COVID-19 continues spread in Va.

State saw another spike in cases over weekend

Published May 4, 2020 by Richard Foster

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

The prevalence of COVID-19 continues to spread in Virginia, with 18,640 confirmed cases as of Monday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Nearly 2,700 Virginians are hospitalized with the coronavirus and 662 are confirmed dead from COVID-19 in the commonwealth.

Virginia saw an increase of 767 cases on Monday, 894 cases on Sunday and 870 cases on Saturday. The numbers do not include 852 probable cases and 22 probable deaths from the coronavirus.

Nearly 58% of the 662 deaths occurred in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes.

These are the localities with 400 or more cases in the commonwealth, as of May 4:

Fairfax County: 4,615
Prince William County: 2,146
Arlington County: 1,139
Henrico County: 964
Loudoun County: 961
Alexandria: 940
Chesterfield County: 601
Harrisonburg: 497
Virginia Beach: 439
Accomack County: 425
Richmond: 419

Globally, there are 3.52 million reported COVID-19 cases and 247,971 deaths, as of May 4. In the United States, which has the most confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, there are 1.15 million confirmed cases and 67,686 deaths attributed to the coronavirus. Nearly 19,000 people are confirmed dead from COVID-19 in New York City alone.

Below is the latest data from VDH: