Va. COVID-19 cases rise past 8,000

277 Virginians confirmed dead from disease; 1,422 hospitalized

Published April 18, 2020 by Richard Foster

Update, Sunday, April 19: The Virginia Department of Health reported 8,537 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide Sunday, a jump of 484 since Saturday. Also, there are now 277 deaths and 1,422 people hospitalized in the 9 a.m. update, as well as 54,733 people who have been tested in Virginia.

According to the Johns Hopkins University statistics available Sunday, 735,287 people in the U.S. have tested positive, and 35,443 people have died, according to the CDC.

Saturday, April 18: With Virginia identifying about 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 every two days, the commonwealth now has 8,053 confirmed cases statewide, with 258 deaths and 1,296 Virginians hospitalized from the disease, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The state identified 562 new cases since Friday.

Northern Virginia has the most confirmed cases statewide, with 1,633 cases in Fairfax County, 700 in Prince William County, 520 in Arlington County, 413 in Loudoun County, 354 in Alexandria and 143 in Stafford County. In Central Virginia, there are 559 confirmed cases in Henrico County, 310 in Chesterfield County and 211 in Richmond. In Hampton Roads, there are 271 confirmed cases in Virginia Beach, 154 cases in Chesapeake, 139 in James City County, 109 in Norfolk, 102 in Newport News, 79 in Hampton and 65 in Portsmouth.

As of Friday, 49 of the state’s 258 confirmed COVID-19 deaths have occurred at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Henrico County.

Statewide, 51,932 people have been tested for the coronavirus and there have been 129 outbreaks statewide, with 74 of those occurring in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, accounting for 733 confirmed cases.

Globally, there are 2.26 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 155,145 reported deaths, as of April 18. The United States has the most confirmed cases and deaths from the disease, with 706,779 confirmed cases and 37,079 reported deaths. More than 13,200 deaths have occurred in New York City.