RICHMOND, Va. – As of September 9, Virginia is now reporting 129,289 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]
Wednesday’s total of 129,289 marks an increase from Tuesday’s total of 128,407 cases.
Here is a breakdown of the 882 new cases in Virginia:
- 78 new cases in Virginia Beach
- 60 new cases in Prince William County
- 58 new cases in Montgomery County
- 53 new cases in Harrisonburg
- 42 new cases in Fairfax County
- 40 new cases in Chesterfield County
- 39 new cases in Prince George County
- 28 new cases in Henrico County
- 24 new cases in Lynchburg
- 23 new cases in Arlington County
- 22 new cases in Richmond and Charlottesville
- 21 new cases in Spotsylvania County
- 20 new cases in Chesapeake
- 19 new cases in Alexandria
- 15 new cases in Portsmouth and Stafford County
- 14 new cases in Halifax County and Fredericksburg
- 13 new cases in Fauquier County
- 12 new cases in Rockingham County
- 11 new cases in Hanover County and Augusta County
- 10 new cases in Loudoun County, Hampton, Suffolk and Danville
- 8 new cases in Norfolk, Mecklenburg County, Isle of Wight County and Pulaski County
- 7 new cases in Radford
- 6 new cases in Newport News, Roanoke, Roanoke County and Manassas
- 5 new cases in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Albemarle County, Staunton, Bedford County, Henry County and Manassas Park
- 4 new cases in Campbell County and Orange County
- 3 new cases in Smyth County, James City County, Amelia County, Sussex County, Franklin County, Greensville County, Floyd County, Bristol, Franklin City, Wythe County, Surry County, Essex County and Dickenson County
- 2 new cases in Pittsylvania County, Prince Edward County, Tazewell County, Carroll County, Lee County, Waynesboro, Martinsville, King George County, Goochland County and Amherst County
- 1 new case in Brunswick County, Frederick County, Southampton County, King William County, Grayson County, Salem, Lancaster County, Nottoway County, Wise County, Fluvanna County, Richmond County, King and Queen County, Gloucester County, Scott County, Accomack County, Powhatan County, Charles City County, Colonial Heights, Warren County, Buckingham County, Northumberland County, Madison County, Lunenburg County, Williamsburg, Buena Vista and Fairfax
- Culpeper County, Green County and Botetourt County and decreased by one case
- Caroline County decreased by two cases
[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 1,817,347 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.