COVID-19 in Virginia: 8 new outbreaks reported Wednesday, June 3

RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 375 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Wednesday. That is an increase of eight outbreaks since Tuesday's report.

Data show 217 (+3 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 5,041 COVID-19 cases and 811 deaths. That is up 68 cases and 15 deaths from the previous day's report.

The health department reported 666 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 12,231 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 46,905.

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

11,596 (+170) in Fairfax County
5,837 (+113) in Prince William County
2,659 (+23) in Loudon County
2,142 (+9) in Arlington
2,016 (+16) in Alexandria
1,933 (+14) in Henrico County
1,661 (+34) in Chesterfield County
1,455 (+21) in Richmond
1,154(+19) in Manassas City
953 (+14) in Accomack
809 (+10) in Harrisonburg
752 in Virginia Beach
738 (+5) in Stafford
727 (+7) in Culpeper
590 (+4) in Spotsylvania
548 (+3) in Rockingham
541 (+7) in Chesapeake
539 (+9) in Norfolk
467 (+2) in Buckingham
465 in Shenandoah
371 (+7) in Frederick
332 (+5) in Manassas Park
331 (-4) in Hanover
329 (+3) in Fauquier
318 (+1) in Suffolk
322 (-3) in Portsmouth
287 in Richmond County
292 (+1) in Newport News
245 (+2) in Northampton
231 (+1) in Page
219 (+1) in Mecklenburg
212 in Hampton
211 (+1) in James City County
204 (+4) in Albemarle
204 (+38) in Warren
198 (+2) in Winchester
176 (+5) in Roanoke City
172 in Fredericksburg
165 (+4) in Sussex
150 (+50) in Greensville
150 (+1) in Southampton
145 (+9) in Henry
143 (+2) in Petersburg
143 in Prince Edward
135 in Prince George
133 (+1) in Isle of Wight
131 (+4) in Galax
128 in Charlottesville
115 in Augusta
113 (+3) in Roanoke County
111 (+1) in Orange
105 (+5) in Carroll
103 (+2) in Goochland

As of Wednesday's update, 4,884 people had been hospitalized and 1,428 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 15.9 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 23,399 cases versus the 223,016 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 490 cases in the Commonwealth.

City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases

Accomack: 953 (+14)
Albemarle: 204 (+4)
Alleghany: 24
Alexandria: 2,016 (+16)
Amelia: 28 (+2)
Amherst: 27
Appomattox: 31
Arlington: 2,142 (+9)
Augusta: 115

Bedford: 62
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 34
Brunswick: 30 (+2)
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 467 (+2)
Buena Vista City: 13

Campbell: 18
Caroline: 76
Carroll: 105 (+5)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 27 (+2)
Charlottesville: 128
Chesapeake: 541 (+7)
Chesterfield: 1,661 (+34)
Clarke: 29 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 96
Covington: 4
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 727 (+7)
Cumberland: 39 (+1)

Danville: 58 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 84 (+1)

Emporia: 86 (+4)
Essex: 48

Fairfax: 11,596 (+170)
Fairfax City: 67
Falls Church: 55
Fauquier: 329 (+3)
Floyd: 7
Fluvanna: 92
Franklin City: 42
Franklin County: 36
Frederick: 371 (+7)
Fredericksburg: 172

Galax: 131 (+4)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 31
Goochland: 103 (+2)
Grayson: 42 (+2)
Greene: 34
Greensville: 150 (+50)

Halifax: 30
Hanover: 331 (-4)
Hampton: 212
Harrisonburg: 809 (+10)
Henrico: 1,933 (+14)
Henry: 145 (+9)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 98 (+2)

Isle of Wight: 133 (+1)

James City: 211 (+1)

King George: 70
King and Queen: 13
King William: 31

Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 7
Louisa: 81
Loudoun: 2,659 (+23)
Lunenburg: 15
Lynchburg: 80

Madison: 41
Manassas City: 1,154(+19)
Manassas Park: 332 (+5)
Martinsville: 38 (+1)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 219 (+1)
Middlesex: 15
Montgomery: 80

Nelson: 17
New Kent: 38
Newport News: 292 (+1)
Norfolk: 539 (+9)
Northampton: 245 (+2)
Northumberland: 25
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 40 (+1)

Orange: 111 (+1)

Page: 231 (+1)
Patrick: 21 (+2)
Petersburg: 143 (+2)
Pittsylvania: 45
Poquoson: 8
Portsmouth: 322 (-3)
Powhatan: 36
Prince Edward: 143
Prince George: 135
Prince William: 5,837 (+113)
Pulaski: 21 (+1)

Radford: 6
Rappahannock: 14
Richmond City: 1,455 (+21)
Richmond County: 287
Roanoke City: 176 (+5)
Roanoke County: 113 (+3)
Rockbridge: 19
Rockingham: 548 (+3)
Russell: 8

Salem: 34
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 465
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 590 (+4)
Southampton: 150 (+1)
Stafford: 738 (+5)
Staunton: 50 (+1)
Suffolk: 318 (+1)
Surry: 11
Sussex: 165 (+4)

Tazewell: 9

Virginia Beach: 752

Warren: 204 (+38)
Washington: 53 (+1)
Waynesboro: 47
Westmoreland: 76 (+6)
Winchester: 198 (+2)
Williamsburg: 45 (+1)
Wise: 25
Wythe: 29 (+6)

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.