RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 230 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Saturday. That is an increase of four outbreaks since yesterday's report.
Data shows 132 outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 2,483 COVID-19 cases and 335 deaths as of Saturday. That is up 71 cases and 24 deaths from the previous day.
The health department reported 830 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 6,742 tests processed. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 17,731.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
4,046 (+149) in Fairfax County
1,900 (+119) in Prince William County
1,044 (+40) in Arlington County
926 (+28) in Henrico County
881(+49) in Loudon County
848 (+46) in Alexandria
593 (+36) in Chesterfield County
470 (+14) in Harrisonburg
413 (+17) in Virginia Beach
382 (+18) in Richmond
353 (+50) in Accomack
263 (+6) in Chesapeake
262 (+11) in Stafford
259 (+10) in Rockingham
258 (+36) in Manassas City
211 (+7) in Norfolk
178 (+3) in Suffolk
177 (+15) in Culpeper
174 (+19) in Spotsylvania
173 (+3) in Portsmouth
161 (-3) in James City County
143 (+1) in Richmond County
137 (+43) in Buckingham
133 (+1) in Hanover
128 in Fauquier
125 in Southampton
134 (+14) in Shenandoah
123 (+3) in Newport News
122 (+3) in Hampton
115 in Frederick
107 (+3) in Page
105 (+2) in Albemarle
104 (+1) in Mecklenburg
As of Saturday's update, 2,519 people had been hospitalized and 616 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 more than 31 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 9,062 cases versus the 8,528 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 141 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 353 (+50)
Albemarle: 105 (+2)
Alleghany: 6
Alexandria: 848 (+46)
Appomattox: 21 (+1)
Arlington: 1,044 (+40)
Amelia: 16
Amherst: 12 (-1)
Augusta: 45 (+1)
Bedford: 34 (+1)
Bristol: 1
Botetourt: 28
Brunswick: 15 (+1)
Buchanan: 16
Buckingham: 137(+43)
Buena Vista City: 6
Campbell: 13 (+1)
Caroline: 29 (-3)
Carroll: 13 (+1)
Charles City: 13
Charlotte: 9 (+1)
Charlottesville: 58
Chesapeake: 263 (+6)
Chesterfield: 593 (+36)
Clarke: 10 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 57 (+3)
Craig: 3
Culpeper: 177 (+15)
Cumberland: 12 (-1)
Danville: 37 (+2)
Dinwiddie: 18 (+2)
Emporia: 23
Essex: 8
Fairfax: 4,046 (+149)
Fairfax City: 29
Falls Church: 26
Fauquier: 128
Floyd: 3
Fluvanna: 76 (+2)
Franklin City: 23
Franklin County: 22 (+1)
Frederick: 115
Fredericksburg: 37 (+3)
Galax: 10 (+1)
Giles: 4
Gloucester: 24
Goochland: 78
Grayson: 2
Greene: 10
Greensville: 39
Halifax: 19 (+1)
Hanover: 133 (+1)
Hampton: 122 (+3)
Harrisonburg: 470 (+14)
Henrico: 926 (+28)
Henry: 19 (+3)
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 27 (+2)
Isle of Wight: 99
James City: 161 (-3)
King George: 33 (-1)
King and Queen: 3 (+1)
King William: 9 (+4)
Lancaster: 3
Lee: 10
Lexington: 5 (+1)
Louisa: 46 (+1)
Loudoun: 881(+49)
Lunenburg: 4
Lynchburg: 62 (+9)
Madison: 15 (+1)
Manassas City: 258 (+36)
Manassas Park: 76 (+8)
Martinsville: 2
Mathews: 4
Mecklenburg: 104 (+1)
Middlesex: 7
Montgomery: 56
Nelson: 8
New Kent: 23
Newport News: 123 (+3)
Norfolk: 211 (+7)
Northampton: 94 (+12)
Northumberland: 9
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 13
Orange: 37 (+1)
Page: 107 (+3)
Patrick: 2
Petersburg: 35 (+2)
Pittsylvania: 14 (+1)
Poquoson: 6
Portsmouth: 173 (+3)
Powhatan: 14
Prince Edward: 55 (+4)
Prince George: 35 (+1)
Prince William: 1,900 (+119)
Pulaski: 9
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 6 (+1)
Richmond City: 382 (+18)
Richmond County: 143 (+1)
Roanoke City: 80
Roanoke County: 54 (+1)
Rockbridge: 7
Rockingham: 259 (+10)
Russell: 5 (+1)
Salem: 26
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 134 (+14)
Smyth: 13
Spotsylvania: 174 (+19)
Southampton: 125
Stafford: 262 (+11)
Staunton: 13 (+1)
Suffolk: 178 (+3)
Surry: 4
Sussex: 31
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 413 (+17)
Warren: 61 (+4)
Washington: 39 (+1)
Waynesboro: 14 (+1)
Westmoreland: 25 (+2)
Winchester: 46 (+5)
Williamsburg: 21 (+1)
Wise: 22
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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