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COVID-19 in Virginia: 6 new outbreaks reported Saturday, September 26

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Posted at 4:35 PM, Sep 26, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-26 16:35:12-04

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 1,010 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Saturday. That means6 new outbreaks were recorded since Friday's reporting.

Data show 425 (+2 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 10,598 COVID-19 cases and 1,562 deaths. That is up 63 cases and 4 additional deaths from the previous day's report. Four new outbreaks were reported in healthcare settings. Outbreaks in educational settings consist of 39 (no change) outbreaks in child care centers, 23 (no change) in colleges/universities and 26 (no change) in K-12 schools.

Scroll down for complete city/county-by-county breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Virginia

The health department reported 975 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 21,717 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 145,408. Of those cases, 22,671 (+143 from previous day) are associated with outbreaks.

The number of localities with COVID-19 cases that have topped 200 cases since March continue to climb in the Commonwealth:

20,687 (+60) in Fairfax County
12,394 (+76) in Prince William County
6,809 (+33) in Virginia Beach
6,792 (+18) in Loudoun County
5,945 (+29) in Chesterfield County
5,434 (+35) in Henrico County
4,822 (+22) in Norfolk
4,625 (+30) in Richmond
4,296 (+25) in Chesapeake
3,935 (+26) in Arlington
3,804 (+24) in Alexandria

2,721 (+6) in Newport News
2,608 (+30) in Harrisonburg
2,555 (+8) in Portsmouth
2,131 (+10) in Spotsylvania
2,005 (+7) in Stafford
1,970 (+7) in Suffolk
1,918 in Manassas City
1,909 (+29) in Montgomery
1,809 (+6) in Hampton
1,694 (+38) in Roanoke City
1,423 (+9) in Rockingham
1,391 (+17) in Lynchburg
1,288 (+2) in Hanover
1,253 (+20) in Albemarle
1,195 (+5) in Culpeper
1,175 (+3) in Accomack
1,186 (+42) in Charlottesville
1,046 (+4) in Henry

994 (+9) in Pittsylvania
931 (+6) in Fauquier
881 (+8) in Frederick
868 (+8) in Danville
861 (+19) in Roanoke County
848 (+6) in James City County
806 (+1) in Shenandoah
796 (+5) in Prince George
781 (-1) in Greensville
755 (+7) in Southampton
753 (+14) in Bedford
737 (+3) in Radford
734 in Petersburg
733 (+10) in Isle of Wight
717 (+6) in Mecklenburg
679 (+2) in Buckingham
610 in Manassas Park

581 (+4) in Prince Edward
563 (+10) in Washington
544 (+3) in York
539 (+4) in Fredericksburg
499 (+7) in Carroll
497 (+2) in Winchester
494 (+16) in Augusta
465 (+8) in Smyth
463 (+1) in Sussex
447 (+11) in Campbell
418 (+3) in Warren
415 (+2) in Franklin City
415 (+2) in Galax
408 (+8) in Wise

395 (+5) in Amherst
393 (+3) in Page
390 in Hopewell
382 (+2) in Martinsville
377 (+1) in Dinwiddie
375 in Fluvanna
355 (+4) in Brunswick
350 (+3) in Caroline
348 (+2) in Richmond County
348 (+6) in Halifax
335 (+2) in Franklin County
322 (+2) in Orange
312 (+4) in Grayson
305 in Northampton
302 (+5) in Botetourt

297 (+13) in Tazewell
289 (+2) in Louisa
277 (+1) in Patrick
274 (+1) in Westmoreland
269 (+3) in Goochland
267 (+1) in Lee
267 (+3) in Salem
265 (+8) in Nottoway
265 (+6) in Waynesboro

257 (+3) in Russell
256 (+3) in Colonial Heights
256 (+5) in Staunton
255 in Emporia
242 (+7) in Gloucester
232 (+7) in Pulaski
232 (+5) in Wythe
228 in King George
221 (+2) in Powhatan
216 in Greene
215 (+2) in Appomattox
203 (+2) in Floyd

As of Saturday's update, 10,863 (+57 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 3,144 (+8) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.

More women have been infected by the virus at 74,522 cases versus the 69,924 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 962 cases in the Commonwealth.

The coronavirus first most impacted people aged 50 to 69, which currently accounts for more than 23 percent of cases in Virginia.

However, people aged 30 to 49 now account for more nearly 33 percent of cases, data show.

Additionally, people in their 20s account for 21 percent of cases in the state.

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 1,175 (+3)
Albemarle: 1,253 (+20)
Alleghany: 78
Alexandria: 3,804 (+24)
Amelia: 124
Amherst: 395 (+5)
Appomattox: 215 (+2)
Arlington: 3,935 (+26)
Augusta: 494 (+16)

Bath: 7
Bedford: 753 (+14)
Bland: 64
Bristol: 182
Botetourt: 302 (+5)
Brunswick: 355 (+4)
Buchanan: 140 (+3)
Buckingham: 679 (+2)
Buena Vista City: 80

Campbell: 447 (+11)
Caroline: 350 (+3)
Carroll: 499 (+7)
Charles City: 84
Charlotte: 106
Charlottesville: 1,144 (+25)
Chesapeake: 4,296 (+25)
Chesterfield: 5,945 (+29)
Clarke: 94
Colonial Heights: 256 (+3)
Covington: 32
Craig: 29
Culpeper: 1,195 (+5)
Cumberland: 105 (+1)

Danville: 868 (+8)
Dickenson: 101 (+2)
Dinwiddie: 377 (+1)

Emporia: 255
Essex: 178 (+2)

Fairfax: 20,687 (+60)
Fairfax City: 136 (+1)
Falls Church: 70
Fauquier: 931 (+6)
Floyd: 203 (+2)
Fluvanna: 375
Franklin City: 415 (+2)
Franklin County: 335 (+2)
Frederick: 881 (+8)
Fredericksburg: 539 (+4)

Galax: 415 (+2)
Giles: 89 (+1)
Gloucester: 242 (+7)
Goochland: 269 (+3)
Grayson: 312 (+4)
Greene: 216
Greensville: 781 (-1)

Halifax: 348 (+6)
Hanover: 1,288 (+2)
Hampton: 1,809 (+6)
Harrisonburg: 2,608 (+30)
Henrico: 5,434 (+35)
Henry: 1,046 (+4)
Highland: 7
Hopewell: 390

Isle of Wight: 733 (+10)

James City: 848 (+6)

King George: 228
King and Queen: 72
King William: 160 (+3)

Lancaster: 144 (+2)
Lee: 267 (+1)
Lexington: 77 (+4)
Louisa: 289 (+2)
Loudoun: 6,792 (+18)
Lunenburg: 118 (+2)
Lynchburg: 1,391 (+17)

Madison: 106
Manassas City: 1,918
Manassas Park: 610
Martinsville: 382 (+2)
Mathews: 72 (+23)
Mecklenburg: 717 (+6)
Middlesex: 115 (+2)
Montgomery: 1,909 (+29)

Nelson: 100
New Kent: 189 (+1)
Newport News: 2,721 (+6)
Norfolk: 4,822 (+22)
Northampton: 305
Northumberland: 157 (+5)
Norton: 33
Nottoway: 265 (+8)

Orange: 322 (+2)

Page: 393 (+3)
Patrick: 277 (+1)
Petersburg: 734
Pittsylvania: 994 (+9)
Poquoson: 74
Portsmouth: 2,555 (+8)
Powhatan: 221 (+2)
Prince Edward: 581 (+4)
Prince George: 796 (+5)
Prince William: 12,394 (+76)
Pulaski: 232 (+7)

Radford: 737 (+3)
Rappahannock: 63 (-1)
Richmond City: 4,625 (+30)
Richmond County: 348 (+2)
Roanoke City: 1,694 (+38)
Roanoke County: 861 (+19)
Rockbridge: 111 (+3)
Rockingham: 1,423 (+9)
Russell: 257 (+3)

Salem: 267 (+3)
Scott: 185 (+1)
Shenandoah: 806 (+1)
Smyth: 465 (+8)
Spotsylvania: 2,131 (+10)
Southampton: 755 (+7)
Stafford: 2,005 (+7)
Staunton: 256 (+5)
Suffolk: 1,970 (+7)
Surry: 119
Sussex: 463 (+1)

Tazewell: 297 (+13)

Virginia Beach: 6,809 (+33)

Warren: 418 (+3)
Washington: 563 (+10)
Waynesboro: 265 (+6)
Westmoreland: 274 (+1)
Winchester: 497 (+2)
Williamsburg: 178 (+1)
Wise: 408 (+8)
Wythe: 232 (+5)

York: 544 (+3)

*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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