Virginia Coronavirus: 5,747 Cases, Fairfax Has 200+ Hospitalized

VIRGINIA — The Virginia Department of Health reported 5,747 cases of the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 illness, on Monday. That's an increase of 473 from the previous day. The health department said its Sunday case count may be underestimated, and it is making enhancements to provide more detailed data on confirmed cases.

The state reported eight new deaths related to COVID-19 in the last day, bringing the total to 149. The 5,747 cases include 903 hospitalizations. The Fairfax Health District accounts for at least 218 hospitalized patients, more than double of any other health district in Virginia. The next highest numbers of hospitalizations are 81 in the southeastern Peninsula Health District, 51 in Virginia Beach, 48 in Prince William County and 35 each in Loudoun and Arlington counties.

The Fairfax Health District leads the state with 1,167 cases, followed by 434 in Prince William County, 397 in Henrico County, 390 in Arlington County, 324 in Loudoun County, 251 in Virginia Beach, 235 in Alexandria and 211 in Chesterfield County.

The state's health department started to report deaths by health district. Fairfax is second to Henrico County on the number of deaths. Henrico County, home to the severe outbreak at the Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, has reported at least 33 deaths to the state. That may not reflect the latest total, as the Washington Post reported 40 deaths at the facility as of Saturday. The Fairfax Health District reported 21 deaths, the Arlington and Peninsula health districts reported 11 deaths each, and Prince William County reported nine.

The state has confirmed 97 outbreaks, defined as least two cases confirmed by laboratory testing. Long-term care facility outbreaks account for 554 cases and at least 34 deaths, which also doesn't account for Canterbury's latest total. There are 74 cases and two deaths tied to congregate setting outbreaks, 46 cases from healthcare setting outbreaks and 60 cases from correctional facility outbreaks.

For the bulk of Virginia's cases so far, illness began in the past month. In the week of March 29, 1,463 people saw illness begin, followed by 1,403 people in the week of April 5, 1,364 people in the week of March 22 and 1,011 in the week of March 15.

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Below is the breakdown of cases, hospitalizations and deaths by age group. The numbers may not add up to the latest statewide totals.

• Ages 0-9: 38 cases, 1 hospitalization, no deaths
• Ages 10-19: 110 cases, 2 hospitalizations, no deaths
• Ages 20-29: 663 cases, 34 hospitalizations, 1 death
• Ages 30-39: 864 cases, 55 hospitalizations, 1 death
• Ages 40-49: 966 cases, 103 hospitalizations, 4 deaths
• Ages 50-59: 1,154 cases, 170 hospitalizations, 8 deaths
• Ages 60-69: 949 cases, 198 hospitalizations, 35 deaths
• Ages 70-79: 561 cases, 192 hospitalizations, 40 deaths
• Ages 80 and up: 440 cases, 143 hospitalizations, 60 deaths

Virginia is not reporting the number of recovered patients. Maryland's health department is releasing data on recoveries, as well as cases by zip code.

Residents are under a stay-at-home order from Gov. Ralph Northam through June 10. Residents can go out for food and medical care, exercise and other essential tasks while following social distancing guidelines. Law enforcement can enforce violations of gatherings over 10 people. Northam also ordered the closure of recreation and entertainment businesses through April 23. Restaurants can only operate with takeout and delivery service. Virginia's K-12 schools are closed for the remainder of the academic year; individual school districts are providing distance learning plans.

Northam encouraged all residents to wear a cloth face mask for essential tasks like grocery shopping. The governor did not make wearing face coverings a requirement as leaders in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland opted to do. The Centers for Disease Control recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public places where physical distancing is hard to maintain.

SEE ALSO:

• Fairfax Passes 1,000 Cases As Central VA Coronavirus Deaths Climb
• Face Masks Encouraged But Not Required In VA: Gov. Northam
• VA Governor Targets Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes, Prisons