RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 311 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Wednesday. That is an increase of four outbreaks since Tuesday's report.
Data shows 184 (+1 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 4,259 COVID-19 cases and 636 deaths. That is up 36 cases and 22 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 736more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 10,208 total tests processed since Tuesday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 32,908.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
8,163 (+143) in Fairfax County
4,054 (+120) in Prince William County
1,728 (+40) in Arlington
1,579 (+52) in Loudon County
1,577 (+33) in Alexandria
1,321 (+22) in Henrico County
1,100 (+57) in Chesterfield County
835 (+24) in Richmond
709 (+8) in Accomack
699 (+19) in Manassas City
675 (+28) in Harrisonburg
564 (+5) in Virginia Beach
514 (+13) in Stafford
494 (+42) in Culpeper
419 in Buckingham
414 (+13) in Rockingham
401 (+5) in Chesapeake
370 in Norfolk
351 (+12) in Spotsylvania
345 (+25) in Shenandoah
274 (+5) in Suffolk
263 (-2) in Richmond County
251 (+8) in Fauquier
241 (+4) in Portsmouth
238 (+6) in Hanover
234 (+11) in Frederick
211 (+2) in Newport News
207 (+5) in Manassas Park
205 (+1) in Northampton
189 in James City County
178 in Mecklenburg
166 (+1) in Page
165 (+1) in Hampton
142 (+1) in Albemarle
137 in Southampton
135 in Roanoke City
120 (+1) in Isle of Wight
105 (+2) in Warren
104 (+8) in Winchester
101 in Fredericksburg
As of Wednesday's update, 3,979 people had been hospitalized and 1,074 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 28 percent of cases, data shows.
"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 14.9 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 16,420 cases versus the 16,264 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 224 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 709 (+8)
Albemarle: 142 (+1)
Alleghany: 10 (+1)
Alexandria: 1,577 (+33)
Amelia: 21 (+1)
Amherst: 25
Appomattox: 24
Arlington: 1,728 (+40)
Augusta: 88 (+1)
Bedford: 41
Bristol: 3
Botetourt: 31
Brunswick: 21
Buchanan: 18
Buckingham: 419
Buena Vista City: 11
Campbell: 13
Caroline: 45 (+1)
Carroll: 64 (+14)
Charles City: 24
Charlotte: 15 (+1)
Charlottesville: 72
Chesapeake: 401 (+5)
Chesterfield: 1,100 (+57)
Clarke: 19
Colonial Heights: 80 (+3)
Covington: 3 (+1)
Craig: 4
Culpeper: 494 (+42)
Cumberland: 25
Danville: 45 (+1)
Dinwiddie: 47 (+2)
Emporia: 58
Essex: 35
Fairfax: 8,163 (+143)
Fairfax City: 47
Falls Church: 44
Fauquier: 251 (+8)
Floyd: 4
Fluvanna: 82
Franklin City: 32
Franklin County: 30
Frederick: 234 (+11)
Fredericksburg: 101
Galax: 82
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 29 (+1)
Goochland: 88
Grayson: 22 (+1)
Greene: 20 (+1)
Greensville: 55 (+1)
Halifax: 29
Hanover: 238 (+6)
Hampton: 165 (+1)
Harrisonburg: 675 (+28)
Henrico: 1,321 (+22)
Henry: 50 (+4)
Highland: 2
Hopewell: 61 (+3)
Isle of Wight: 120 (+1)
James City: 189
King George: 48
King and Queen: 7
King William: 15
Lancaster: 7
Lee: 10
Lexington: 6
Louisa: 61 (+1)
Loudoun: 1,579 (+52)
Lunenburg: 7
Lynchburg: 75
Madison: 27
Manassas City: 699 (+19)
Manassas Park: 207 (+5)
Martinsville: 20 (+4)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 178
Middlesex: 12
Montgomery: 66
Nelson: 13
New Kent: 27
Newport News: 211 (+2)
Norfolk: 370
Northampton: 205 (+1)
Northumberland: 21 (+1)
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 18
Orange: 69 (+2)
Page: 166 (+1)
Patrick: 10 (+1)
Petersburg: 80 (+5)
Pittsylvania: 26
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 241 (+4)
Powhatan: 25
Prince Edward: 86 (+3)
Prince George: 56
Prince William: 4,054 (+120)
Pulaski: 10
Radford: 3
Rappahannock: 12
Richmond City: 835 (+24)
Richmond County: 263 (-2)
Roanoke City: 135
Roanoke County: 88
Rockbridge: 13
Rockingham: 414 (+13)
Russell: 8
Salem: 32
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 345 (+25)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 351 (+12)
Southampton: 137
Stafford: 514 (+13)
Staunton: 33 (+1)
Suffolk: 274 (+5)
Surry: 6
Sussex: 99 (+1)
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 564 (+5)
Warren: 105 (+2)
Washington: 50
Waynesboro: 29 (+1)
Westmoreland: 42 (-1)
Winchester: 104 (+8)
Williamsburg: 43
Wise: 23
Wythe: 16
York: 62
*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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