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

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Posted at 12:06 PM, Jul 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-16 13:17:56-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 904 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 17,749 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 74,431.

Additionally, 7,020 (+115 from yesterday) people had been hospitalized and 2,007 (+15) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to updated Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Thursday.

Scroll down for complete city/county-by-county breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Virginia

These localities saw the biggest jumps in COVID-19 cases Thursday:

Northern Virginia

Loudon: 4,557 (+38)
Fairfax: 14,687 (+34)
Prince William: 7,978 (+31)
Alexandria: 2,507 (+21)
Arlington: 2,691 (+14)
Spotsylvania: 1,108 (+14)
Stafford: 1,096 (+11)

Hampton Roads

Norfolk: 1,888 (+146)
Virginia Beach: 2,272 (+135)
Chesapeake: 1,509 (+68)
Newport News: 940 (+40)
Portsmouth: 827 (+33)
Hampton: 607 (+15)
Suffolk: 647 (+14)

Central Virginia

Chesterfield: 3,359 (+35)
Richmond: 2,498 (+25)
Henrico: 2,964 (+17)
Hanover: 504 (+13)

Additional Localities:

Shenandoah: 633 (+14)

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 1,045
Albemarle: 583
Alleghany: 54 (+1)
Alexandria: 2,507 (+21)
Amelia: 56 (+1)
Amherst: 43 (+1)
Appomattox: 48
Arlington: 2,691 (+14)
Augusta: 219 (+1)

Bath: 2 (+1)
Bedford: 176 (+2)
Bland: 5 (+3)
Bristol: 15 (+1)
Botetourt: 164 (+2)
Brunswick: 143
Buchanan: 51 (+3)
Buckingham: 578 (+1)
Buena Vista City: 25

Campbell: 70 (-1)
Caroline: 151 (+4)
Carroll: 267 (+4)
Charles City: 42
Charlotte: 39 (+1)
Charlottesville: 318
Chesapeake: 1,509 (+68)
Chesterfield: 3,359 (+35)
Clarke: 61
Colonial Heights: 163
Covington: 5
Craig: 10 (+1)
Culpeper: 873 (+1)
Cumberland: 60 (-1)

Danville: 151 (+3)
Dickenson: 8 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 163 (+1)

Emporia: 148 (+2)
Essex: 68 (+2)

Fairfax: 14,687 (+34)
Fairfax City: 74
Falls Church: 54
Fauquier: 505 (+7)
Floyd: 25
Fluvanna: 139
Franklin City: 83 (+3)
Franklin County: 117 (+2)
Frederick: 570 (+5)
Fredericksburg: 288

Galax: 296 (+4)
Giles: 18
Gloucester: 80 (+1)
Goochland: 135
Grayson: 97 (+2)
Greene: 88
Greensville: 386 (+2)

Halifax: 97 (+8)
Hanover: 504 (+13)
Hampton: 607 (+15)
Harrisonburg: 999 (+3)
Henrico: 2,964 (+17)
Henry: 387 (+6)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 216 (+4)

Isle of Wight: 245 (+5)

James City: 390 (+2)

King George: 106 (+1)
King and Queen: 31
King William: 61 (+2)

Lancaster: 22
Lee: 26
Lexington: 20 (-1)
Louisa: 143
Loudoun: 4,557 (+38)
Lunenburg: 43 (+1)
Lynchburg: 205 (+5)

Madison: 49 (+1)
Manassas City: 1,499 (+2)
Manassas Park: 464 (+1)
Martinsville: 128 (+5)
Mathews: 7
Mecklenburg: 269 (+2)
Middlesex: 18
Montgomery: 204 (+3)

Nelson: 27
New Kent: 76
Newport News: 940 (+40)
Norfolk: 1,888 (+146)
Northampton: 276 (+1)
Northumberland: 47
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 136 (+1)

Orange: 168 (+1)

Page: 309 (-1)
Patrick: 53 (+1)
Petersburg: 352 (+4)
Pittsylvania: 190 (+3)
Poquoson: 23
Portsmouth: 827 (+33)
Powhatan: 100
Prince Edward: 238
Prince George: 277 (+1)
Prince William: 7,978 (+31)
Pulaski: 56 (+1)

Radford: 19 (+1)
Rappahannock: 33
Richmond City: 2,498 (+25)
Richmond County: 309
Roanoke City: 617 (+5)
Roanoke County: 349 (+7)
Rockbridge: 41
Rockingham: 808 (+5)
Russell: 27 (+1)

Salem: 107 (+7)
Scott: 20 (+3)
Shenandoah: 633 (+14)
Smyth: 49 (+3)
Spotsylvania: 1,108 (+14)
Southampton: 193 (+7)
Stafford: 1,096 (+11)
Staunton: 108 (+2)
Suffolk: 647 (+14)
Surry: 21
Sussex: 227 (+8)

Tazewell: 35 (+1)

Virginia Beach: 2,272 (+135)

Warren: 318 (+1)
Washington: 95 (+5)
Waynesboro: 133 (+4)
Westmoreland: 186
Winchester: 361
Williamsburg: 88 (+1)
Wise: 49 (+1)
Wythe: 64 (+2)

York: 181 (+1)

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 37 percent of cases, data show.

Additionally, people in their 20s account for 18.2 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, "Gov. Ralph Northam previously said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."

More women have been infected by the virus at 37,652 cases versus the 36,297 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 482 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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