RICHMOND, Va. – Health officials are investigating 330 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, according to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) data released Wednesday. That is an increase of five outbreaks since Tuesday's report.
Data show 192 (+2 from yesterday) outbreaks at long-term care facilities with a total of 4,569 COVID-19 cases and 731 deaths. That is up 37 cases and 23 deaths from the previous day's report.
The health department reported 907 more people tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 9,883 total tests processed since yesterday. That brings Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases to 40,249.
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with "distinct clusters" of local transmission of the virus continues to climb in the Commonwealth:
10,069 (+230) in Fairfax County
5,074 (+82) in Prince William County
1,998 (+63) in Arlington
2,274 (+88) in Loudon County
1,824 (+39) in Alexandria
1,579 (+33) in Henrico County
1,263 (+50) in Chesterfield County
1,112 (+23) in Richmond
966 (+10) in Manassas City
780 (+22) in Accomack
746 (+4) in Harrisonburg
657 (+15) in Stafford
646 (+8) in Virginia Beach
645 (+7) in Culpeper
483 (+5) in Rockingham
472 (+13) in Chesapeake
474 (+11) in Spotsylvania
451 (+1) in Norfolk
445 in Buckingham
394 (+16) in Shenandoah
309 (+8) in Hanover
308 (+5) in Suffolk
302 (+2) in Fauquier
296 (+24) in Frederick
282 (+1) in Portsmouth
280 (+3) in Manassas Park
275 (-3) in Richmond County
254 (+4) in Newport News
225 (+4) in Northampton
212 (+1) in Mecklenburg
208 (+9) in Page
200 in James City County
183 in Hampton
168 (+7) in Albemarle
156 (+9) in Winchester
146 in Roanoke City
144 (+1) in Southampton
138 (+3) in Sussex
135 (-1) in Fredericksburg
129 (+12) in Warren
129 (+7) in Prince Edward
125 in Isle of Wight
As of Wednesday's update, 4,385 people had been hospitalized and 1,281 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 28 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 20,113 cases versus the 19,820 cases reported in men. No gender was reported for 316 cases in the Commonwealth.
City/County-by-County Breakdown of Cases
Accomack: 780 (+22)
Albemarle: 168 (+7)
Alleghany: 16
Alexandria: 1,824 (+39)
Amelia: 23
Amherst: 27 (+1)
Appomattox: 31 (+5)
Arlington: 1,998 (+63)
Augusta: 102 (+2)
Bedford: 45 (+2)
Bristol: 4
Botetourt: 32
Brunswick: 21
Buchanan: 18 (-1)
Buckingham: 445
Buena Vista City: 13
Campbell: 16 (+1)
Caroline: 55 (+2)
Carroll: 86 (+2)
Charles City: 27
Charlotte: 23
Charlottesville: 97 (+7)
Chesapeake: 472 (+13)
Chesterfield: 1,263 (+50)
Clarke: 23 (+1)
Colonial Heights: 85
Covington: 3
Craig: 5
Culpeper: 645 (+7)
Cumberland: 32 (+1)
Danville: 48
Dinwiddie: 61 (+6)
Emporia: 70 (+8)
Essex: 43 (-1)
Fairfax: 10,069 (+230)
Fairfax City: 59
Falls Church: 53 (+4)
Fauquier: 302 (+2)
Floyd: 5
Fluvanna: 87
Franklin City: 39
Franklin County: 35 (+1)
Frederick: 296 (+24)
Fredericksburg: 135 (-1)
Galax: 106 (+2)
Giles: 5
Gloucester: 30
Goochland: 94 (+1)
Grayson: 32 (+1)
Greene: 27 (+2)
Greensville: 58 (+1)
Halifax: 30
Hanover: 309 (+8)
Hampton: 183
Harrisonburg: 746 (+4)
Henrico: 1,579 (+33)
Henry: 92 (+8)
Highland: 3
Hopewell: 78 (+5)
Isle of Wight: 125
James City: 200
King George: 60
King and Queen: 8 (+1)
King William: 25 (+1)
Lancaster: 10
Lee: 9
Lexington: 6
Louisa: 75 (+2)
Loudoun: 2,274 (+88)
Lunenburg: 10
Lynchburg: 80 (+1)
Madison: 38 (+1)
Manassas City: 966 (+10)
Manassas Park: 280 (+3)
Martinsville: 29 (+2)
Mathews: 5
Mecklenburg: 212 (+1)
Middlesex: 14
Montgomery: 70 (+1)
Nelson: 16 (+1)
New Kent: 35
Newport News: 254 (+4)
Norfolk: 451 (+1)
Northampton: 225 (+4)
Northumberland: 22
Norton: 2
Nottoway: 21 (+1)
Orange: 91 (+5)
Page: 208 (+9)
Patrick: 15 (+1)
Petersburg: 101 (+5)
Pittsylvania: 35
Poquoson: 7
Portsmouth: 282 (+1)
Powhatan: 29
Prince Edward: 129 (+7)
Prince George: 79 (+8)
Prince William: 5,074 (+82)
Pulaski: 14 (+2)
Radford: 7
Rappahannock: 13
Richmond City: 1,112 (+23)
Richmond County: 275 (-3)
Roanoke City: 146
Roanoke County: 96
Rockbridge: 17
Rockingham: 483 (+5)
Russell: 8
Salem: 32
Scott: 7
Shenandoah: 394 (+16)
Smyth: 15
Spotsylvania: 474 (+11)
Southampton: 144 (+1)
Stafford: 657 (+15)
Staunton: 36
Suffolk: 308 (+5)
Surry: 8 (+1)
Sussex: 138 (+3)
Tazewell: 6
Virginia Beach: 646 (+8)
Warren: 129 (+12)
Washington: 51
Waynesboro: 41
Westmoreland: 61 (+10)
Winchester: 156 (+9)
Williamsburg: 43
Wise: 24
Wythe: 21
York: 71
*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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