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:

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