RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 226 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That is an increase of 10 outbreaks since yesterday's report.
Data shows 132 (+12 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 2,412 COVID-19 cases and 311 deaths as of Friday. That is up 875 cases and 193 deaths from the previous day.
The health department reported 1,005 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 14,805 people tested. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 16,901.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
3,897 (+286) in Fairfax County
1,781 (+136) in Prince William County
1,004 (+37) in Arlington County
898 (+22) in Henrico County
832 (+86) in Loudon County
802 (+46) in Alexandria
557 (+26) in Chesterfield County
456 (+30) in Harrisonburg
396 (+11) in Virginia Beach
364 (+25) in Richmond
303 (+39) in Accomack
256 (+14) in Chesapeake
251 (+11) in Stafford
249 (+9) in Rockingham
222 (+6) in Manassas City
204 (+6) in Norfolk
175 (+6) in Suffolk
170 (+12) in Portsmouth
164 (+6) in James City County
162 (+21) in Culpeper
155 (+12) in Spotsylvania
142 (-2) in Richmond County
132 (+14) in Hanover
128 (+17) in Fauquier
125 in Southampton
120 (+2) in Newport News
120 (+12) in Shenandoah
119 (+4) in Hampton
115 (+10) in Frederick
104 (+4) in Page
103 in Albemarle
103 (+3) in Mecklenburg
As of Friday's update, 2,416 people had been hospitalized and 581 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 32 percent of cases, data reveals.
"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 13 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 8,686 cases versus the 8,090 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 125 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 303 (+39)
Albemarle: 103
Alleghany: 6
Alexandria: 802 (+46)
Appomattox: 20
Arlington: 1,004 (+37)
Amelia: 16 (+1)
Amherst: 13 (+1)
Augusta: 44 (+1)
Bedford: 33 (+3)
Bristol: 1
Botetourt: 28
Brunswick: 14
Buchanan: 16
Buckingham: 94 (+36)
Buena Vista City: 6
Campbell: 12
Caroline: 32 (+5)
Carroll: 12 (+1)
Charles City: 13
Charlotte: 8 (+1)
Charlottesville: 58 (+2)
Chesapeake: 256 (+14)
Chesterfield: 557 (+26)
Clarke: 9 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 54
Craig: 3
Culpeper: 162 (+21)
Cumberland: 13
Danville: 35
Dinwiddie: 16
Emporia: 23
Essex: 8 (+1)
Fairfax: 3,897 (+286)
Fairfax City: 29 (+2)
Falls Church: 26
Fauquier: 128 (+17)
Floyd: 3 (+1)
Fluvanna: 74 (+1)
Franklin City: 23 (+3)
Franklin County: 21
Frederick: 115 (+10)
Fredericksburg: 34 (+1)
Galax: 9 (+5)
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 24 (+1)
Goochland: 78 (+2)
Grayson: 2
Greene: 10
Greensville: 39
Halifax: 18
Hanover: 132 (+14)
Hampton: 119 (+4)
Harrisonburg: 456 (+30)
Henrico: 898 (+22)
Henry: 16
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 25 (+1)
Isle of Wight: 99
James City: 164 (+6)
King George: 34 (+2)
King and Queen: 2
King William: 5
Lancaster: 3 (+1)
Lee: 10 (+1)
Lexington: 4 (+1)
Louisa: 45 (+2)
Loudoun: 832 (+86)
Lunenburg: 4
Lynchburg: 53 (+5)
Madison: 14
Manassas City: 222 (+6)
Manassas Park: 68 (+7)
Martinsville: 2
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 103 (+3)
Middlesex: 7 (-1)
Montgomery: 56
Nelson: 8
New Kent: 23
Newport News: 120 (+2)
Norfolk: 204 (+6)
Northampton: 82 (+18)
Northumberland: 9
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 13 (+1)
Orange: 36 (+5)
Page: 104 (+4)
Patrick: 2
Petersburg: 33 (+2)
Pittsylvania: 13
Poquoson: 6
Portsmouth: 170 (+12)
Powhatan: 14 (+1)
Prince Edward: 51 (+2)
Prince George: 34 (+1)
Prince William: 1,781 (+136)
Pulaski: 9
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 5
Richmond City: 364 (+25)
Richmond County: 142 (-2)
Roanoke City: 80 (+7)
Roanoke County: 53 (+2)
Rockbridge: 7 (+1)
Rockingham: 249 (+9)
Russell: 4 (+1)
Salem: 26
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 120 (+12)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 155 (+12)
Southampton: 125
Stafford: 251 (+11)
Staunton: 12
Suffolk: 175 (+6)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 31
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 396 (+11)
Warren: 57 (+5)
Washington: 38 (+2)
Waynesboro: 13 (+2)
Westmoreland: 23 (+2)
Winchester: 41 (+4)
Williamsburg: 20 (+2)
Wythe: 11
York: 46
*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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