RICHMOND, Va. – There are now 70,670 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia as of July 12.
[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]
Sunday’s total of 70,670 marks an increase from Saturday’s total of 69,782 cases.
Here is a breakdown of the 888 new cases:
- 100 new cases in Norfolk
- 79 new cases in Fairfax County
- 62 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 49 new cases in Chesapeake
- 40 new cases in Prince William County
- 38 new cases in Henrico County
- 34 new cases in Loudoun County
- 29 new cases in Richmond
- 26 new cases in Newport News
- 25 new cases in Roanoke
- 24 new cases in Portsmouth
- 22 new cases in Danville
- 20 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 19 new cases in Hampton, Albemarle County and Suffolk
- 18 new cases in Arlington County
- 16 new cases in Faquier County
- 14 new cases in Winchester
- 13 new cases in Roanoke County
- 12 new cases in Pittsylvania County and Alleghany County
- 11 new cases in York County
- 9 new cases in Montgomery County
- 8 new cases in Frederick County, Southampton County and Salem
- 7 new cases in Washington County and Hanover County
- 6 new cases in Bedford County, Charlottesville and Spotsylvania County
- 5 new cases in New Kent County, James City County and Franklin
- 4 new cases in Lynchburg, Stafford County, Rockingham County, Warren County, Prince George County, Fluvanna County, Carroll County and Greene County
- 3 new cases in Manassas, Hopewell, Brunswick County, Halifax County, Caroline County, Wise County, Augusta County, Botetourt County, Buena Vista and Scott County
- 2 new cases in Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Isle of Wight County, Campbell County, Waynesboro, Russell County, Shenandoah County, Tazewell County, Louisa County, Lee County, Dinwiddle County and Wythe County
- 1 new case in Petersburg, Culpeper County, Galax, Colonial Heights, Powhatan County, Lexington, Masassas Park, Buckingham County, Bristol, Harrisonburg, Page County, Rockbridge County, Orange County, Greensville County, Lunenburg County, Sussex County, Goochland County, Amelia County, King and Queen County, Grayson County and Dickenson 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 885,504 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.