RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 410 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Thursday. That is an increase of six outbreaks since Wednesday's report.
Data show 224 (-4 change from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 5,369 COVID-19 cases and 858 deaths. That is down 3 cases and up 5 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 470 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 10,383 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 52,647.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
12,812 (+66) in Fairfax County
6,396 (+20) in Prince William County
3,229 (+49) in Loudon County
2,299 (+19) in Arlington
2,170 (+8) in Henrico County
2,127 (+2) in Alexandria
2,041 (+46) in Chesterfield County
1,709 (+23) in Richmond
1,271 (+9) in Manassas City
984 in Accomack
846 (+4) in Harrisonburg
841 (+10) in Stafford
832 (+9) in Virginia Beach
774 (+1) in Culpeper
729 (+6) in Spotsylvania
622 (+5) in Chesapeake
619 (+14) in Norfolk
606 (+4) in Rockingham
517 (+20) in Buckingham
499 (+7) in Shenandoah
416 (+1) in Frederick
374 (+4) in Fauquier
364 (+10) in Portsmouth
361 (+1) in Manassas Park
357 (+3) in Hanover
337 (+9) in Newport News
333 (+3) in Suffolk
303 (+3) in Greensville
290 in Richmond County
269 (+9) in Albemarle
259 (+2) in Northampton
250 (+2) in Winchester
249 (+2) in Page
233 (+2) in Hampton
225 in Warren
225 (+1) in Mecklenburg
225 (+1) in James City County
222 (+15) in Roanoke City
197 (+3) in Fredericksburg
188 (+6) in Henry
176 (+2) in Petersburg
175 in Sussex
165 (+11) in Galax
158 (+5) in Carroll
158 (+5) in Prince George
155 (+2) in Prince Edward
155 (+1) in Southampton
150 in Isle of Wight
144 (+2) in Charlottesville
139 in Augusta
128 (+3) in Roanoke County
120 in Hopewell
119 in Orange
109 (+3) Goochland
106 in Colonial Heights
101 in Dinwiddie
100 (+1) in Caroline
As of Thursday's update, 5,360 people had been hospitalized and 1,520 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 26 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 16.2 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 26,200 cases versus the 25,911 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 536 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 984
Albemarle: 269 (+9)
Alleghany: 26
Alexandria: 2,127 (+2)
Amelia: 34
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 33
Arlington: 2,299 (+19)
Augusta: 139
Bedford: 82 (-1)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 44 (+4)
Brunswick: 44 (+1)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 517 (+20)
Buena Vista City: 12 (-1)
Campbell: 22
Caroline: 100 (+1)
Carroll: 158 (+5)
Charles City: 28
Charlotte: 29
Charlottesville: 144 (+2)
Chesapeake: 622 (+5)
Chesterfield: 2,041 (+46)
Clarke: 36 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 106
Covington: 4
Craig: 6
Culpeper: 774 (+1)
Cumberland: 46 (+1)
Danville: 61
Dinwiddie: 101
Emporia: 94 (+1)
Essex: 52 (-1)
Fairfax: 12,812 (+66)
Fairfax City: 68 (-1)
Falls Church: 56
Fauquier: 374 (+4)
Floyd: 8
Fluvanna: 98
Franklin City: 43 (+1)
Franklin County: 42 (+1)
Frederick: 416 (+1)
Fredericksburg: 197 (+3)
Galax: 165 (+11)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 34 (+1)
Goochland: 109 (+3)
Grayson: 63 (+3)
Greene: 45 (+1)
Greensville: 303 (+3)
Halifax: 32
Hanover: 357 (+3)
Hampton: 233 (+2)
Harrisonburg: 846 (+4)
Henrico: 2,170 (+8)
Henry: 188 (+6)
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 120
Isle of Wight: 150
James City: 225 (+1)
King George: 83
King and Queen: 24
King William: 32
Lancaster: 11 (+1)
Lee: 9
Lexington: 8
Louisa: 95 (+1)
Loudoun: 3,229 (+49)
Lunenburg: 18
Lynchburg: 89
Madison: 41
Manassas City: 1,271 (+9)
Manassas Park: 361 (+1)
Martinsville: 53 (+1)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 225 (+1)
Middlesex: 14
Montgomery: 96
Nelson: 18 (+1)
New Kent: 45
Newport News: 337 (+9)
Norfolk: 619 (+14)
Northampton: 259 (+2)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 58 (+7)
Orange: 119
Page: 249 (+2)
Patrick: 29 (+1)
Petersburg: 176 (+2)
Pittsylvania: 54 (+4)
Poquoson: 10 (+1)
Portsmouth: 364 (+10)
Powhatan: 48
Prince Edward: 155 (+2)
Prince George: 158 (+5)
Prince William: 6,396 (+20)
Pulaski: 30
Radford: 7
Rappahannock: 16 (-1)
Richmond City: 1,709 (+23)
Richmond County: 290
Roanoke City: 222 (+15)
Roanoke County: 128 (+3)
Rockbridge: 19
Rockingham: 606 (+4)
Russell: 8
Salem: 42
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 499 (+7)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 729 (+6)
Southampton: 155 (+1)
Stafford: 841 (+10)
Staunton: 55 (-3)
Suffolk: 333 (+3)
Surry: 11 (+1)
Sussex: 175 (+1)
Tazewell: 9
Virginia Beach: 832 (+9)
Warren: 225
Washington: 58
Waynesboro: 53 (+2)
Westmoreland: 83
Winchester: 250 (+2)
Williamsburg: 49 (+1)
Wise: 27
Wythe: 42 (+4)
York: 89 (+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.
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- Avoid non-essential travel.
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