COVID-19 in Virginia: 4 new outbreaks reported Saturday, May 30

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 357 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 Friday's report.

Data show 210 (+3 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 4,798 COVID-19 cases and 778 deaths. That is up 41 cases and 4 deaths from the previous day's report.

The health department reported 1,078 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 8,526 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 43,611.

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

10,906 (+168) in Fairfax County
5,412 (+142) in Prince William County
2,107 (+18) in Arlington
2,529 (+100) in Loudon County
1,960 (+19) in Alexandria
1,754 (+76) in Henrico County
1,461 (+61) in Chesterfield County
1,249 (+47) in Richmond
1,046 (+42) in Manassas City
863 (+36) in Accomack
774 (+9) in Harrisonburg
702 (+21) in Stafford
699 (+19) in Virginia Beach
674 (+8) in Culpeper
511 (+6) in Rockingham
520 (+26) in Chesapeake
524 (+24) in Spotsylvania
490 (+20) in Norfolk
456 (+3) in Buckingham
444 (+15) in Shenandoah
322 (+2) in Hanover
314 (+3) in Suffolk
312 (+4) in Fauquier
344 (+13) in Frederick
307 (+13) in Portsmouth
299 (+12) in Manassas Park
275 (-1) in Richmond County
258 (+1) in Newport News
230 (+2) in Northampton
217 (+3) in Mecklenburg
219 (+5) in Page
202 in James City County
197 (+5) in Hampton
187 (+7) in Albemarle
187 (+11) in Winchester
155 (+3) in Roanoke City
146 in Southampton
154 (+3) in Sussex
158 (+11) in Fredericksburg
155 (+9) in Warren
134 (+5) n Prince Edward
128 (+1) in Isle of Wight
126 (+5) in Prince George
127 (+9) in Petersburg
112 (+5) in Galax
109 (+4) in Augusta
108 (+3) in Charlottesville
104 (+2) in Roanoke County
104 (+5) in Henry
101 (+4) in Orange

As of Saturday's update, 4,601 people had been hospitalized and 1,370 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 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 15.8 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 21,812 cases versus the 21,412 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 387 cases in the Commonwealth.

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 863 (+36)
Albemarle: 187 (+7)
Alleghany: 20 (+1)
Alexandria: 1,960 (+19)
Amelia: 25
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 31
Arlington: 2,107 (+18)
Augusta: 109 (+4)

Bedford: 51 (+4)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 32
Brunswick: 25
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 456 (+3)
Buena Vista City: 13

Campbell: 18 (+1)
Caroline: 64 (+6)
Carroll: 91 (+1)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 23
Charlottesville: 108 (+3)
Chesapeake: 520 (+26)
Chesterfield: 1,461 (+61)
Clarke: 25 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 91 (+5)
Covington: 4 (+1)
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 674 (+8)
Cumberland: 37 (+2)

Danville: 51
Dinwiddie: 77 (+6)

Emporia: 78
Essex: 46

Fairfax: 10,906 (+168)
Fairfax City: 65 (+2)
Falls Church: 55
Fauquier: 312 (+4)
Floyd: 6
Fluvanna: 91 (+1)
Franklin City: 42
Franklin County: 36 (+1)
Frederick: 344 (+13)
Fredericksburg: 158 (+11)

Galax: 112 (+5)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 31 (+1)
Goochland: 96 (+1)
Grayson: 37 (+3)
Greene: 34 (+3)
Greensville: 73 (+4)

Halifax: 30
Hanover: 322 (+2)
Hampton: 197 (+5)
Harrisonburg: 774 (+9)
Henrico: 1,754 (+76)
Henry: 104 (+5)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 87 (+2)

Isle of Wight: 128 (+1)

James City: 202

King George: 65 (+3)
King and Queen: 10
King William: 30 (+4)

Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 7
Louisa: 78 (+2)
Loudoun: 2,529 (+100)
Lunenburg: 13 (+1)
Lynchburg: 80

Madison: 40 (+1)
Manassas City: 1,046 (+42)
Manassas Park: 299 (+12)
Martinsville: 31
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 217 (+3)
Middlesex: 15 (+1)
Montgomery: 73

Nelson: 17 (+1)
New Kent: 36
Newport News: 258 (+1)
Norfolk: 490 (+20)
Northampton: 230 (+2)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 28 (+3)

Orange: 101 (+4)

Page: 219 (+5)
Patrick: 18
Petersburg: 127 (+9)
Pittsylvania: 40 (+1)
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 307 (+13)
Powhatan: 32
Prince Edward: 134 (+5)
Prince George: 126 (+5)
Prince William: 5,412 (+142)
Pulaski: 19

Radford: 6
Rappahannock: 13
Richmond City: 1,249 (+47)
Richmond County: 275 (-1)
Roanoke City: 155 (+3)
Roanoke County: 104 (+2)
Rockbridge: 18 (+2)
Rockingham: 511 (+6)
Russell: 8

Salem: 34 (+2)
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 444 (+15)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 524 (+24)
Southampton: 146
Stafford: 702 (+21)
Staunton: 39 (+3)
Suffolk: 314 (+3)
Surry: 10
Sussex: 154 (+3)

Tazewell: 7

Virginia Beach: 699 (+19)

Warren: 155 (+9)
Washington: 51
Waynesboro: 43 (+2)
Westmoreland: 63
Winchester: 187 (+11)
Williamsburg: 44
Wise: 24
Wythe: 21

York: 72

*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.