Virginia sees increase in COVID-19 cases for second week

Number of new deaths declined, from 120 to 113, in week ending July 3.

Published July 6, 2020 by Kate Andrews

COVID-19 cases increased slightly last week in Virginia for the second week in a row, although the number of deaths during the same period was down a bit. The Virginia Department of Health reported 3,920 new cases for the week ending July 3, up from 3,724 the previous week. The seven-day positivity rate reported Monday is 6.1%, up from a low of 5.8% on June 23.

The state entered Phase Three of Gov. Ralph Northam’s reopening plan on July 1, allowing groups of 150 people to gather, although the governor placed a ban on congregating at bars, citing safety concerns.

The state reported 113 new deaths from the coronavirus during the same time period, bringing the state death toll for the pandemic to 1,853. During the previous week, the state reported 120 deaths.

The state has seen 66,102 total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.

These are the Virginia localities that have seen 400 or more total cases, as of July 6:

Fairfax County: 14,205
Prince William County: 7,582
Loudoun County: 4,216
Chesterfield County: 3,026
Henrico County: 2,685
Arlington County: 2,533
Alexandria: 2,380
Richmond: 2,288
Manassas: 1,452
Virginia Beach: 1,392
Accomack County: 1,044
Norfolk: 1,105
Spotsylvania County: 1,038
Stafford County: 1,012
Chesapeake: 1,026
Harrisonburg: 966
Culpeper County: 823
Rockingham County: 744
Shenandoah County: 598
Buckingham County: 571
Portsmouth: 549
Frederick County: 520
Newport News: 513
Roanoke: 492
Albemarle County: 467
Suffolk: 457
Hanover County: 449
Fauquier County: 446
Manassas Park: 445

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: