RICHMOND, Va. – There are now 69,782 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia as of July 11.
[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]
Saturday’s total of 69,782 marks an increase from Friday’s total of 68,931 cases.
Here’s a breakdown of the 851 new cases in Virginia:
- 96 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 88 new cases in Norfolk
- 47 new cases in Fairfax County
- 42 new cases in Chesapeake
- 38 new cases in Henrico County
- 35 new cases in Portsmouth
- 34 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 27 new cases in Prince William County
- 25 new cases in Richmond
- 24 new cases in Loudoun County
- 15 new cases in Hampton and Arlington County
- 14 new cases in Newport News and Alexandria
- 13 new cases in Albemarle County and Fredericksburg
- 12 new cases in Westmoreland County and Bedford County
- 11 new cases in Henry County, Petersburg, Culpeper County and Pittsylvania County
- 10 new cases in Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Manassas
- 9 new cases in Suffolk and Danville
- 8 new cases in Stafford County
- 7 new cases in Rockingham County, Isle of Wight County, Frederick County and Campbell County
- 5 new cases in Fauquier County, Roanoke, Montgomery County, Staunton, York County, Martinsville, Hopewell and New Kent County
- 4 new cases in James City County, Brunswick County, Halifax County, Waynesboro, Washington County, Winchester, Mecklenburg County, Warren County, Galax, Colonial Heights and Powhatan County
- 3 new cases in Richmond County, Russell County, Nottoway County, Shenandoah County, Southampton County, Prince George County, Lexington and Nelson County
- 2 new cases in Roanoke County, Hanover County, Manassas Park, Caroline County, Buckingham County, Wise County, Fluvanna County, Bristol, Gloucester County, Harrisonburg, Page County, Tazewell County, Northumberland County, Amherst County, Clarke County, Rockbridge County and Falls Church
- 1 new case in Augusta County, Franklin, Carroll County, Orange County, Prince Edward County, King George County, Appomattax County, Charlotte County, Greensville County, Botetourt County, Northampton County, Middlesex County, Louisa County, Lancaster County, Rappahannock County, Madison County, Alleghany County, Surry County and Franklin County
[Interactive map from Johns Hopkins shows how coronavirus is spreading in real-time]
As of Satuday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 866,257 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.