RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 3,059 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 28,659 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 516,398.
As of Thursday's update, 21,749 (+111 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 6,650 (+75) 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 Thursday:
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 60,495 ( +230 )
Loudoun 21,015 ( +224 )
Prince William 35,862 ( +169 )
Stafford 8,183 ( +60 )
Arlington11,928 ( +61 )
Spotsylvania 7,380 ( +58 )
Alexandria 9,574 ( +30 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 26,913 ( +163 )
Chesapeake 15,922 ( +129 )
Portsmouth 6,785 ( +106 )
Norfolk 13,145 ( +88 )
Newport News 9,983 ( +52 )
Hampton 7,430 ( +65 )
Suffolk 6,044 ( +33 )
Isle of Wight 2,291 ( +30 )
James City 3,539 ( +27 )
Central Virginia
Chesterfield 19,697 ( +134 )
Richmond City 13,130 ( +98 )
Henrico 18,977 ( +91 )
Prince George 2,602 ( +20 )
Additional Localities:
Roanoke County 6,648 ( +60 )
Frederick 6,182 ( +55 )
Lynchburg 6,326 ( +47 )
Bedford 5,299 ( +42 )
Montgomery 6,455 ( +41 )
Roanoke City 7,047 ( +38 )
Buckingham 1,910 ( +33 )
Tazewell 3,023 ( +29 )
Danville 3,732 ( +28 )
Pittsylvania 4,207 ( +28 )
Washington 4,110 ( +26 )
Fauquier 3,564 ( +25 )
Henry 3,810 ( +23 )
Orange 1,570 ( +23 )
Prince Edward 1,767 ( +23 )
Campbell 3,603 ( +22 )
Gloucester 1,566 ( +21 )
Warren 2,061 ( +21 )
Nottoway 1,681 ( +20 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,403 ( +12 )
Albemarle 3,979 ( +13 )
Alexandria 9,574 ( +30 )
Alleghany 1,148 ( +6 )
Amelia 657 ( +3 )
Amherst 2,431 ( +10 )
Appomattox 1,261 ( +3 )
Arlington 11,928 ( +61 )
Augusta 4,813 ( +6 )
Bath 242 ( +1 )
Bedford 5,299 ( +42 )
Bland 605 ( +1 )
Botetourt 1,912 ( +12 )
Bristol 1,189 ( +2 )
Brunswick 1,107 ( +7 )
Buchanan 1,193 ( +14 )
Buckingham 1,910 ( +33 )
Buena Vista City 774 ( +7 )
Campbell 3,603 ( +22 )
Caroline 1,623 ( +5 )
Carroll 1,995 ( +7 )
Charles City 351 ( +3 )
Charlotte 648 ( +10 )
Charlottesville 2,761 ( +9 )
Chesapeake 15,922 ( +129 )
Chesterfield 19,697 ( +134 )
Clarke 701 ( +6 )
Colonial Heights 1,092 ( 8 )
Covington 585
Craig 218 ( +1 )
Culpeper 3,815 ( +10 )
Cumberland 335 ( +3 )
Danville 3,732 ( +28 )
Dickenson 832 ( +4 )
Dinwiddie 1,538 ( +17 )
Emporia 578 ( +2 )
Essex 548 ( +4 )
Fairfax 60,495 ( +230 )
Fairfax City 440 ( +3 )
Falls Church 301 ( +5 )
Fauquier 3,564 ( +25 )
Floyd 690 ( +1 )
Fluvanna 1,170 ( +2 )
Franklin City 878 ( +2 )
Franklin County 3,420 ( +13 )
Frederick 6,182 ( +55 )
Fredericksburg 1,580 ( +11 )
Galax 963 ( +3 )
Giles 948 ( +3 )
Gloucester 1,566 ( +21 )
Goochland 1,077 ( +12 )
Grayson 1,051 ( +6 )
Greene 865 ( +2 )
Greensville 1,336 ( +2 )
Halifax 2,079 ( +14 )
Hampton 7,430 ( +65 )
Hanover 5,973 ( +18 )
Harrisonburg 5,371 ( +7 )
Henrico 18,977 ( +91 )
Henry 3,810 ( +23 )
Highland 84
Hopewell 1,802 ( +11 )
Isle of Wight 2,291 ( +30 )
James City 3,539 ( +27 )
King and Queen 259 ( +2 )
King George 1,265 ( +6 )
King William 736 ( +3 )
Lancaster 583 ( +5 )
Lee 2,173 ( +11 )
Lexington 829 ( +1 )
Loudoun 21,015 ( +224 )
Louisa 1,547 ( +5 )
Lunenburg 578 ( +3 )
Lynchburg 6,326 ( +47 )
Madison 486
Manassas City 3,758 ( +5 )
Manassas Park 1,076 ( +3 )
Martinsville 1,397 ( +5 )
Mathews 462 ( +7 )
Mecklenburg 1,818 ( +13 )
Middlesex 422 ( +2 )
Montgomery 6,455 ( +41 )
Nelson 663 ( +7 )
New Kent 1,089 (+ 9 )
Newport News 9,983 ( +52 )
Norfolk 13,145 ( +88 )
Northampton 645 ( +1 )
Northumberland 596 ( +3 )
Norton 233
Nottoway 1,681 ( +20 )
Orange 1,570 ( +23 )
Page 1,693 ( +3 )
Patrick 1,085 ( +8 )
Petersburg 2,703 ( +8 )
Pittsylvania 4,207 ( +28 )
Poquoson 624 ( +6 )
Portsmouth 6,785 ( +106 )
Powhatan 1,366 ( +11 )
Prince Edward 1,767 ( +23 )
Prince George 2,602 ( +20 )
Prince William 35,862 ( +169 )
Pulaski 2,188 ( +4 )
Radford 1,811 ( +3 )
Rappahannock 274 ( +1 )
Richmond City 13,130 ( +98 )
Richmond County 1,269 ( +19 )
Roanoke City 7,047 ( +38 )
Roanoke County 6,648 ( +60 )
Rockbridge 1,091 ( +3 )
Rockingham 5,593 ( +4 )
Russell 1,927 ( +9 )
Salem 1,770 ( +19 )
Scott 1,518
Shenandoah 3,473 ( +11 )
Smyth 2,423 ( +9 )
Southampton 1,736 ( +3 )
Spotsylvania 7,380 ( +58 )
Stafford 8,183 ( +60 )
Staunton 2,241 ( +10 )
Suffolk 6,044 ( +33 )
Surry 335 ( +3 )
Sussex 1,002 ( +1 )
Tazewell 3,023 ( +29 )
Virginia Beach 26,913 ( +163 )
Warren 2,061 ( +21 )
Washington 4,110 ( +26 )
Waynesboro 1,912 ( +14 )
Westmoreland 1,030 ( +1 )
Williamsburg 450 ( +5 )
Winchester 2,340 ( +19 )
Wise 2,666 ( -1 )
Wythe 1,843 ( +11 )
York 2,602 ( +10 )
Who's getting sick
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 nearly 32 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 264,904 cases versus the 244,595 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 6,899 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.