Virginia sees 4,707 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 483,326 statewide

There are now 6,174 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

As of January 26, Virginia is reporting 483,326 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.

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As of Tuesday, a total of 458,472 vaccines have been administered across Virginia, with 64,381 people being fully vaccinated, according to VDH.

Tuesday’s total of 483,326 cases marks an increase from Sunday’s total of 478,619 cases.

Here’s a breakdown of the 4,707 new coronavirus cases in Virginia:

  • 395 new cases in Fairfax County
  • 318 new cases in Virginia Beach
  • 313 new cases in Loudoun County
  • 297 new cases in Prince William County
  • 249 new cases in Henrico County
  • 230 new cases in Chesterfield County
  • 182 new cases in Newport News
  • 151 new cases in Norfolk
  • 148 new cases in Stafford County
  • 141 new cases in Chesapeake
  • 123 new cases in Spotsylvania County
  • 117 new cases in Frederick County
  • 104 new cases in Richmond
  • 98 new cases in Hampton
  • 77 new cases in James City County
  • 74 new cases in Rockingham County
  • 72 new cases in Arlington County
  • 69 new cases in Alexandria
  • 64 new cases in Suffolk
  • 59 new cases in Hanover County
  • 54 new cases in Portsmouth
  • 53 new cases in Roanoke
  • 50 new cases in York County
  • 41 new cases in Harrisonburg
  • 40 new cases in Petersburg and Franklin County
  • 39 new cases in Montgomery County
  • 37 new cases in Roanoke County
  • 34 new cases in Pittsylvania County
  • 33 new cases in Caroline County
  • 32 new cases in Fauquier County and Hopewell
  • 31 new cases in Bedford County and Dinwiddie County
  • 30 new cases in Augusta County and King George County
  • 28 new cases in Fredericksburg
  • 25 new cases in Greensville County and Washington County
  • 24 new cases in Shenandoah County
  • 23 new cases in Henry County and Martinsville
  • 22 new cases in Prince George County
  • 20 new cases in Campbell County and Wythe County
  • 19 new cases in Gloucester County, New Kent County and Lee County
  • 18 new cases in Lynchburg, Culpeper County and Accomack County
  • 17 new cases in Manassas and Isle of Wight County
  • 15 new cases in Powhatan County and Nelson County
  • 14 new cases in Louisa County, Prince Edward County, Amherst County, Tazewell County and Poquoson
  • 13 new cases in Warren County, Colonial Heights, Sussex County, Mecklenburg County, Greene County and Pulaski County
  • 12 new cases in Danville, Goochland County, Richmond County and Southampton County
  • 11 new cases in Albemarle County, Orange County and Charlottesville
  • 10 new cases in Halifax County, Waynesboro, Botetourt County, Alleghany County and Grayson County
  • 9 new cases in Buckingham County, Lancaster County, King William County and Buchanan County
  • 8 new cases in Salem and Appomattox County
  • 7 new cases in Fluvanna County and Fairfax
  • 6 new cases in Westmoreland County, Rockbridge County, Nottoway County, Northampton County, Carroll County, Franklin, Brunswick County, Russell County and Scott County
  • 5 new cases in Middlesex County, Amelia County, Buena Vista and Floyd County
  • 4 new cases in Staunton, Radford, Clarke County, Cumberland County and Rappahannock County
  • 3 new cases in Northumberland County, Dickenson County, Mathews County and Smyth Cuonty
  • 2 new cases in Page County, Falls Church, Essex County, Charles City County, Surry County, Craig County, King and Queen County, Manassas Park and Norton
  • 1 new case in Patrick County, Madison County, Emporia, Highland County, Lexington and Lunenburg County
  • Giles County and Bristol decreased by one case
  • Bath County decreased by two cases
  • Covington and Galax decreased by three cases
  • Wise County decreased by four cases
  • Winchester decreased by eight cases
  • Williamsburg decreased by 19 cases

As of Tuesday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 6,271,750 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.


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