9) in Norfolk
602 (+6) in Rockingham
497 (+13) in Buckingham
492(+5) in Shenandoah
415 (+2) in Frederick
370 (+5) in Fauquier
360 (+1) in Manassas Park
354 (+3) in Hanover
354 (+3) in Portsmouth
330 (+5) in Suffolk
328 (+5) in Newport News
300 (+23) in Greensville
290 (+1) in Richmond County
260 (+2) in Albemarle
257 (+1) in Northampton
248 (+10) in Winchester
247 (+1) in Page
231 (+3) in Hampton
225 (+3) in Warren
224 in Mecklenburg
224 in James City County
207 (+3) in Roanoke City
194 (+1) in Fredericksburg
182 (+8) in Henry
175 in Sussex
174 (+4) in Petersburg
154 (+6) in Galax
154 (+1) in Southampton
153 (+4) in Carroll
153 (+2) in Prince Edward
153 in Prince George
150 (+1) in Isle of Wight
142 (+1) in Charlottesville
139 (+2) in Augusta
125 (-1) in Roanoke County
120 (+2) in Hopewell
119 (+1) in Orange
106 (+2) in Colonial Heights
106 (-2) in Goochland
101 (+2) in Dinwiddie
As of Wednesday's update, 5,272 people had been hospitalized and 1,514 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 more than 26 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 16.2 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 25,963 cases versus the 25,665 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 549 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 984 (+1)
Albemarle: 260 (+2)
Alleghany: 26
Alexandria: 2,125 (+10)
Amelia: 34 (+1)
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 33
Arlington: 2,280 (+15)
Augusta: 139 (+2)
Bedford: 83 (+2)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 40
Brunswick: 43 (+2)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 497 (+13)
Buena Vista City: 13
Campbell: 22 (+2)
Caroline: 99 (+2)
Carroll: 153 (+4)
Charles City: 28
Charlotte: 29
Charlottesville: 142 (+1)
Chesapeake: 617 (+12)
Chesterfield: 1,995 (+53)
Clarke: 35
Colonial Heights: 106 (+2)
Covington: 4
Craig: 6
Culpeper: 773 (+1)
Cumberland: 45
Danville: 61 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 101 (+2)
Emporia: 93 (+2)
Essex: 53
Fairfax: 12,746 (+51)
Fairfax City: 69
Falls Church: 56
Fauquier: 370 (+5)
Floyd: 8
Fluvanna: 98 (+3)
Franklin City: 42
Franklin County: 41
Frederick: 415 (+2)
Fredericksburg: 194 (+1)
Galax: 154 (+6)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 33
Goochland: 106 (-2)
Grayson: 60 (+5)
Greene: 44
Greensville: 300 (+23)
Halifax: 32
Hanover: 354 (+3)
Hampton: 231 (+3)
Harrisonburg: 842 (+5)
Henrico: 2,162 (+16)
Henry: 182 (+8)
Highland: 2 (-1)
Hopewell: 120 (+2)
Isle of Wight: 150 (+1)
James City: 224
King George: 83 (+4)
King and Queen: 24 (+1)
King William: 32
Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 8
Louisa: 94
Loudoun: 3,180 (+6)
Lunenburg: 18
Lynchburg: 89
Madison: 41
Manassas City: 1,262 (+8)
Manassas Park: 360 (+1)
Martinsville: 52 (+2)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 224
Middlesex: 14
Montgomery: 96 (+1)
Nelson: 17
New Kent: 45
Newport News: 328 (+5)
Norfolk: 605 (+9)
Northampton: 257 (+1)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 51 (+1)
Orange: 119 (+1)
Page: 247 (+1)
Patrick: 28
Petersburg: 174 (+4)
Pittsylvania: 54 (+4)
Poquoson: 9
Portsmouth: 354 (+3)
Powhatan: 48 (+1)
Prince Edward: 153 (+2)
Prince George: 153
Prince William: 6,376 (+40)
Pulaski: 30 (+2)
Radford: 7
Rappahannock: 17 (+1)
Richmond City: 1,686 (+19)
Richmond County: 290 (+1)
Roanoke City: 207 (+3)
Roanoke County: 125 (-1)
Rockbridge: 19
Rockingham: 602 (+6)
Russell: 8
Salem: 42 (+1)
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 492(+5)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 723 (+11)
Southampton: 154 (+1)
Stafford: 831 (+7)
Staunton: 58
Suffolk: 330 (+5)
Surry: 10
Sussex: 175
Tazewell: 9
Virginia Beach: 823 (+8)
Warren: 225 (+3)
Washington: 58 (+1)
Waynesboro: 51 (+1)
Westmoreland: 83
Winchester: 248 (+10)
Williamsburg: 48
Wise: 27
Wythe: 38
York: 86
*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.