RICHMOND, Va. – There are now 55,775 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia as of June 17.
[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]
Wednesday’s total of 55,775 marks an increase from Tuesday’s total of 55,331, Monday’s total of 54,886, Sunday’s total of 54,506, Saturday’s total of 53,869, Friday’s total of 53,211 and Thursday’s total of 52,647.
Here is a breakdown of the 444 new cases in Virginia:
- 57 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 50 new cases in Fairfax County
- 33 new cases in Prince William County
- 24 new cases in Richmond City
- 21 new cases in Henrico County
- 19 new cases in Loudoun County
- 17 new cases in Norfolk
- 14 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 11 new cases in Accomack County
- 9 new cases in Spotsylvania County, Arlington County and Newport News
- 8 new cases in Buckingham County and Portsmouth
- 7 new cases in Alexandria, Roanoke City and Roanoke County
- 6 new cases in Stafford County, Chesapeake and Shenandoah County
- 5 new cases in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Frederick County, Fauquier County, Augusta County, Emporia, Hopewell and Brunswick County
- 4 new cases in Winchester and Smythe County
- 3 new cases in Manassas City, Pittsylvania County, Hanover County, Caroline County, Culpeper County, Dinwiddie County, Waynesboro and Franklin County
- 2 new cases in Galax, Fredericksburg, Manassas Park, Orange County, Carroll County, Petersburg, Hampton, Henry County, King George County, Bedford County, Louisa County, Martinsville and Grayson County
- 1 new case in Greensville County, Charlottesville, Suffolk, Sussex County, Halifax County, Fluvanna County, Salem, Northampton County, Prince George County, Williamsburg City, Charles City County, New Kent County, Powhatan County, Patrick County, Staunton, Botetourt County, Greene County, Fairfax City and Russell County
[Interactive map from Johns Hopkins shows how coronavirus is spreading in real-time]
As of Wednesday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 546,685 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.