RICHMOND, Va. – As of December 20, Virginia is now reporting 306,848 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
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Sunday’s total of 306,848 cases marks an increase from Saturday’s total of 302,972 cases.
Here is the breakdown of the 3,876 new coronavirus cases:
- 486 new cases in Fairfax County
- 237 new cases in Prince William County
- 234 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 179 new cases in Loudoun County
- 176 new cases in Henrico County
- 154 new cases in Arlington County
- 129 new cases in Richmond
- 127 new cases in Alexandria
- 92 new cases in Chesapeake
- 91 new cases in Hampton
- 85 new cases in Suffolk
- 75 new cases in Lynchburg
- 69 new cases in Porstmouth
- 62 new cases in Newport News
- 57 new cases in Roanoke County
- 55 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 54 new cases in Rockingham County
- 52 new cases in Augusta County
- 45 new cases in Hanover County
- 44 new cases in Norfolk
- 43 new cases in Washington County
- 42 new cases in Lee County
- 39 new cases in Roanoke
- 37 new cases in Isle of Wight County
- 36 new cases in Bedford County, Stafford County and Albemarle County
- 34 new cases in Montgomery County and Wise County
- 33 new cases in Pittsylvania County
- 31 new cases in Frederick County
- 30 new cases in Smyth County
- 27 new cases in Fauquier County
- 26 new cases in Wythe County
- 25 new cases in Carroll County
- 24 new cases in Nottoway County and Harrisonburg
- 22 new cases in Spotsylvania County
- 21 new cases in York County and Dinwiddie County
- 20 new cases in Henry County, Botetourt County, Danville and Louisa County
- 19 new cases in Campbell County, Staunton, James City County, Charlottesville and Nelson County
- 17 new cases in Bristol and Amherst County
- 15 new cases in Culpeper County, Prince George County, Accomack County, Manassas and New Kent County
- 14 new cases in Caroline County, Scott County and King George County
- 13 new cases in Pulaski County
- 12 new cases in Page County, Fredericksburg, Galax, Petersburg, Greene County and Winchester
- 11 new cases in Franklin County, Buckingham County, Bland County and Prince Edward County
- 10 new cases in Rockbridge County, Richmond County and Fluvanna County
- 9 new cases in Tazewell County, Shenandoah County, Gloucester County and Salem
- 8 new cases in Lexington, Russell County, Northumberland County, Radford, Mecklenburg County, Orange County, Halifax County, Westmoreland County, Clarke County, Brunswick County and Charlotte County
- 7 new cases in Waynesboro, Grayson County and Patrick County
- 6 new cases in Appomattox County, Southampton County, Northampton County, Hopewell and Lunenburg County
- 5 new cases in Giles County, Franklin, Middlesex County, Mathews County, King and Queen County and Amelia County
- 4 new cases in Alleghany County, Northon and Greensville County
- 3 new cases in Warren County, Martinsville, Manassas Park, Buena Vista, Dickenson County, Poquoson, Buchanan County, Madison County, King William County and Goochland County
- 2 new cases in Powhatan County, Fairfax, Bath County, Rappahannock County, Highland County, Williamsburg, Surry County, Essex County and Sussex County
- 1 new case in Charles City County, Emporia and Lancaster County
- Colonial Heights decreased by one case
As of Sunday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 4,646,208 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.