RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 342 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Thursday. That is an increase of 12 outbreakssince Wednesday's report.
Data show 197 (+5 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 4,614 COVID-19 cases and 755 deaths. That is up 45 cases and 24 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported1,152 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 11,447 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 41,401.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
10,503 (+434) in Fairfax County
5,157 (+83) in Prince William County
2,039 (+41) in Arlington
2,318 (+44) in Loudon County
1,887 (+63) in Alexandria
1,624 (+45) in Henrico County
1,331 (+68) in Chesterfield County
1,133 (+21) in Richmond
971 (+5) in Manassas City
807 (+27) in Accomack
757 (+11) in Harrisonburg
672 (+15) in Stafford
662 (+16) in Virginia Beach
656 (+11) in Culpeper
490 (+7) in Rockingham
481 (+9) in Chesapeake
487 (+13) in Spotsylvania
452 (+1) in Norfolk
453 (+8) in Buckingham
414 (+20) in Shenandoah
316 (+7) in Hanover
308 in Suffolk
303 (+1) in Fauquier
309 (+13) in Frederick
284 (+2) in Portsmouth
281 (+1) in Manassas Park
275 in Richmond County
257 (+3) in Newport News
227 (+2) in Northampton
214 (+2) in Mecklenburg
213 (+5) in Page
202 (+2) in James City County
190 (+7) in Hampton
170 (+2) in Albemarle
168 (+12) in Winchester
147 (+1) in Roanoke City
146 (+2) in Southampton
142 (+4) in Sussex
142 (+7) in Fredericksburg
141 (+12) in Warren
129 in Prince Edward
126 (+1) in Isle of Wight
112 (+11) in Petersburg
107 (+1) in Galax
105 (+3) in Augusta
102 (+5) in Charlottesville
As of Thursday's update, 4,442 people had been hospitalized and 1,338 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 15.6 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 20,710 cases versus the 20,339 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 352 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 807 (+27)
Albemarle: 170 (+2)
Alleghany: 17 (+1)
Alexandria: 1,887 (+63)
Amelia: 23
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 31
Arlington: 2,039 (+41)
Augusta: 105 (+3)
Bedford: 47 (+2)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 32
Brunswick: 24 (+3)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 453 (+8)
Buena Vista City: 13
Campbell: 16
Caroline: 56 (+1)
Carroll: 88 (+2)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 23
Charlottesville: 102 (+5)
Chesapeake: 481 (+9)
Chesterfield: 1,331 (+68)
Clarke: 24 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 86 (+1)
Covington: 3
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 656 (+11)
Cumberland: 32
Danville: 50 (+2)
Dinwiddie: 68 (+7)
Emporia: 76 (+6)
Essex: 46 (+3)
Fairfax: 10,503 (+434)
Fairfax City: 63 (+4)
Falls Church: 53
Fauquier: 303 (+1)
Floyd: 5
Fluvanna: 88 (+1)
Franklin City: 41 (+2)
Franklin County: 35
Frederick: 309 (+13)
Fredericksburg: 142 (+7)
Galax: 107 (+1)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 30
Goochland: 93 (-1)
Grayson: 32
Greene: 28 (+1)
Greensville: 63 (+5)
Halifax: 30
Hanover: 316 (+7)
Hampton: 190 (+7)
Harrisonburg: 757 (+11)
Henrico: 1,624 (+45)
Henry: 95 (+3)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 81 (+3)
Isle of Wight: 126 (+1)
James City: 202 (+2)
King George: 62 (+2)
King and Queen: 10 (+2)
King William: 26 (+1)
Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 7 (+1)
Louisa: 76 (+1)
Loudoun: 2,318 (+44)
Lunenburg: 11 (+1)
Lynchburg: 80
Madison: 38
Manassas City: 971 (+5)
Manassas Park: 281 (+1)
Martinsville: 31 (+2)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 214 (+2)
Middlesex: 14
Montgomery: 72 (+2)
Nelson: 16
New Kent: 36 (+1)
Newport News: 257 (+3)
Norfolk: 452 (+1)
Northampton: 227 (+2)
Northumberland: 25 (+3)
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 24 (+3)
Orange: 92 (+1)
Page: 213 (+5)
Patrick: 18 (+3)
Petersburg: 112 (+11)
Pittsylvania: 38 (+3)
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 284 (+2)
Powhatan: 30 (+1)
Prince Edward: 129
Prince George: 81 (+2)
Prince William: 5,157 (+83)
Pulaski: 18 (+4)
Radford: 6 (-1)
Rappahannock: 13
Richmond City: 1,133 (+21)
Richmond County: 275
Roanoke City: 14 7 (+1)
Roanoke County: 97 (+1)
Rockbridge: 16 (-1)
Rockingham: 490 (+7)
Russell: 8
Salem: 32
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 414 (+20)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 487 (+13)
Southampton: 146 (+2)
Stafford: 672 (+15)
Staunton: 36
Suffolk: 308
Surry: 9 (+1)
Sussex: 142 (+4)
Tazewell: 7 (+1)
Virginia Beach: 662 (+16)
Warren: 141 (+12)
Washington: 51
Waynesboro: 41
Westmoreland: 63 (+3)
Winchester: 168 (+12)
Williamsburg: 44 (+1)
Wise: 24
Wythe: 21
York: 72 (+1)
*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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