RICHMOND, Va. – As of September 30, Virginia is now reporting 148,271 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
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Wednesday’s total of 148,271 marks an increase from Tuesday’s total of 147,516 cases.
Here is a breakdown of the 755 new cases in Virginia:
- 57 new cases in Fairfax County
- 43 new cases in Roanoke
- 38 new cases in Loudoun County
- 36 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 27 new cases in Portsmouth
- 26 new cases in Prince William County
- 25 new cases in Richmond
- 23 new cases in Albemarle County
- 22 new cases in Montgomery County
- 19 new cases in Roanoke County
- 18 new cases in Danville
- 17 new cases in Chesterfield County and Chesapeake
- 15 new cases in Harrisonburg, Lynchburg and Rockingham County
- 14 new cases in Pittsylvania County, Southampton County and Mecklenburg County
- 13 new cases in Charlottesville and Henrico County
- 11 new cases in Alexandria and Norfolk
- 10 new cases in Arlington County and Bedford County
- 9 new cases in Hampton and Hanover County
- 8 new cases in Washington County, Franklin County and Buchanan County
- 7 new cases in Newport News, Augusta County, Lee County, Sussex County and Accomack County
- 6 new cases in Mathews County and Page County
- 5 new cases in Henry County, Lexington, Prince George County, Tazewell County, Rockbridge County, Manassas, Bath County, Waynesboro, Culpeper County, Staunton and Warren County
- 4 new cases in Stafford County, Wise County, Frederick County, York County, Halifax County and Salem
- 3 new cases in Smyth County, Isle of Wight County, Russell County, Caroline County, Buena Vista, Winchester, King George County, Colonial Heights and Martinsville
- 2 new cases in Petersburg, Spotsylvania County, Fluvanna County, Nelson County, Campbell County, Orange County, Scott County, Floyd County, Shenandoah County, Greene County and Madison County
- 1 new case in Dinwiddie County, Greensville County, Fauquier County, Middlesex County, Radford, Galax, Hopewell, Bristol, Goochland County, Wythe County, Amherst County, Louisa County, Powhatan County, Botetourt County, Fredericksburg, Appomattox County, Patrick County, King and Queen County, Rappahannock County and Prince Edward County
- Suffolk, Fairfax and Charlotte County all decreased by one case
- Manassas Park decreased by two cases
As of Wednesday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 2,200,124 total testing encounters.
The term “testing encounters” includes individuals who have been tested more than once due to their profession, high-risk status or need for a negative result to return to work. The health department started using this metric on May 1. To learn more, click here.