RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 260 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Friday. That is an increase of three outbreaks since Thursday's report.
Data shows 150 (flat from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 3,172 COVID-19 cases and 470 deaths as of Friday. That is up 63 cases and 18 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 772 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 6,662 tests processed. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 22,342.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
5,338 (+293) in Fairfax County
2,474 (+76) in Prince William County
1,281 (+33) in Arlington
1,110 (+50 in Alexandria
1,070 (+27) in Loudon County
1,032 (+7) in Henrico County
741 (+34) in Chesterfield County
574 (+52) in Harrisonburg
494 (+21) in Richmond
469 (+15) in Virginia Beach
463 in Accomack
355 (+23) in Manassas City
344 (+10) in Stafford
320 (+10) in Rockingham
316 (+5) in Chesapeake
274 (+4) in Norfolk
239 (+22) in Culpeper
236 (+23) in Shenandoah
233 (+3) in Spotsylvania
225 in Buckingham
209 (+1) in Suffolk
194 (+1) in Portsmouth
187 in Richmond County
170 (+3) in James City County
155 (+2) in Hanover
153 (+4) in Fauquier
150 (+3) in Frederick
149 in Northampton
144 (+7) in Newport News
135 (+4) in Hampton
129 (+1) in Southampton
123 (+1) in Page
116 (+4) in Albemarle
114 (+8) in Manassas Park
111 (+2) in Mecklenburg
105 (+2) in Isle of Wight
As of Friday's update, 3,059 people had been hospitalized and 812 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 30 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 nearly 14 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 11,332 cases versus the 10,847 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 163 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 463
Albemarle: 116 (+4)
Alleghany: 6
Alexandria: 1,110 (+50)
Appomattox: 21
Arlington: 1,281 (+33)
Amelia: 17 (-1)
Amherst: 15
Augusta: 55
Bedford: 37
Bristol: 2
Botetourt: 30 (+1)
Brunswick: 17 (+1)
Buchanan: 16
Buckingham: 225
Buena Vista City: 8
Campbell: 13
Caroline: 37 (+1)
Carroll: 26 (+1)
Charles City: 19 (+2)
Charlotte: 11
Charlottesville: 66 (+1)
Chesapeake: 316 (+5)
Chesterfield: 741 (+34)
Clarke: 16
Colonial Heights: 65 (+1)
Craig: 4
Culpeper: 239 (+22)
Cumberland: 13 (+1)
Danville: 39 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 25
Emporia: 47
Essex: 18
Fairfax: 5,338 (+293)
Fairfax City: 39 (+4)
Falls Church: 37 (+11)
Fauquier: 153 (+4)
Floyd: 3
Fluvanna: 78
Franklin City: 23
Franklin County: 25 (+1)
Frederick: 150 (+3)
Fredericksburg: 55 (+3)
Galax: 33 (+1)
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 27
Goochland: 81
Grayson: 5
Greene: 14 (+1)
Greensville: 44
Halifax: 20 (+1)
Hanover: 155 (+2)
Hampton: 135 (+4)
Harrisonburg: 574 (+52)
Henrico: 1,032 (+7)
Henry: 21 (+1)
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 33
Isle of Wight: 105 (+2)
James City: 170 (+3)
King George: 38
King and Queen: 4
King William: 11
Lancaster: 6
Lee: 10
Lexington: 5
Louisa: 53 (+2)
Loudoun: 1,070 (+27)
Lunenburg: 5 (+1)
Lynchburg: 68
Madison: 20 (+2)
Manassas City: 355 (+23)
Manassas Park: 114 (+8)
Martinsville: 2
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 111 (+2)
Middlesex: 10 (+3)
Montgomery: 61
Nelson: 10 (+1)
New Kent: 26
Newport News: 144 (+7)
Norfolk: 274 (+4)
Northampton: 149
Northumberland: 9
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 14
Orange: 43
Page: 123 (+1)
Patrick: 4 (+2)
Petersburg: 41
Pittsylvania: 17
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 194 (+1)
Powhatan: 18 (+1)
Prince Edward: 65 (+2)
Prince George: 42
Prince William: 2,474 (+76)
Pulaski: 9
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 6 (-1)
Richmond City: 494 (+21)
Richmond County: 187
Roanoke City: 91 (+3)
Roanoke County: 62 (+2)
Rockbridge: 8
Rockingham: 320 (+10)
Russell: 6
Salem: 30
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 236 (+23)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 233 (+3)
Southampton: 129 (+1)
Stafford: 344 (+10)
Staunton: 15 (+1)
Suffolk: 209 (+1)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 32
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 469 (+15)
Warren: 78 (+3)
Washington: 42 (+1)
Waynesboro: 20
Westmoreland: 35 (+2)
Winchester: 61
Williamsburg: 31 (+2)
Wise: 22
Wythe: 12
York: 55 (+4)
*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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