RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 525 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Saturday. That is an increase of six outbreaks since Friday's reporting.
Data show 267 (+2 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 7,167 COVID-19 cases and 1,173 deaths. That is up 28 cases and no additional deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 851 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 19,345 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 69,782.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
14,403 (+47) in Fairfax County
7,769 (+27) in Prince William County
4,373 (+24) in Loudon County
3,169 (+34) in Chesterfield County
2,822 (+38) in Henrico County
2,597 (+15) in Arlington
2,453 (+14) in Alexandria
2,386 (+25) in Richmond
1,759 (+96) in Virginia Beach
1,482 (+10) in Manassas City
1,448 (+88) in Norfolk
1,204 (+42) in Chesapeake
1,076 (-1) in Spotsylvania
1,056 (+8) in Stafford
1,042 in Accomack
978 (+2) in Harrisonburg
852 (+11) in Culpeper
778 (+7) in Rockingham
693 (+14) in Newport News
662 (+35) in Portsmouth
609 (+3) in Shenandoah
576 (+2) in Buckingham
557 (+5) in Roanoke City
543 (+7) in Frederick
535 (+9) in Suffolk
533 (+13) in Albemarle
476 (+5) in Fauquier
469 (+15) in Hampton
469 (+2) in Hanover
457 (+2) in Manassas Park
375 (+1) in Greensville
350 (+11) in Henry
340 (+4) in Winchester
336 (+4) in James City County
331 (+11) in Petersburg
311 (+3) in Richmond County
311 (+2) in Roanoke County
308 (+4) in Warren
298 (+2) in Page
287 (+4) in Galax
277 (+13) in Fredericksburg
274 (+1) in Northampton
270 (+10) in Charlottesville
258 (-19) in Prince George
257 (+4) in Mecklenburg
245 (+2) in Carroll
237 (+1) in Prince Edward
222 (+7) in Isle of Wight
211 in Sussex
205 (+1) in Augusta
195 (+5) in Hopewell
187 (+10) in Lynchburg
183 (+12) in Westmoreland
182 (+5) in Montgomery
173 (+3) in Southampton
159 (+1) in Orange
159 (+11) in Pittsylvania
156 (+12) in Bedford
156 (+4) in Colonial Heights
154 in Dinwiddie
152 (+1) in Botetourt
149 (+5) in York
146 (-1) in Emporia
137 (+2) in Caroline
135 (+1) in Louisa
130 (+2) in Fluvanna
129 in Goochland
127 (+4) in Brunswick
120 (+3) in Nottoway
121 (+4) in Waynesboro
112 (+5) in Martinsville
113 (+9) in Danville
106 (+1) in Franklin County
105 (+1) in King George
As of Saturday's update, 6,707 people had been hospitalized and 1,962 people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.
More women have been infected by the virus at 35,196 cases versus the 34,140 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 446 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 more than 36 percent of cases, data show.
Additionally, people in their 20s account for 17.6 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: 1,042
Albemarle: 533 (+13)
Alleghany: 40 (1)
Alexandria: 2,453 (+14)
Amelia: 49
Amherst: 40 (+2)
Appomattox: 47 (+1)
Arlington: 2,597 (+15)
Augusta: 205 (+1)
Bath: 1
Bedford: 156 (+12)
Bland: 3
Bristol: 12 (+2)
Botetourt: 152 (+1)
Brunswick: 127 (+4)
Buchanan: 39
Buckingham: 576 (+2)
Buena Vista City: 18
Campbell: 63 (+7)
Caroline: 137 (+2)
Carroll: 245 (+1)
Charles City: 41
Charlotte: 36 (+1)
Charlottesville: 270 (+10)
Chesapeake: 1,204 (+42)
Chesterfield: 3,169 (+34)
Clarke: 60 (+2)
Colonial Heights: 156 (+4)
Covington: 5
Craig: 9
Culpeper: 852 (+11)
Cumberland: 59
Danville: 113 (+9)
Dickenson: 5
Dinwiddie: 154
Emporia: 146 (-1)
Essex: 63
Fairfax: 14,403 (+47)
Fairfax City: 72
Falls Church: 53 (+2)
Fauquier: 476 (+5)
Floyd: 20
Fluvanna: 130 (+2)
Franklin City: 70 (+1)
Franklin County: 106 (+1)
Frederick: 543 (+7)
Fredericksburg: 277 (+13)
Galax: 287 (+4)
Giles: 18
Gloucester: 67 (+2)
Goochland: 129
Grayson: 91
Greene: 80
Greensville: 375 (+1)
Halifax: 80 (+4)
Hanover: 469 (+2)
Hampton: 469 (+15)
Harrisonburg: 978 (+2)
Henrico: 2,822 (+38)
Henry: 350 (+11)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 198 (+5)
Isle of Wight: 222 (+7)
James City: 336 (+4)
King George: 105 (+1)
King and Queen: 26
King William: 54
Lancaster: 13 (+1)
Lee: 17
Lexington: 16 (+3)
Louisa: 135 (+1)
Loudoun: 4,373 (+24)
Lunenburg: 40
Lynchburg: 187 (+10)
Madison: 47 (+1)
Manassas City: 1,482 (+10)
Manassas Park: 457 (+2)
Martinsville: 112 (+5)
Mathews: 7
Mecklenburg: 257 (+4)
Middlesex: 17 (+1)
Montgomery: 182 (+5)
Nelson: 25 (+3)
New Kent: 68 (+5)
Newport News: 693 (+14)
Norfolk: 1,448 (+88)
Northampton: 274 (+1)
Northumberland: 40 (+2)
Norton: 4
Nottoway: 120 (+3)
Orange: 159 (+1)
Page: 298 (+2)
Patrick: 48
Petersburg: 331 (+11)
Pittsylvania: 159 (+11)
Poquoson: 20
Portsmouth: 662 (+35)
Powhatan: 91 (+4)
Prince Edward: 237 (+1)
Prince George: 258 (-19)
Prince William: 7,769 (+27)
Pulaski: 51
Radford: 16
Rappahannock: 32 (+1)
Richmond City: 2,386 (+25)
Richmond County: 311 (+3)
Roanoke City: 557 (+5)
Roanoke County: 311 (+2)
Rockbridge: 34 (+2)
Rockingham: 778 (+7)
Russell: 21 (+3)
Salem: 87
Scott: 11
Shenandoah: 609 (+3)
Smyth: 43
Spotsylvania: 1,076 (-1)
Southampton: 173 (+3)
Stafford: 1,056 (+8)
Staunton: 95 (+5)
Suffolk: 535 (+9)
Surry: 18 (+1)
Sussex: 211
Tazewell: 26 (+2)
Virginia Beach: 1,759 (+96)
Warren: 308 (+4)
Washington: 80 (+4)
Waynesboro: 121 (+4)
Westmoreland: 183 (+12)
Winchester: 340 (+4)
Williamsburg: 78
Wise: 38 (+2)
Wythe: 57
York: 149 (+5)
*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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