COVID-19 in Virginia: 11 new outbreaks reported Friday, June 5

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 389 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That is an increase of 11 outbreaks since Thursday's report.

Data show 222 (+5 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 5,183 COVID-19 cases and 821 deaths. That is up 87 cases and 5 deaths from the previous day's report.

The health department reported 676 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 11,792 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 48,532.

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

11,904 (+89) in Fairfax County
6,030 (+98) in Prince William County
2,837 (+43) in Loudon County
2,173 (+23) in Arlington
2,045 (+14) in Alexandria
1,983 (+37 in Henrico County
1,761 (+40) in Chesterfield County
1,527 (+39) in Richmond
1,190 (+24) in Manassas City
969 (+3) in Accomack
817 (+3) in Harrisonburg
784 (+14) in Virginia Beach
750 (+8) in Stafford
740 (+8) in Culpeper
615 (+22) in Spotsylvania
563 (+9) in Chesapeake
561 (+6) in Rockingham
560 (+8) in Norfolk
475 (+6) in Buckingham
472 (+2) in Shenandoah
388 (+4) in Frederick
343 (+4) in Manassas Park
339 (+5) in Fauquier
338 (+2) in Hanover
325 in Portsmouth
322 (+2) in Suffolk
309 (+10) in Newport News
289 (+2) in Richmond County
249 (+2) in Northampton
233 (+2) in Page
229 (+16) in Greensville
225 (+10) in Winchester
220 (+1) in Mecklenburg
220 (+3) in Warren
217 (+4) in Albemarle
215 (+1) in Hampton
211 in James City County
190 (+14) in Roanoke City
186 (+8) in Fredericksburg
174 (+1) in Sussex
159 (+7) in Petersburg
155 (+3) in Henry
152 (+2) in Southampton
146 in Prince Edward
142 in Prince George
140 in Galax
137 (+4) in Isle of Wight
131 in Charlottesville
124 (+2) in Augusta
122 in Carroll
119 (+4) in Orange
119 (+6) in Roanoke County
110 (+7) in Hopewell
105 (+2) in Goochland

As of Friday's update, 5,008 people had been hospitalized and 1,453 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 27 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 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 24,158 cases versus the 23,847 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 527 cases in the Commonwealth.

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 969 (+3)
Albemarle: 217 (+4)
Alleghany: 24
Alexandria: 2,045 (+14)
Amelia: 28
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 33 (+2)
Arlington: 2,173 (+23)
Augusta: 124 (+2)

Bedford: 72 (+9)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 35 (+1)
Brunswick: 32 (+1)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 475 (+6)
Buena Vista City: 13

Campbell: 20 (+2)
Caroline: 79 (+3)
Carroll: 122
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 28
Charlottesville: 131
Chesapeake: 563 (+9)
Chesterfield: 1,761 (+40)
Clarke: 31
Colonial Heights: 97
Covington: 4
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 740 (+8)
Cumberland: 41 (+2)

Danville: 60 (+2)
Dinwiddie: 93 (+3)

Emporia: 86 (-3)
Essex: 53 (+5)

Fairfax: 11,904 (+89)
Fairfax City: 67
Falls Church: 56
Fauquier: 339 (+5)
Floyd: 6
Fluvanna: 94
Franklin City: 42
Franklin County: 38 (+1)
Frederick: 388 (+4)
Fredericksburg: 186 (+8)

Galax: 140
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 32 (+1)
Goochland: 105 (+2)
Grayson: 46
Greene: 35 (+1)
Greensville: 229 (+16)

Halifax: 31
Hanover: 338 (+2)
Hampton: 215 (+1)
Harrisonburg: 817 (+3)
Henrico: 1,983 (+37)
Henry: 155 (+3)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 110 (+7)

Isle of Wight: 137 (+4)

James City: 211

King George: 72
King and Queen: 21
King William: 31

Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 7
Louisa: 85 (+1)
Loudoun: 2,837 (+43)
Lunenburg: 17 (+1)
Lynchburg: 87 (+7)

Madison: 41
Manassas City: 1,190 (+24)
Manassas Park: 343 (+4)
Martinsville: 41 (+2)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 220 (+1)
Middlesex: 14 (-1)
Montgomery: 85 (+3)

Nelson: 17
New Kent: 39
Newport News: 309 (+10)
Norfolk: 560 (+8)
Northampton: 249 (+2)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 40

Orange: 119 (+4)

Page: 233 (+2)
Patrick: 23 (+1)
Petersburg: 159 (+7)
Pittsylvania: 47 (+2)
Poquoson: 8
Portsmouth: 325
Powhatan: 37 (+1)
Prince Edward: 146
Prince George: 142
Prince William: 6,030 (+98)
Pulaski: 21

Radford: 6
Rappahannock: 15
Richmond City: 1,527 (+39)
Richmond County: 289 (+2)
Roanoke City: 190 (+14)
Roanoke County: 119 (+6)
Rockbridge: 18
Rockingham: 561 (+6)
Russell: 8

Salem: 37 (+1)
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 472 (+2)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 615 (+22)
Southampton: 152 (+2)
Stafford: 750 (+8)
Staunton: 53 (+1)
Suffolk: 322 (+2)
Surry: 10
Sussex: 174 (+1)

Tazewell: 9

Virginia Beach: 784 (+14)

Warren: 220 (+3)
Washington: 53
Waynesboro: 48 (+1)
Westmoreland: 80
Winchester: 225 (+10)
Williamsburg: 45
Wise: 27
Wythe: 30

York: 79 (+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.