RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 1,736 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 29,522 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 576,050.
As of Sunday's update, 24,115 (+24 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 8,552 (+170) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to updated Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data.
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Scroll down for complete city/county-by-county breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Virginia
These localities saw the biggest jumps (20 or more) in COVID-19 cases Sunday:
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 66,573 ( +219 )
Prince William 39,333 ( +122 )
Loudoun 23,076 ( +79 )
Stafford 9,555 ( +64 )
Arlington 13,151 ( +39 )
Alexandria 10,328 ( +29 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 30,595 ( +104 )
Chesapeake 18,233 ( +73 )
Norfolk 14,898 ( +60 )
Hampton 8,651 ( +52 )
Newport News 11,468 ( +37 )
Suffolk 6,901 ( +25 )
James City 3,867 ( +21 )
Central Virginia
Chesterfield 23,546 ( +58 )
Henrico 21,387 ( +57 )
Richmond City 14,829 ( +35 )
Additional Localities:
Montgomery 7,685 ( +53 )
Danville 4,317 ( +40 )
Charlottesville 3,624 ( +22 )
Roanoke City 7,533 ( +20 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,602 ( +6 )
Albemarle 4,840 ( +19 )
Alexandria 10,328 ( +29 )
Alleghany 1,250 ( +1 )
Amelia 767 ( +1 )
Amherst 2,674 ( +1 )
Appomattox 1,411 ( +3 )
Arlington 13,151 ( +39 )
Augusta 5,196 ( +11 )
Bath 245
Bedford 5,787 ( +2 )
Bland 622
Botetourt 2,216 ( +5 )
Bristol 1,219 ( +4 )
Brunswick 1,195 ( +3 )
Buchanan 1,295
Buckingham 2,041
Buena Vista City 838 ( +1 )
Campbell 4,009 ( +4 )
Caroline 1,825 ( +4 )
Carroll 2,107 ( +3 )
Charles City 398 ( v1 )
Charlotte 748 ( +4 )
Charlottesville 3,624 ( +22 )
Chesapeake 18,233 ( +73 )
Chesterfield 23,546 ( +58 )
Clarke 758 ( +1 )
Colonial Heights 1,352 ( +8 )
Covington 545 ( -2 )
Craig 241 ( +1 )
Culpeper 4,065 ( +1 )
Cumberland 384 ( +1 )
Danville 4,317 ( +40 )
Dickenson 876 ( +1 )
Dinwiddie 1,789 ( +2 )
Emporia 616 (
Essex 635 ( +4 )
Fairfax 66,573 ( +219 )
Fairfax City 490 ( +1 )
Falls Church 352 ( +1 )
Fauquier 3,946 ( +9 )
Floyd 735 ( +4 )
Fluvanna 1,299 ( +3 )
Franklin City 985 ( +3 )
Franklin County 3,711 ( +8 )
Frederick 6,751 ( +13 )
Fredericksburg 1,780 ( +13 )
Galax 995
Giles 1,075 ( +9 )
Gloucester 1,863 ( +8 )
Goochland 1,207 ( -1 )
Grayson 1,133 ( +4 )
Greene 1,002 ( +2 )
Greensville 1,452 ( +3 )
Halifax 2,432 ( +10 )
Hampton 8,651 ( +52 )
Hanover 6,651 ( +14 )
Harrisonburg 5,715 ( +13 )
Henrico 21,387 ( +57 )
Henry 4,195 ( +6 )
Highland 91
Hopewell 2,094 ( +7 )
Isle of Wight 2,649 ( +6 )
James City 3,867 ( +21 )
King and Queen 304 ( -1 )
King George 1,420 ( +2 )
King William 903 ( +4 )
Lancaster 661 ( +6 )
Lee 2,289 ( +2 )
Lexington 1,108 ( +2 )
Loudoun 23,076 ( +79 )
Louisa 1,687 ( +5 )
Lunenburg 642 ( 0 )
Lynchburg 6,897 ( +15 )
Madison 532 ( +1 )
Manassas City 4,002 ( +8 )
Manassas Park 1,124 ( +1 )
Martinsville 1,507 ( +1 )
Mathews 552 ( +2 )
Mecklenburg 1,981 ( +3 )
Middlesex 517 ( +1 )
Montgomery 7,685 ( +53 )
Nelson 767 ( +3 )
New Kent 1,241 ( +4 )
Newport News 11,468 ( +37 )
Norfolk 14,898 ( +60 )
Northampton 714 ( +1 )
Northumberland 666 ( +3 )
Norton 238
Nottoway 1,798 ( +2 )
Orange 1,841 ( +3 )
Page 1,826 ( +3 )
Patrick 1,198 ( +8 )
Petersburg 3,150 ( +14 )
Pittsylvania 4,761 ( +17 )
Poquoson 719 ( +5 )
Portsmouth 7,666 ( +19 )
Powhatan 1,639 ( +1 )
Prince Edward 1,953 ( +3 )
Prince George 2,966 ( +9 )
Prince William 39,333 ( +122 )
Pulaski 2,309 ( +9 )
Radford 1,888 ( +4 )
Rappahannock 299 ( +1 )
Richmond City 14,829 ( +35 )
Richmond County 1,376 ( +6 )
Roanoke City 7,533 ( +20 )
Roanoke County 7,317 ( +14 )
Rockbridge 1,279 ( +5 )
Rockingham 6,046 ( +18 )
Russell 2,029 ( +7 )
Salem 1,857 ( +7 )
Scott 1,583 ( +3 )
Shenandoah 3,704 ( +10 )
Smyth 2,516 ( +4 )
Southampton 1,854 ( +4 )
Spotsylvania 8,281 ( +11 )
Stafford 9,555 ( +64 )
Staunton 2,431 ( +4 )
Suffolk 6,901 ( +25 )
Surry 362
Sussex 1,067
Tazewell 3,185 ( +1 )
Virginia Beach 30,595 ( +104 )
Warren 2,292 ( +11 )
Washington 4,270 ( +5 )
Waynesboro 2,141 ( +15 )
Westmoreland 1,110 ( +3 )
Williamsburg 524
Winchester 2,460
Wise 2,872
Wythe 2,022 ( +4 )
York 3,008 ( +8 )
Who's getting sick
The coronavirus first most impacted people aged 50 to 69, which currently accounts for nearly 25 percent of cases in Virginia.
However, people aged 30 to 49 now account for 31.4 percent of cases, data show.
Additionally, people in their 20s account for more than 19 percent of cases in the state.
More women have been infected by the virus at 295,598 cases versus the 274,369 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 7,083 cases in the Commonwealth.
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.
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