COVID-19 in Virginia: 3 new outbreaks reported Thursday, June 4

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 378 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Wednesday. That is an increase of three outbreaks since Wednesday's report.

Data show 217 (no change from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 5,096 COVID-19 cases and 816 deaths. That is up 55 cases and 5 deaths from the previous day's report.

The health department reported 951 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 12,527 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 47,856.

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

11,815 (+219) in Fairfax County
5,932 (+95) in Prince William County
2,794 (+135) in Loudon County
2,150 (+8) in Arlington
2,031 (+15) in Alexandria
1,946 (+13) in Henrico County
1,721 (+60) in Chesterfield County
1,488 (+33) in Richmond
1,166 (+12) in Manassas City
966 (+13) in Accomack
814 (+5) in Harrisonburg
770 (+18) in Virginia Beach
742 (+4) in Stafford
732 (+5) in Culpeper
593 (+3) in Spotsylvania
555(+7) in Rockingham
554 (+13) in Chesapeake
552 (+13) in Norfolk
470 (+5) in Shenandoah
469 (+2) in Buckingham
384 (+13) in Frederick
339 (+7) in Manassas Park
336 (+5) in Hanover
334 (+5) in Fauquier
320 (+2) in Suffolk
325 (+3) in Portsmouth
299 (+7) in Newport News
287 in Richmond County
247 (+2) in Northampton
231 in Page
219 in Mecklenburg
217 (+13) in Warren
215 (+17) in Winchester
214 (+2) in Hampton
213 (+9) in Albemarle
213 (+63) in Greensville
211 in James City County
178 (+6) in Fredericksburg
176 in Roanoke City
173 (+8) in Sussex
152 (+7) in Henry
152 (+9) in Petersburg
150 in Southampton
146 (+3) in Prince Edward
142 (+7) in Prince George
140 (+9) in Galax
133 in Isle of Wight
131 (+3) in Charlottesville
122 (+13) in Augusta
122 (+17) in Carroll
115 (+4) in Orange
113 in Roanoke County
115 (+4) in Orange
103 in Goochland
103 (+5) in Hopewell

As of Thursday's update, 4,957 people had been hospitalized and 1,445 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 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 23,834 cases versus the 23,509 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 513 cases in the Commonwealth.

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 966 (+13)
Albemarle: 213 (+9)
Alleghany: 24
Alexandria: 2,031 (+15)
Amelia: 28
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 31
Arlington: 2,150 (+8)
Augusta: 122 (+13)

Bedford: 63 (+1)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 34
Brunswick: 31 (+1)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 469 (+2)
Buena Vista City: 13

Campbell: 18
Caroline: 76
Carroll: 122 (+17)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 28 (+1)
Charlottesville: 131 (+3)
Chesapeake: 554 (+13)
Chesterfield: 1,721 (+60)
Clarke: 31 (+2)
Colonial Heights: 97 (+1)
Covington: 4
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 732 (+5)
Cumberland: 39

Danville: 58
Dinwiddie: 90 (+6)

Emporia: 89 (+3)
Essex: 48

Fairfax: 11,815 (+219)
Fairfax City: 67
Falls Church: 56 (+1)
Fauquier: 334 (+5)
Floyd: 6 (-1)
Fluvanna: 94 (+2)
Franklin City: 42
Franklin County: 37 (+1)
Frederick: 384 (+13)
Fredericksburg: 178 (+6)

Galax: 140 (+9)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 31
Goochland: 103
Grayson: 46 (+4)
Greene: 34
Greensville: 213 (+63)

Halifax: 31 (+1)
Hanover: 336 (+5)
Hampton: 214 (+2)
Harrisonburg: 814 (+5)
Henrico: 1,946 (+13)
Henry: 152 (+7)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 103 (+5)

Isle of Wight: 133

James City: 211

King George: 72 (+2)
King and Queen: 21 (+8)
King William: 31

Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 7
Louisa: 84 (+3)
Loudoun: 2,794 (+135)
Lunenburg: 16 (+1)
Lynchburg: 80

Madison: 41
Manassas City: 1,166 (+12)
Manassas Park: 339 (+7)
Martinsville: 39 (+1)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 219
Middlesex: 15
Montgomery: 82 (+2)

Nelson: 17
New Kent: 39 (+1)
Newport News: 299 (+7)
Norfolk: 552 (+13)
Northampton: 247 (+2)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 40

Orange: 115 (+4)

Page: 231
Patrick: 22 (+1)
Petersburg: 152 (+9)
Pittsylvania: 45
Poquoson: 8
Portsmouth: 325 (+3)
Powhatan: 36
Prince Edward: 146 (+3)
Prince George: 142 (+7)
Prince William: 5,932 (+95)
Pulaski: 21

Radford: 6
Rappahannock: 15 (+1)
Richmond City: 1,488 (+33)
Richmond County: 287
Roanoke City: 176
Roanoke County: 113
Rockbridge: 18 (-1)
Rockingham: 555(+7)
Russell: 8

Salem: 36 (+2)
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 470 (+5)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 593 (+3)
Southampton: 150
Stafford: 742 (+4)
Staunton: 52 (+2)
Suffolk: 320 (+2)
Surry: 10 (-1)
Sussex: 173 (+8)

Tazewell: 9

Virginia Beach: 770 (+18)

Warren: 217 (+13)
Washington: 53
Waynesboro: 47
Westmoreland: 80 (+4)
Winchester: 215 (+17)
Williamsburg: 45
Wise: 27 (+2)
Wythe: 30 (+1)

York: 77

*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.