Va. COVID-19 cases rise by 752

Cases statewide total 31,140

Published May 18, 2020 by Richard Foster

Virginia has distributed more than 54,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the past two weeks.

Coronavirus cases in Virginia rose by 752 cases in the last day, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases statewide to 31,140 as of Monday, May 18, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Across the commonwealth, 1,014 Virginians have died from COVID-19.

The state saw 705 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases Sunday and 1,011 new cases on Saturday.

More than 1,500 Virginians are hospitalized from the disease and more than 4,100 have been hospitalized and discharged, according to the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Nearly 59% of deaths attributable to COVID-19 in Virginia are related to outbreaks among patients in long-term, skilled-care facilities and nursing homes.

These are the Virginia localities that have reported 400 or more cases, as of May 18:

Fairfax County: 7,843
Prince William County: 3,759
Arlington County: 1,638
Alexandria: 1,510
Loudoun County: 1,486
Henrico County: 1,272
Chesterfield County: 1,002
Richmond: 779
Accomack County: 690
Harrisonburg: 633
Manassas: 628
Virginia Beach: 557
Stafford County: 484
Buckingham County: 417

Globally, there are 4.73 million reported COVID-19 cases and 315,622 confirmed deaths as of May 18. In the United States, which has the most confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, there are 1.48 million confirmed cases and 89,564 deaths attributed to the coronavirus. More than 20,700 people have died from COVID-19 in New York City

Below is the latest data from VDH: