COVID-19 in Virginia: New outbreak reported Sunday, June 7

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 391 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Sunday. That is an increase of one outbreak since Saturday's report.

Data show 224 (no change from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 5,260 COVID-19 cases and 824 deaths. That is up 30 cases and 1 death from the previous day's report.

The health department reported 1,284 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 9,933 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 50,681.

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

12,455 (+399) in Fairfax County
6,207 (+86) in Prince William County
3,094 (+155) in Loudon County
2,225(+30) in Arlington
2,096 (+63) in Henrico County
2,095 (+25) in Alexandria
1,831 (+34) in Chesterfield County
1,621 (+29) in Richmond
1,228 (+14) in Manassas City
983 (+13) in Accomack
832 (+9) in Harrisonburg
803 (+38) in Stafford
801 (+3) in Virginia Beach
764 (+19) in Culpeper
695 (+61) in Spotsylvania
592 (+15) in Chesapeake
583 (+21) in Norfolk
580 (+8) in Rockingham
481 (+4) in Buckingham
480 (+4) in Shenandoah
410 (+17) in Frederick
355 (+10) in Fauquier
355 (+4) in Manassas Park
348 (+8) in Hanover
343 (+8) in Portsmouth
323 in Suffolk
320 (+6) in Newport News
293 (+2) in Richmond County
255 (+4) in Northampton
254 (+15) in Greensville
251 (+30) in Albemarle
244 (+7) in Page
232 in Winchester
226 (+11) in Hampton
224 (+2) in Mecklenburg
222 in Warren
216 (+5) in James City County
208 (+16) in Fredericksburg
199 (+2) in Roanoke City
175 in Sussex
166 (+7) in Henry
165 (+2) in Petersburg
153 (+1) in Southampton
148 in Prince Edward
148 (+2) in Prince George
147(+4) in Galax
142 in Isle of Wight
137 (+6) in Charlottesville
132 (+7) in Augusta
130 (+5) in Carroll
122 in Roanoke County
117 in Orange
116 (+2) in Hopewell
107 (+2) in Goochland

As of Sunday's update, 5,106 people had been hospitalized and 1,472 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 nearly 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 16.1 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 25,252 cases versus the 24,869 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 560 cases in the Commonwealth.

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 983 (+13)
Albemarle: 251 (+30)
Alleghany: 26
Alexandria: 2,095 (+25)
Amelia: 31
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 33
Arlington: 2,225(+30)
Augusta: 132 (+7)

Bedford: 79 (+3)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 40 (+1)
Brunswick: 39 (+7)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 481 (+4)
Buena Vista City: 13

Campbell: 20
Caroline: 90 (+7)
Carroll: 130 (+5)
Charles City: 28 (+1)
Charlotte: 28
Charlottesville: 137 (+6)
Chesapeake: 592 (+15)
Chesterfield: 1,831 (+34)
Clarke: 33 (+2)
Colonial Heights: 98 (+1)
Covington: 4
Craig: 6 (+1)
Culpeper: 764 (+19)
Cumberland: 41

Danville: 60
Dinwiddie: 98

Emporia: 89 (+1)
Essex: 53

Fairfax: 12,455 (+399)
Fairfax City: 69 (+1)
Falls Church: 56
Fauquier: 355 (+10)
Floyd: 6
Fluvanna: 94
Franklin City: 42
Franklin County: 40 (+1)
Frederick: 410 (+17)
Fredericksburg: 208 (+16)

Galax: 147(+4)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 32
Goochland: 107 (+2)
Grayson: 53 (+5)
Greene: 43 (+5)
Greensville: 254 (+15)

Halifax: 32 (+1)
Hanover: 348 (+8)
Hampton: 226 (+11)
Harrisonburg: 832 (+9)
Henrico: 2,096 (+63)
Henry: 166 (+7)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 116 (+2)

Isle of Wight: 142

James City: 216 (+5)

King George: 78 (+5)
King and Queen: 24 (+2)
King William: 32

Lancaster: 10
Lee: 10 (+1)
Lexington: 8 (+1)
Louisa: 92
Loudoun: 3,094 (+155)
Lunenburg: 17
Lynchburg: 88

Madison: 41
Manassas City: 1,228 (+14)
Manassas Park: 355 (+4)
Martinsville: 48 (+1)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 224 (+2)
Middlesex: 14
Montgomery: 91

Nelson: 17
New Kent: 44 (+1)
Newport News: 320 (+6)
Norfolk: 583 (+21)
Northampton: 255 (+4)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 48

Orange: 117

Page: 244 (+7)
Patrick: 28 (+1)
Petersburg: 165 (+2)
Pittsylvania: 50 (+3)
Poquoson: 9 (+1)
Portsmouth: 343 (+8)
Powhatan: 45 (+1)
Prince Edward: 148
Prince George: 148 (+2)
Prince William: 6,207 (+86)
Pulaski: 27 (+3)

Radford: 7
Rappahannock: 17 (-1)
Richmond City: 1,621 (+29)
Richmond County: 293 (+2)
Roanoke City: 199 (+2)
Roanoke County: 122
Rockbridge: 19 (+1)
Rockingham: 580 (+8)
Russell: 8

Salem: 38
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 480 (+4)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 695 (+61)
Southampton: 153 (+1)
Stafford: 803 (+38)
Staunton: 53 (+1)
Suffolk: 323
Surry: 10
Sussex: 175

Tazewell: 10

Virginia Beach: 801 (+3)

Warren: 222
Washington: 57 (+4)
Waynesboro: 49
Westmoreland: 81
Winchester: 232
Williamsburg: 46 (+1)
Wise: 27
Wythe: 36 (+3)

York: 86 (+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.