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County-by-county look at COVID-19 cases in Virginia; which areas saw biggest jumps Thursday

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Posted at 4:57 PM, Jan 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-28 17:43:38-05

RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 5,121 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 51,888 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 493,674.

As of Thursday's update, 21,113 (+127 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 6,308 (+80) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to updated Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data.

RELATED: 16 new COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Virginia Thursday

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: 58,501 ( +409 )
Loudoun: 19,821 ( +313 )
Prince William: 34,545 ( +231 )
Arlington: 11,487 ( +73 )
Stafford: 7,687 ( +101 )
Spotsylvania: 6,974 ( +95 )
Alexandria: 9,299 ( +63 )

Hampton Roads

Virginia Beach: 25,529 ( +330 )
Chesapeake: 15,078 ( +216 )
Norfolk: 12,549 ( +149 )
Newport News: 9,534 ( +133 )
Portsmouth: 6,434 ( +102 )
Hampton: 7,002 ( +101 )
Suffolk: 5,620 ( +89 )
James City: 3,366 ( +37 )
York: 2,485 ( +37 )

Central Virginia

Chesterfield: 18,648 ( +197 )
Henrico: 18,033 ( +175 )
Richmond City: 12,470 ( +149 )
Hanover: 5,712 ( +76 )
Petersburg: 2,525 ( +56 )
Prince George2,470 ( +31 )
Dinwiddie: 1,441 ( +22 )
Hopewell: 1,657 ( +21 )

Additional Localities:

Frederick 5,841 ( +158 )
Albemarle 3,859 ( +70 )
Roanoke County 6,248 ( +60 )
Shenandoah 3,339 ( +55 )
Danville 3,537 ( +54 )
Halifax 1,955 ( +53 )
Henry 3,684 ( +52 )
Bedford 5,045 ( +51 )
Fluvanna 1,132 ( +50 )
Roanoke City 6,687 ( +50 )
Lynchburg 6,049 ( +46 )
Sussex 982 ( +41 )
Fauquier 3,424 ( +40 )
Warren 1,917 ( +40 )
Pittsylvania 4,039 ( +35 )
Page 1,591 ( +34 )
Rockingham 5,467 ( +33 )
Louisa 1,462 ( +32 )
Montgomery 6,219 ( +31 )
Franklin County 3,271 ( +30 )
Caroline 1,536 ( +25 )
Winchester 2,239 ( +25 )
Culpeper 3,691 ( +24 )
Washington 4,002 ( +24 )
Buckingham 1,841 ( +22 )

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack 2,301 ( +6 )
Albemarle 3,859 ( +70 )
Alexandria 9,299 ( +63 )
Alleghany 1,101 (+ 5 )
Amelia 630 ( +4 )
Amherst 2,338 ( +17 )
Appomattox 1,216 ( +13 )
Arlington 11,487 ( +73 )
Augusta 4,688 ( +17 )

Bath 239 ( +2 )
Bedford 5,045 ( +51 )
Bland 600 ( +1 )
Botetourt 1,813 ( +11 )
Bristol 1,175 ( +10 )
Brunswick 1,085 ( +4 )
Buchanan 1,077 ( +9 )
Buckingham 1,841 ( +22 )
Buena Vista City 726 ( +13 )

Campbell 3,439 ( +15 )
Caroline 1,536 ( +25 )
Carroll 1,959 ( +9 )
Charles City 335 ( +2 )
Charlotte 619 ( +18 )
Charlottesville 2,697 ( +16 )
Chesapeake 15,078 ( +216 )
Chesterfield 18,648 ( +197 )
Clarke 653 ( +10 )
Colonial Heights 998 ( +7 )
Covington 559 ( +2 )
Craig 210 (+ 3 )
Culpeper 3,691 ( +24 )
Cumberland 313 ( +2 )

Danville 3,537 ( +54 )
Dickenson 815 ( -2 )
Dinwiddie 1,441 ( +22 )

Emporia 556 ( +4 )
Essex 516 ( +5 )

Fairfax 58,501 ( +409 )
Fairfax City 420 ( +7 )
Falls Church 288 ( +3 )
Fauquier 3,424 ( +40 )
Floyd 670 ( +1 )
Fluvanna 1,132 ( +50 )
Franklin City 834 ( +4 )
Franklin County 3,271 ( +30 )
Frederick 5,841 ( +158 )
Fredericksburg 1,481 ( +13 )

Galax 953 ( +2 )
Giles 904 ( +1 )
Gloucester 1,432 ( +16 )
Goochland 1,006 ( +17 )
Grayson 1,033 ( +2 )
Greene 830 ( +13 )
Greensville 1,269 ( +12 )

Halifax 1,955 ( +53 )
Hampton 7,002 ( +101 )
Hanover 5,712 ( +76 )
Harrisonburg 5,246 ( +23 )
Henrico 18,033 ( +175 )
Henry 3,684 ( +52 )
Highland 78
Hopewell 1,657 ( +21 )
Isle of Wight 2,103 ( +17 )
James City 3,366 ( +37 )

King and Queen 249 ( +2 )
King George 1,167 ( +17 )
King William 695 ( +12 )

Lancaster 547 ( +12 )
Lee 2,114 ( +31 )
Lexington 800 ( +4 )
Loudoun 19,821 ( +313 )
Louisa 1,462 ( +32 )
Lunenburg 555 ( -1 )
Lynchburg 6,049 ( +46 )

Madison 458 ( +10 )
Manassas City 3,619 ( +11 )
Manassas Park 1,064 ( +2 )
Martinsville 1,345 ( +13 )
Mathews 421 ( +6 )
Mecklenburg 1,746 ( +15 )
Middlesex 400 ( +3 )
Montgomery 6,219 ( +31 )

Nelson 623 ( +14 )
New Kent 1,030 ( +12 )
Newport News 9,534 ( +133 )
Norfolk 12,549 ( +149 )
Northampton 615 ( +4 )
Northumberland 571 ( +9 )
Norton 230 ( +2 )
Nottoway 1,626 ( +8 )

Orange 1,491 ( +15 )

Page 1,591 ( +34 )
Patrick 1,035 ( +14 )
Petersburg 2,525 ( +56 )
Pittsylvania 4,039 ( +35 )
Poquoson 583 ( +8 )
Portsmouth 6,434 ( +102 )
Powhatan 1,273 ( +16 )
Prince Edward 1,635 ( +24 )
Prince George 2,470 ( +31 )
Prince William 34,545 ( +231 )
Pulaski 2,141 ( +13 )

Radford 1,784 ( +8 )
Rappahannock 260 ( +5 )
Richmond City 12,470 ( +149 )
Richmond County 1,215 ( -7 )
Roanoke City 6,687 ( +50 )
Roanoke County 6,248 ( +60 )
Rockbridge 1,043 ( +18 )
Rockingham 5,467 ( +33 )
Russell 1,903 ( +4 )

Salem 1,685 ( +7 )
Scott 1,484 ( +9 )
Shenandoah 3,339 ( +55 )
Smyth 2,380 ( +22 )
Southampton 1,679 ( +18 )
Spotsylvania 6,974 ( +95 )
Stafford 7,687 ( +101 )
Staunton 2,186 ( +14 )
Suffolk 5,620 ( +89 )
Surry 320 ( +3 )
Sussex 982 ( +41 )

Tazewell 2,952 ( +15 )

Virginia Beach 25,529 ( +330 )

Warren 1,917 ( +40 )
Washington 4,002 ( +24 )
Waynesboro 1,807 ( +17 )
Westmoreland 984 ( +13 )
Williamsburg 429 ( +5 )
Winchester 2,239 ( +25 )
Wise 2,621 ( +10 )
Wythe 1,780 ( +9 )

York 2,485 ( +37 )

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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 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 253,503 cases versus the 233,632 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 6,539 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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