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COVID-19 in Virginia: 9 new outbreaks reported Friday, July 17

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Posted at 12:12 PM, Jul 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-17 12:57:58-04

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 559 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That means nine new outbreaks were reported since Thursday's reporting.

Data show 286 (+6 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 7,476 COVID-19 cases and 1,185 deaths. That is up 67 cases and 1 additional death from the previous day's report.

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

The health department reported 1,002 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 17,605 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 75,433.

The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:

14,731 (+44) in Fairfax County
8,034 (+56) in Prince William County
4,576 (+19) in Loudon County
3,402 (+43) in Chesterfield County
2,987 (+23) in Henrico County
2,704 (+13) in Arlington
2,523 (+16) in Alexandria
2,521 (+23) in Richmond
2,396 (+124) in Virginia Beach
2,020 (+132) in Norfolk

1,560 (+51) in Chesapeake
1,511 (+12) in Manassas City
1,124 (+16) in Spotsylvania
1,101 (+5) in Stafford
1,048 (+3) in Accomack
1,001 (+2) in Harrisonburg

984 (+44) in Newport News
885 (+12) in Culpeper
872 (+45) in Portsmouth
814 (+6) in Rockingham
676 (+29) in Suffolk
637 (+4) in Shenandoah
625 (+18) in Hampton
622 (+5) in Roanoke City

593 (+10) in Albemarle
579 (+1) in Buckingham
575 (+5) in Frederick
511 (+6) in Fauquier
508 (+4) in Hanover
468 (+4) in Manassas Park

396 (+6) in James City County
391 (+4) in Henry
386 in Greensville
366 (+5) in Winchester
353 (+1) in Petersburg
350 (+1) in Roanoke County
333 (+15) in Charlottesville
322 (+4) in Warren
312 (+3) in Page
311 (+2) in Richmond County

296 in Galax
290 (+2) in Fredericksburg
280 (+3) in Prince George
277 (+1) in Northampton
271 (+2) in Mecklenburg
268 (+1) in Carroll
251 (+6) in Isle of Wight
239 (+1) in Prince Edward
229 (+2) in Sussex
224 (+8) in Hopewell
221 (+2) in Augusta
221 (+16) in Lynchburg
207 (+3) in Montgomery

197 (+7) in Pittsylvania
195 (+2) in Southampton
191 (+10) in York
184 (-2) in Westmoreland
177 (+1) in Bedford
171 (+3) in Orange
165 (+1) in Botetourt
164 (+1) in Dinwiddie
163 in Colonial Heights
157 (+4) in Danville
154 (+3) in Caroline

148 in Emporia
147 (+4) in Louisa
146 (+3) in Brunswick
142 (+3) in Fluvanna
142 (+6) in Nottoway
138 (+3) in Goochland
137 (+4) in Waynesboro
129 (+1) in Martinsville
117 in Franklin County
112 (+4) in Staunton
109 (+2) in Salem
107 (+1) in King George
102 (+2) in Powhatan
100 (+5) in Washington

As of Friday's update, 7,087 (+67 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 2,013 (+6) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.

More women have been infected by the virus at 38,201 cases versus the 36,747 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 485 cases in the Commonwealth.

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 37 percent of cases, data show.

Additionally, people in their 20s account for 18.3 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."

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 1,048 (+3)
Albemarle: 593 (+10)
Alleghany: 54
Alexandria: 2,523 (+16)
Amelia: 59 (+3)
Amherst: 45 (+2)
Appomattox: 48
Arlington: 2,704 (+13)
Augusta: 221 (+2)

Bath: 2
Bedford: 177 (+1)
Bland: 5
Bristol: 15
Botetourt: 165 (+1)
Brunswick: 146 (+3)
Buchanan: 52 (+1)
Buckingham: 579 (+1)
Buena Vista City: 26 (+1)

Campbell: 73 (=3)
Caroline: 154 (+3)
Carroll: 268 (+1)
Charles City: 42
Charlotte: 39
Charlottesville: 333 (+15)
Chesapeake: 1,560 (+51)
Chesterfield: 3,402 (+43)
Clarke: 61
Colonial Heights: 163
Covington: 6 (+1)
Craig: 10
Culpeper: 885 (+12)
Cumberland: 60

Danville: 157 (+6)
Dickenson: 9 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 164 (+1)

Emporia: 148
Essex: 67 (-1)

Fairfax: 14,731 (+44)
Fairfax City: 73 (-1)
Falls Church: 54
Fauquier: 511 (+6)
Floyd: 27 (+2)
Fluvanna: 142 (+3)
Franklin City: 83
Franklin County: 117
Frederick: 575 (+5)
Fredericksburg: 290 (+2)

Galax: 296
Giles: 18
Gloucester: 86 (+6)
Goochland: 138 (+3)
Grayson: 99 (+2)
Greene: 92 (+4)
Greensville: 386

Halifax: 97
Hanover: 508 (+4)
Hampton: 625 (+18)
Harrisonburg: 1,001 (+2)
Henrico: 2,987 (+23)
Henry: 391 (+4)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 224 (+8)

Isle of Wight: 251 (+6)

James City: 396 (+6)

King George: 107 (+1)
King and Queen: 31
King William: 60 (-1)

Lancaster: 22
Lee: 27 (+1)
Lexington: 23 (+3)
Louisa: 147 (+4)
Loudoun: 4,576 (+19)
Lunenburg: 42 (-1)
Lynchburg: 221 (+16)

Madison: 51 (+2)
Manassas City: 1,511 (+12)
Manassas Park: 468 (+4)
Martinsville: 129 (+1)
Mathews: 7
Mecklenburg: 271 (+2)
Middlesex: 18
Montgomery: 207 (+3)

Nelson: 28 (+1)
New Kent: 84 (+8)
Newport News: 984 (+44)
Norfolk: 2,020 (+132)
Northampton: 277 (+1)
Northumberland: 49 (+2)
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 142 (+6)

Orange: 171 (+3)

Page: 312 (+3)
Patrick: 54 (+1)
Petersburg: 353 (+1)
Pittsylvania: 197 (+7)
Poquoson: 24 (+1)
Portsmouth: 872 (+45)
Powhatan: 102 (+2)
Prince Edward: 239 (+1)
Prince George: 280 (+3)
Prince William: 8,034 (+56)
Pulaski: 57 (+1)

Radford: 20 (+1)
Rappahannock: 35 (+2)
Richmond City: 2,521 (+23)
Richmond County: 311(+2)
Roanoke City: 622 (+5)
Roanoke County: 350 (+1)
Rockbridge: 42 (+1)
Rockingham: 814 (+6)
Russell: 28 (+1)

Salem: 109 (+2)
Scott: 20
Shenandoah: 637 (+4)
Smyth: 63 (+14)
Spotsylvania: 1,124 (+16)
Southampton: 195 (+2)
Stafford: 1,101 (+5)
Staunton: 112 (+4)
Suffolk: 676 (+29)
Surry: 21
Sussex: 229 (+2)

Tazewell: 36 (+1)

Virginia Beach: 2,396 (+124)

Warren: 322 (+4)
Washington: 100 (+5)
Waynesboro: 137 (+4)
Westmoreland: 184 (-2)
Winchester: 366 (+5)
Williamsburg: 91 (+3)
Wise: 51 (+2)
Wythe: 64

York: 191 (+10)

*NOTE: This data is provided from the Virginia Department of Health daily at 9 a.m. Officials said their cutoff for data is 5 p.m. the previous day. So your local health department may have issued an alert about a case before it is added to the statewide tally released the following day.

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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