RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 2,284 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 34,559 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 555,592.
As of Wednesday's update, 23,179 (+137 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 7,075 (+38) 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 Wednesday:
Northern Virginia
Fairfax 64,355 ( +201 )
Prince William 38,197 ( +127 )
Stafford 9,252 ( +53 )
Loudoun 22,351 ( +41 )
Spotsylvania 8,011 ( +36 )
Arlington 12,684 ( +31 )
Alexandria 10,056 ( +19 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach 29,308 ( +122 )
Chesapeake 17,425 ( +82 )
Newport News 10,900 ( +72 )
Portsmouth 7,353 ( +68 )
Norfolk14,233 ( +59 )
Hampton 8,233 ( +45 )
York 2,872 ( +23 )
Suffolk 6,606 ( +21 )
Central Virginia
Henrico 20,599 ( +126 )
Chesterfield 22,643 ( +102 )
Richmond City 14,159 ( +61 )
Hanover 6,411 ( +28 )
Hopewell 1,985 ( +22 )
Additional Localities:
Roanoke City 7,564 ( +148 )
Charlottesville 3,168 ( +80 )
Albemarle 4,319 ( +68 )
Lynchburg 6,787 ( +47 )
Montgomery 7,035 ( +36 )
Danville 4,142 ( +30 )
Bedford 5,656 ( +28 )
Pittsylvania 4,605 ( +21 )
Franklin County 3,630 ( +20 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,529 ( +2 )
Albemarle 4,319 ( +68 )
Alexandria 10,056 ( +19 )
Alleghany 1,152 ( +2 )
Amelia 740 ( +6 )
Amherst 2,619 ( +12 )
Appomattox 1,369 ( +5 )
Arlington 12,684 ( +31 )
Augusta 5,085 ( +15 )
Bath 244
Bedford 5,656 ( +28 )
Bland 616 ( +1 )
Botetourt 2,036 ( +7 )
Bristol 1,210 ( +1 )
Brunswick 1,162 ( +5 )
Buchanan 1,267 ( +11 )
Buckingham 2,016 ( +2 )
Buena Vista City 815 ( +11 )
Campbell 3,889 ( +10 )
Caroline 1,766 ( +8 )
Carroll 2,054 ( +4 )
Charles City 385 ( +3 )
Charlotte 718 ( +2 )
Charlottesville 3,168 ( +80 )
Chesapeake 17,425 ( +82 )
Chesterfield 22,643 ( +102 )
Clarke 738
Colonial Heights 1,264 ( +7 )
Covington 626 ( +2 )
Craig 230
Culpeper 3,987 ( +11 )
Cumberland 364
Danville 4,142 ( +30 )
Dickenson 856 ( +5 )
Dinwiddie 1,706 ( +9 )
Emporia 610
Essex 613 ( +4 )
Fairfax 64,355 ( +201 )
Fairfax City 468 ( +2 )
Falls Church 331 ( +1 )
Fauquier 3,821 ( +13 )
Floyd 716 ( +8 )
Fluvanna 1,247 ( +8 )
Franklin City 937 ( +8 )
Franklin County 3,630 ( +20 )
Frederick 6,585 ( +12 )
Fredericksburg 1,718 ( +11 )
Galax 981 ( +3 )
Giles 1,026 ( +8 )
Gloucester 1,781 ( +18 )
Goochland 1,178 ( +7 )
Grayson 1,097 ( +5 )
Greene 949 ( +6 )
Greensville 1,426 ( +5 )
Halifax 2,295 ( +16 )
Hampton 8,233 ( +45 )
Hanover 6,411 ( +28 )
Harrisonburg 5,591 ( +6 )
Henrico 20,599 ( +126 )
Henry 4,085 ( +15 )
Highland 87
Hopewell 1,985 ( +22 )
Isle of Wight 2,498 ( +10 )
James City 3,735 ( +4 )
King and Queen 293 ( +2 )
King George 1,378 ( +16 )
King William 829 ( +8 )
Lancaster 630
Lee 2,250 ( +8 )
Lexington 1,034 ( +13 )
Loudoun 22,351 ( +41 )
Louisa 1,638 ( +7 )
Lunenburg 611 ( +1 )
Lynchburg 6,787 ( +47 )
Madison 528 ( +3 )
Manassas City 3,930 ( +5 )
Manassas Park 1,110 ( +1 )
Martinsville 1,473 ( +6 )
Mathews 504 ( +5 )
Mecklenburg 1,925 ( +2 )
Middlesex 473 ( +5 )
Montgomery 7,035 ( +36 )
Nelson 741 ( +4 )
New Kent 1,189 ( +1 )
Newport News 10,900 ( +72 )
Norfolk 14,233 ( +59 )
Northampton 681 ( +1 )
Northumberland 636 ( +1 )
Norton 235 ( -1 )
Nottoway 1,763 ( +6 )
Orange 1,772 ( +11 )
Page 1,778 ( +2 )
Patrick 1,162 ( +2 )
Petersburg 2,912
Pittsylvania 4,605 ( +21 )
Poquoson 682 ( +2 )
Portsmouth 7,353 ( +68 )
Powhatan 1,596 ( +4 )
Prince Edward 1,899 ( -2 )
Prince George 2,838 ( +14 )
Prince William 38,197 ( +127 )
Pulaski 2,259 ( +2 )
Radford 1,854 ( +3 )
Rappahannock 291 ( +1 )
Richmond City 14,159 ( +61 )
Richmond County 1,368 ( +2 )
Roanoke City 7,564 ( +148 )
Roanoke County 6,905 ( -83 )
Rockbridge 1,240 ( +17 )
Rockingham 5,934 ( +16 )
Russell 1,988 ( +7 )
Salem 1,831 ( -13 )
Scott 1,554 ( +4 )
Shenandoah 3,632 ( +5 )
Smyth 2,488 ( +3 )
Southampton 1,808
Spotsylvania 8,011 ( +36 )
Stafford 9,252 ( +53 )
Staunton 2,357 ( +6 )
Suffolk 6,606 ( +21 )
Surry 341 ( -1 )
Sussex 1,029 ( +1 )
Tazewell 3,149 ( +7 )
Virginia Beach 29,308 ( +122 )
Warren 2,205 ( +10 )
Washington 4,238 ( +2 )
Waynesboro 2,081 ( +19 )
Westmoreland 1,090 ( +1 )
Williamsburg 508 ( +7 )
Winchester 2,430 ( -2 )
Wise 2,786 ( +13 )
Wythe 1,979 ( +2 )
York 2,872 ( +23 )
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 283,207 cases versus the 262,840 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 7,261 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.