Slight uptick in COVID-19 cases, deaths last week

State reported 120 virus-related fatalities, up from 68 the previous week

Published June 29, 2020 by Kate Andrews

Virginia saw a slight increase in COVID-19 cases last week, with the Virginia Department of Health reporting 3,724 new cases for the week ending June 29, up from 3,579 the previous week. The state reported 120 new deaths from the coronavirus during the same time period, bringing the state death toll for the pandemic to 1,740. During the previous week, the state reported 68 deaths.

The state has seen 62,189 total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.

These are the Virginia localities that have seen 400 or more total cases, as of June 29:

Fairfax County: 13,840
Prince William County: 7,210
Loudoun County: 3,968
Chesterfield County: 2,869
Henrico County: 2,584
Arlington County: 2,466
Alexandria: 2,317
Richmond: 2,195
Manassas: 1,385
Virginia Beach: 1,145
Accomack County: 1,039
Spotsylvania County: 985
Stafford County: 985
Harrisonburg: 936
Norfolk: 889
Chesapeake: 887
Culpeper County: 808
Rockingham County: 713
Shenandoah County: 559
Buckingham County: 556
Newport News: 513
Frederick County: 491
Manassas Park: 427
Hanover County: 423
Portsmouth: 419
Fauquier County: 417
Roanoke: 403
Suffolk: 403

Globally, there are 10.19 million reported COVID-19 cases and 502,947 confirmed deaths as of June 29. The United States, which has the most confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, has seen 2.56 million confirmed cases so far, with 125,928 deaths nationwide attributed to the coronavirus since February.

Below is the latest data from VDH: