RICHMOND, Va. -- The health department reported 5,227 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 51,145 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 488,553.
As of Wednesday's update, 20,986 (+126 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 6,228 (+54) 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: 58,092 ( +533 )
Loudoun: 19,508 ( +347 )
Prince William: 34,314 ( +278 )
Arlington: 11,414 ( +73 )
Spotsylvania:6,879 ( +59 )
Stafford: 7,586 ( +97 )
Alexandria: 9,236 ( +46 )
Manassas City 3,608 ( +21 )
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach: 25,199 ( +281 )
Chesapeake: 14,862 ( +131 )
Norfolk: 12,400 ( +132 )
Newport News: 9,401 ( +185 )
Hampton: 6,901 ( +97 )
Suffolk: 5,531 ( +77 )
James City: 3,329 ( +67 )
Portsmouth: 6,332 ( +63 )
York: 2,448 ( +51 )
Central Virginia
Chesterfield: 18,451 ( +216 )
Henrico: 17,858 ( +198 )
Richmond City: 12,321 ( +108 )
Hopewell 1,636 ( +59 )
Hanover: 5,636 ( +46 )
Petersburg: 2,469 ( +37 )
Prince George 2,439 ( +26 )
Powhatan 1,257 ( +22 )
Additional Localities:
Frederick 5,683 ( +100 )
Bedford 4,994 ( +79 )
Roanoke City 6,637 ( +78 )
Roanoke County 6,188 ( +78 )
Montgomery 6,188 ( +74 )
Lynchburg 6,003 ( +65 )
Shenandoah 3,284 ( +55 )
Henry 3,632 ( +54 )
Pittsylvania 4,004 ( +52 )
Fauquier 3,384 ( +51 )
Campbell 3,424 ( +48 )
Buckingham 1,819 ( +38 )
Amherst 2,321 ( +37 )
Franklin County 3,241 ( +35 )
Mecklenburg 1,731 ( +35 )
Prince Edward 1,611 ( +35 )
Rockingham 5,434 ( +34 )
Albemarle 3,789 ( +32 )
Washington 3,978 ( +31 )
Buchanan 1,068 ( +28 )
King George 1,150 ( +28 )
Smyth 2,358 ( +28 )
Page 1,557 ( +25 )
Pulaski 2,128 ( +24 )
Caroline 1,511 ( +22 )
Fredericksburg 1,468 ( +22 )
Botetourt 1,802 ( +21 )
Waynesboro 1,790 ( +21 )
Wythe 1,771 ( +21 )
Appomattox 1,203 ( +20 )
Gloucester 1,416 ( +20 )
Harrisonburg 5,223 ( +20 )
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack 2,295 ( +5)
Albemarle 3,789 ( +32 )
Alexandria 9,236 ( +46 )
Alleghany 1,096 ( +5 )
Amelia 626 ( +10)
Amherst 2,321 ( +37 )
Appomattox 1,203 ( +20 )
Arlington 11,414 ( +73 )
Augusta 4,671 ( +18 )
Bath 237 ( -1 )
Bedford 4,994 ( +79 )
Bland 599 ( +3 )
Botetourt 1,802 ( +21 )
Bristol 1,165 ( +6 )
Brunswick 1,081 ( +17 )
Buchanan 1,068 ( +28 )
Buckingham 1,819 ( +38 )
Buena Vista City 713 ( +13 )
Campbell 3,424 ( +48 )
Caroline 1,511 ( +22 )
Carroll 1,950 ( +15 )
Charles City 333 ( +5 )
Charlotte 601 ( +12 )
Charlottesville 2,681 ( +19 )
Chesapeake 14,862 ( +131 )
Chesterfield 18,451 ( +216 )
Clarke 643 ( +12 )
Colonial Heights 991 ( +14 )
Covington 557 ( +2 )
Craig 207 ( -1 )
Culpeper 3,667 ( +12 )
Cumberland 311 ( +1 )
Danville 3,483 ( +71 )
Dickenson 817 ( +6 )
Dinwiddie 1,419 ( +13 )
Emporia 552 ( +1 )
Essex 511 ( -1 )
Fairfax 58,092 ( +533 )
Fairfax City 413 ( +11 )
Falls Church 285 ( +9 )
Fauquier 3,384 ( +51 )
Floyd 669 ( +2 )
Fluvanna 1,082 ( +8 )
Franklin City 830 ( +6 )
Franklin County 3,241 ( +35 )
Frederick 5,683 ( +100 )
Fredericksburg 1,468 ( +22 )
Galax 951 ( +4 )
Giles 903 ( +10 )
Gloucester 1,416 ( +20 )
Goochland 989 ( +9 )
Grayson 1,031 ( +7 )
Greene 817 ( +11 )
Greensville 1,257 ( +15 )
Halifax 1,902 ( +16 )
Hampton 6,901 ( +97 )
Hanover 5,636 ( +46 )
Harrisonburg 5,223 ( +20 )
Henrico 17,858 ( +198 )
Henry 3,632 ( +54 )
Highland 78 ( +1 )
Hopewell 1,636 ( +59 )
Isle of Wight 2,086 ( +16 )
James City 3,329 ( +67 )
King and Queen 247 ( +3 )
King George 1,150 ( +28 )
King William 683 ( +7 )
Lancaster 535 ( +7 )
Lee 2,083 ( +8 )
Lexington 796 ( +10 )
Loudoun 19,508 ( +347 )
Louisa 1,430 ( +13 )
Lunenburg 556 ( +6 )
Lynchburg 6,003 ( +65 )
Madison 448 ( +10 )
Manassas City 3,608 ( +21 )
Manassas Park 1,062
Martinsville 1,332 ( +15 )
Mathews 415 ( +1 )
Mecklenburg 1,731 ( +35 )
Middlesex 397 ( +3 )
Montgomery 6,188 ( +74 )
Nelson 609 ( +11 )
New Kent 1,018 ( +11 )
Newport News 9,401 ( +185 )
Norfolk 12,400 ( +132 )
Northampton 611 ( +2 )
Northumberland 562 ( +6 )
Norton 228 ( +1 )
Nottoway 1,618 ( +2 )
Orange 1,476 ( +15 )
Page 1,557 ( +25 )
Patrick 1,021 ( +21 )
Petersburg 2,469 ( +37 )
Pittsylvania 4,004 ( +52 )
Poquoson 575 ( +10 )
Portsmouth 6,332 ( +63 )
Powhatan 1,257 ( +22 )
Prince Edward 1,611 ( +35 )
Prince George 2,439 ( +26 )
Prince William 34,314 ( +278 )
Pulaski 2,128 ( +24 )
Radford 1,776 ( +5 )
Rappahannock 255 ( +4 )
Richmond City 12,321 ( +108 )
Richmond County 1,222 ( -1 )
Roanoke City 6,637 ( +78 )
Roanoke County 6,188 ( +78 )
Rockbridge 1,025 ( +13 )
Rockingham 5,434 ( +34 )
Russell 1,899 ( +4 )
Salem 1,678 ( +40 )
Scott 1,475 ( +9 )
Shenandoah 3,284 ( +55 )
Smyth 2,358 ( +28 )
Southampton 1,661 ( +3 )
Spotsylvania 6,879 ( +59 )
Stafford 7,586 ( +97 )
Staunton 2,172 ( +12 )
Suffolk 5,531 ( +77 )
Surry 317 ( +4 )
Sussex 941 ( +13 )
Tazewell 2,937 ( -2 )
Virginia Beach 25,199 ( +281 )
Warren 1,877 ( +10 )
Washington 3,978 ( +31 )
Waynesboro 1,790 ( +21 )
Westmoreland 971 ( +5 )
Williamsburg 424 ( -1 )
Winchester 2,214 ( -5 )
Wise 2,611 ( +9 )
Wythe 1,771 ( +21 )
York 2,448 ( +51 )
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 250,615 cases versus the 231,178 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 6,460 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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