RICHMOND, Va. – As of December 19, Virginia has officially seen more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases since March, and is now reporting 302,972 cases.
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Saturday’s total of 302,972 cases marks an increase from Friday’s total of 299,388 cases.
Here’s a breakdown of the 3,584 new cases reported Saturday:
- 261 new cases in Fairfax County
- 182 new cases in Prince William County
- 152 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 135 new cases in Richmond
- 133 new cases in Henrico County
- 119 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 117 new cases in Loudoun County
- 111 new cases in Arlington County
- 102 new cases in Chesapeake
- 87 new cases in Newport News
- 85 new cases in Montgomery County
- 77 new cases in Alexandria
- 66 new cases in Portsmouth
- 64 new cases in Hampton
- 57 new cases in Bedford County
- 56 new cases in Washington County and Lynchburg
- 54 new cases in Tazewell County
- 53 new cases in Augusta County
- 52 new cases in Rockingham County
- 49 new cases in Nottoway County
- 46 new cases in Fauquier County
- 44 new cases in Suffolk
- 43 new cases in Wise County
- 42 new cases in Frederick County
- 41 new cases in Roanoke
- 39 new cases in Norfolk and Smyth County
- 37 new cases in Franklin County
- 35 new cases in Campbell County
- 34 new cases in Hanover County, Staunton, Henry County and Bristol
- 32 new cases in Pulaski County and Wythe County
- 30 new cases in Roanoke County, Shenandoah County and Culpeper County
- 29 new cases in James City County
- 28 new cases in Stafford County and York County
- 25 new cases in Albemarle County and Waynesboro
- 24 new cases in Carroll County and Lexington
- 22 new cases in Spotsylvania County and Botetourt County
- 21 new cases in Russell County, Isle of Wight County and Amherst County
- 20 new cases in Alleghany County
- 19 new cases in Warren County
- 18 new cases in Page County and Rockbridge County
- 17 new cases in Lee County
- 15 new cases in Danville and Northumberland County
- 14 new cases in Fredericksburg and Caroline County
- 13 new cases in Scott County, Radford and Giles County
- 12 new cases in Buckingham County, Gloucester County, Prince George County, Appomattox County and Charlottesville
- 11 new cases in Harrisonburg, Richmond County, Orange County, Grayson Cunty and Accomack County
- 10 new cases in Pittsylvania County, Manassas, Martinsville, Floyd County and Galax
- 9 new cases in Bland County
- 8 new cases in Halifax County, Louisa County, Powhatan County, Southampton County and Northampton County
- 7 new cases in Patrick County, Manassas Park, Petersburg, Covington, Buena Vista, Nelson County and Greene County
- 6 new cases in Norton, Dickenson County, Poquoson, Colonial Heights and Franklin
- 5 new cases in Winchester, Westmoreland County, Middlesex County and Craig County
- 4 new cases in Prince Edward County and Clarke County
- 3 new cases in Dinwiddie County, Hopewell, Buchanan County, New Kent County and Madison County
- 2 new cases in King William County, Fluvanna County, Charlotte County, King George County, Greensville, Cumberland County, Bath County, Charles City County and Rappahannock County
- 1 new case in Mathews County, Highland County, Williamsburg, Goochland County, King and Queen County, Surry County, Essex County, Salem and Sussex County
As of Saturday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 4,586,663 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.