RICHMOND, Va. – There are now 30,388 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia as of May 17.
[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]
Sunday’s total of 30,388 cases marks an increase from Saturday’s total of 29,683, Friday’s 28,672 cases, 27,813 on Thursday, 26,746 on Wednesday 25,800 on Tuesday, and 25,070 on Monday.
Here’s a breakdown of the 705 new cases in Virginia:
- 257 new cases in Fairfax County
- 103 new cases in Prince William County
- 57 new cases in Richmond City
- 30 new cases in Alexandria City
- 26 new cases in Loudoun County
- 20 new cases each in Buckingham County and Manassas City
- 17 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 16 new cases each in Henrico County and Arlington County
- 10 new cases in Culpeper County
- 9 new cases each in Accomack County, Stafford County and Frederick County
- 8 new cases in Sussex County
- 7 new cases in Spotsylvania County
- 6 new cases each in Page County and Shenandoah County
- 5 new cases each in Mecklenburg County
- 4 new cases each in Harrisonburg, Galax, Augusta County, Hanover County
- 3 new cases each in Manassas Park, Fredericksburg, Fauquier County, Suffolk, Pittsylvania County, Cumberland County, Virginia Beach, and Henry County
- 2 new cases each in Northampton County, Newport News, Albemarle County, Carroll County, Portsmouth, Greene County, Richmond County, Warren County, Colonial Heights, Amherst County and Orange County
- 1 new cases each in Falls Church, King George County, Clarke County, Northumberland County, Fluvanna County, Russell County, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Winchester, Essex County, Fairfax City and Grayson County
[Interactive map from Johns Hopkins shows how coronavirus is spreading in real-time]
As of Sunday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 210,825 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.