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COVID-19 in Virginia: 7 new outbreaks reported Wednesday, July 22

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Posted at 11:30 AM, Jul 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-22 13:35:49-04

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 580 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Wednesday. That means seven new outbreaks were reported since Tuesday's reporting.

Data show 296 (+3 from yesterday's report) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 7,627 COVID-19 cases and 1,197 deaths. That is up 21 cases and no additional deaths from the previous day's report.

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

The health department reported 1,022 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 15,045 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 80,393. Of those cases, 13,091 are associated with outbreaks.

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

15,078 (+84) in Fairfax County
8,265 (+25) in Prince William County
4,738 (+43) in Loudon County
3,564 (+26) in Chesterfield County
3,112 (+15) in Henrico County
2,968 (+139) in Virginia Beach
2,763 (+13) in Arlington
2,643 (+20) in Richmond
2,618 (+36) in Alexandria
2,389 (+60) in Norfolk

1,850 (+60) in Chesapeake
1,544 (+13) in Manassas City
1,276 (+37) in Newport News
1,197 (+29) in Spotsylvania
1,151 (+11) in Stafford
1,085 (+39) in Portsmouth
1,057 in Accomack
1,013 (+3) in Harrisonburg

912 (+3) in Culpeper
836 (+3) in Rockingham
797 (+17) in Suffolk
772 (+21) in Hampton
655 (+1) in Shenandoah
679 (+14) in Roanoke City
647 (+9) in Albemarle
607 (+10) in Frederick

587 in Buckingham
545 (+9) in Fauquier
531 (-1) in Hanover
478 (+1) in Manassas Park
464 (+8) in James City County
413 (+3) in Henry

390 (+1) in Greensville
380 (+2) in Winchester
377 (+12) in Roanoke County
374 (+3) in Petersburg
371 (+4) in Charlottesville
340 (+6) in Warren
324 (+7) in Page
319 (+5) in Richmond County
305 in Galax
302 (+2) in Fredericksburg

294 (+24) in Lynchburg
293 in Prince George
288 (+5) in Isle of Wight
285 (+4) in Northampton
283 (+2) in Mecklenburg
281 (+1) in Carroll
248 (+16) in Pittsylvania
242 in Prince Edward
238 (+2) in Sussex
236 (+2) in Hopewell
230 (+3) in Augusta
237 (+3) in York
224 (+4) in Montgomery
214 (+18) in Danville
207 (+6) in Bedford
205 (+1) in Southampton

187 (+2) in Orange
187 in Westmoreland
172 (+3) in Dinwiddie
168 (+1) in Colonial Heights
166 in Botetourt
163 (+2) in Caroline
162 (+1) in Brunswick
157 (+5) in Nottoway
155 in Louisa
154 (+2) in Emporia
151 in Fluvanna
150 (+1) in Waynesboro

145 (+2) in Martinsville
142 (+1) in Goochland
132 (+7) in Franklin County
122 (+4) in Staunton
118 (+4) in Washington
116 (+3) in Salem
112 (+3) in Gloucester
110 (+2) in King George
109 (+1) in Halifax
107 in Grayson
105 in Powhatan
105 (+5) in Greene

As of Wednesday's update, 7,351 (+84 from previous day) people had been hospitalized and 2,051 (+3) people had died as a result of COVID-19-related illnesses, according to VDH data.

More women have been infected by the virus at 40,891 cases versus the 39,010 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 492 cases in the Commonwealth.

The coronavirus first most impacted people aged 50 to 69, which currently accounts for more than 24 percent of cases in Virginia. However, people aged 30 to 49 now account for 35.8 percent of cases, data show.

Additionally, people in their 20s account for 18.7 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, "Gov. Ralph Northam previously said. "So take this seriously and please stay home."

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 1,057
Albemarle: 647 (+9)
Alleghany: 56 (+1)
Alexandria: 2,618 (+36)
Amelia: 60
Amherst: 66 (+5)
Appomattox: 55 (+1)
Arlington: 2,763 (+13)
Augusta: 230 (+3)

Bath: 2
Bedford: 207 (+6)
Bland: 7
Bristol: 27 (+2)
Botetourt: 166
Brunswick: 162 (+1)
Buchanan: 61 (+7)
Buckingham: 587
Buena Vista City: 36 (+5)

Campbell: 89 (+5)
Caroline: 163 (+2)
Carroll: 281 (+1)
Charles City: 45
Charlotte: 42 (+2)
Charlottesville: 371 (+4)
Chesapeake: 1,850 (+60)
Chesterfield: 3,564 (+26)
Clarke: 64
Colonial Heights: 168 (+1)
Covington: 7
Craig: 11
Culpeper: 912 (+3)
Cumberland: 60

Danville: 214 (+18)
Dickenson: 10
Dinwiddie: 172 (+3)

Emporia: 154 (+2)
Essex: 72 (+1)

Fairfax: 15,078 (+84)
Fairfax City: 74 (+1)
Falls Church: 54
Fauquier: 545 (+9)
Floyd: 27 (-1)
Fluvanna: 151
Franklin City: 96
Franklin County: 132 (+7)
Frederick: 607 (+10)
Fredericksburg: 302 (+2)

Galax: 305
Giles: 18
Gloucester: 112 (+3)
Goochland: 142 (+1)
Grayson: 107
Greene: 105 (+5)
Greensville: 390 (+1)

Halifax: 109 (+1)
Hanover: 531 (-1)
Hampton: 772 (+21)
Harrisonburg: 1,013 (+3)
Henrico: 3,112 (+15)
Henry: 413 (+3)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 236 (+2)

Isle of Wight: 288 (+5)

James City: 464 (+8)

King George: 110 (+2)
King and Queen: 32
King William: 67 (+1)

Lancaster: 23
Lee: 52 (+8)
Lexington: 26 (+3)
Louisa: 155
Loudoun: 4,738 (+43)
Lunenburg: 44
Lynchburg: 294 (+24)

Madison: 52 (+1)
Manassas City: 1,544 (+13)
Manassas Park: 478 (+1)
Martinsville: 145 (+2)
Mathews: 9
Mecklenburg: 283 (+2)
Middlesex: 21 (+1)
Montgomery: 224 (+4)

Nelson: 29
New Kent: 98 (+4)
Newport News: 1,276 (+37)
Norfolk: 2,389 (+60)
Northampton: 285 (+4)
Northumberland: 55
Norton: 5
Nottoway: 157 (+5)

Orange: 187 (+2)

Page: 324 (+7)
Patrick: 67 (+10)
Petersburg: 374 (+3)
Pittsylvania: 248 (+16)
Poquoson: 30 (+2)
Portsmouth: 1,085 (+39)
Powhatan: 105
Prince Edward: 242
Prince George: 293
Prince William: 8,265 (+25)
Pulaski: 61

Radford: 21
Rappahannock: 36 (+2)
Richmond City: 2,643 (+20)
Richmond County: 319 (+5)
Roanoke City: 679 (+14)
Roanoke County: 377 (+12)
Rockbridge: 51 (+4)
Rockingham: 836 (+3)
Russell: 35 (+4)

Salem: 116 (+3)
Scott: 30
Shenandoah: 655 (+1)
Smyth: 74 (+1)
Spotsylvania: 1,197 (+29)
Southampton: 205 (+1)
Stafford: 1,151 (+11)
Staunton: 122 (+4)
Suffolk: 797 (+17)
Surry: 30 (+1)
Sussex: 238 (+2)

Tazewell: 54 (+6)

Virginia Beach: 2,968 (+139)

Warren: 340 (+6)
Washington: 118 (+4)
Waynesboro: 150 (+1)
Westmoreland: 187
Winchester: 380 (+2)
Williamsburg: 97 (+1)
Wise: 58 (+4)
Wythe: 78 (+5)

York: 237 (+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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