RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 449 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That is an increase of four outbreaks since Thursday's reporting.
Data show 236 (+1 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 6,714 COVID-19 cases and 1,039 deaths. That is up 42 cases and 16 additional deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 624 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 14,861 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 60,570.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
13,653 (+42) in Fairfax County
7,107 (+43) in Prince William County
3,806 (+67) in Loudon County
2,784 (+49) in Chesterfield County
2,543 (+43) in Henrico County
2,449 (+4) in Arlington
2,287 (+16) in Alexandria
2,133 (+44) in Richmond
1,379 (+5) in Manassas City
1,082 (+50) in Virginia Beach
1,037 in Accomack
965 (+11) in Stafford
945 (+14) in Spotsylvania
913 (+6) in Harrisonburg
846 (+46) in Chesapeake
822 (+27) in Norfolk
806 (+3) in Culpeper
685 (+11) in Rockingham
555 in Buckingham
552 in Shenandoah
474 (+8) in Newport News
465 (+1) in Frederick
449 (+7) in Portsmouth
419 (+2) in Manassas Park
416 (+1) in Fauquier
415 (+3) in Hanover
393 (+4) in Suffolk
374 (+7) in Albemarle
360 (+1) in Roanoke City
352 (+1) in Greensville
302 (+1) in Winchester
296 (+15) in Hampton
296 (+1) in Richmond County
296 (+1) in Roanoke County
269 in Northampton
269 in Warren
266 in Page
251 (+3) in James City County
243 (+5) in Galax
238 (+2) in Fredericksburg
238 in Mecklenburg
237 (+5) in Henry
227 (+5) in Prince George
219 (+7) in Petersburg
198 (-2) in Carroll
194 (+1) in Sussex
178 in Prince Edward
179 (+1) in Augusta
196 (+3) in Charlottesville
169 (+1) in Isle of Wight
163 in Hopewell
155 in Southampton
143 (+1) in Orange
142 in Colonial Heights
132 (+10) in Lynchburg
131 (+2) in Dinwiddie
128 (+2) in Caroline
127 (+3) in Empria
122 (+6) in Montgomery
118 in Goochland
114 (+2) in Louisa
109 (+2) in Fluvanna
108 (+2) in York
107 (+1) in Bedford
107 in Nottoway
102 (+7) in Pittsylvania
As of Friday's update, 6,071 people had been hospitalized and 1,700 people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.
The coronavirus has most impacted people aged 50 to 69 as that group accounts for nearly 26 percent of cases, data show.
"But we're also seeing cases in people in their 20s," Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam previously said.
In fact, Northam said that group accounts for 16.8 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, "Northam said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."
More women have been infected by the virus at 30,321 cases versus the 29,787 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 462 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 1,037
Albemarle: 374 (+7)
Alleghany: 31
Alexandria: 2,287 (+16)
Amelia: 42
Amherst: 35 (+3)
Appomattox: 38 (+1)
Arlington: 2,449 (+4)
Augusta: 179 (+1)
Bedford: 107 (+1)
Bland: 2
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 69
Brunswick: 96
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 555
Buena Vista City: 14
Campbell: 41 (+7)
Caroline: 128 (+2)
Carroll: 198 (-2)
Charles City: 39
Charlotte: 30
Charlottesville: 196 (+3)
Chesapeake: 846 (+46)
Chesterfield: 2,784 (+49)
Clarke: 48 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 142
Covington: 3
Craig: 6
Culpeper: 806 (+3)
Cumberland: 51
Danville: 77 (+4)
Dickenson: 1
Dinwiddie: 131 (+2)
Emporia: 127 (+3)
Essex: 56 (+2)
Fairfax: 13,653 (+42)
Fairfax City: 69
Falls Church: 56 (-1)
Fauquier: 416 (+1)
Floyd: 15 (+1)
Fluvanna: 109 (+2)
Franklin City: 46
Franklin County: 54 (+1)
Frederick: 465 (+1)
Fredericksburg: 238 (+2)
Galax: 243 (+5)
Giles: 8
Gloucester: 47 (+1)
Goochland: 118
Grayson: 84 (+3)
Greene: 57
Greensville: 352 (+1)
Halifax: 42 (+1)
Hanover: 415 (+3)
Hampton: 296 (+15)
Harrisonburg: 913 (+6)
Henrico: 2,543 (+43)
Henry: 237 (+5)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 163
Isle of Wight: 169 (+1)
James City: 251(+3)
King George: 98 (+2)
King and Queen: 23 (-1)
King William: 40 (+2)
Lancaster: 12
Lee: 9
Lexington: 10
Louisa: 114 (+2)
Loudoun: 3,806 (+67)
Lunenburg: 29 (-1)
Lynchburg: 132 (+10)
Madison: 43
Manassas City: 1,379 (+5)
Manassas Park: 419 (+2)
Martinsville: 70
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 238
Middlesex: 15
Montgomery: 122 (+6)
Nelson: 18
New Kent: 55 (+3)
Newport News: 474 (+8)
Norfolk: 822 (+27)
Northampton: 269
Northumberland: 38 (+10)
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 107
Orange: 143 (+1)
Page: 266
Patrick: 40 (+1)
Petersburg: 219 (+7)
Pittsylvania: 102 (+7)
Poquoson: 17 (+1)
Portsmouth: 449 (+7)
Powhatan: 75 (+1)
Prince Edward: 178
Prince George: 227 (+5)
Prince William: 7,107 (+43)
Pulaski: 39
Radford: 11
Rappahannock: 20
Richmond City: 2,133 (+44)
Richmond County: 296 (+1)
Roanoke City: 360 (+1)
Roanoke County: 199 (-1)
Rockbridge: 28 (+1)
Rockingham: 685 (+11)
Russell: 9
Salem: 50
Scott: 9
Shenandoah: 552
Smyth: 33 (-2)
Spotsylvania: 945 (+14)
Southampton: 155
Stafford: 965 (+11)
Staunton: 68
Suffolk: 393 (+4)
Surry: 14
Sussex: 194 (+1)
Tazewell: 13
Virginia Beach: 1,082 (+50)
Warren: 269
Washington: 62 (+2)
Waynesboro: 73 (+3)
Westmoreland: 93 (+1)
Winchester: 302 (+1)
Williamsburg: 55
Wise: 27
Wythe: 47 (-1)
York: 108 (+2)
*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.
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- Avoid non-essential travel.
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