Virginia sees 4,709 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 526,176 statewide

There are now 6,773 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

As of February 6, Virginia is reporting 526,176 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March 2020.

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As of Saturday, a total of 1,022,150 vaccines have been administered across Virginia, with 178,708 people being fully vaccinated, according to VDH.

Saturday’s total of 526,176 cases marks an increase from Friday’s total of 521,467 cases.

Here’s a breakdown of Saturday’s 4,703 new coronavirus cases:

  • 523 new cases in Fairfax County
  • 287 new cases in Prince William County
  • 273 new cases in Virginia Beach
  • 231 new cases in Loudoun County
  • 197 new cases in Chesterfield County
  • 196 new cases in Henrico County
  • 152 new cases in Chesapeake
  • 140 new cases in Norfolk
  • 128 new cases in Richmond City
  • 116 new cases in Arlington County
  • 111 new cases in Pittsylvania County
  • 93 new cases in Hampton
  • 90 new cases in Spotsylvania County
  • 84 new cases in Portsmouth
  • 72 new cases in Alexandria
  • 71 new cases in Newport News
  • 65 new cases in Roanoke City
  • 62 new cases in Suffolk
  • 56 new cases in Lynchburg
  • 51 new cases in Danville
  • 50 new cases in Bedford County
  • 49 new cases in Montgomery County
  • 47 new cases in Frederick County
  • 44 new cases in Hanover County
  • 42 new cases in Fauquier County
  • 38 new cases in Prince George County
  • 36 new cases in Wise County
  • 34 new cases in Halifax County
  • 33 new cases in Roanoke County
  • 32 new cases in Manassas and Albemarle County
  • 31 new cases in Orange County
  • 29 new cases in Dinwiddie County and York County
  • 28 new cases in Rockingham County and Campbell County
  • 24 new cases in Augusta County, Franklin County and Colonial Heights
  • 23 new cases in Gloucester County, Caroline County, Culpeper County, Washington County and Rockbridge County
  • 22 new cases in Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Hopewell and Amherst County
  • 21 new cases in Isle of Wight County, Shenandoah County and Mecklenburg County
  • 20 new cases in Accomack County and Louisa County
  • 19 new cases in Harrisonburg
  • 18 new cases in Warren County and Lancaster County
  • 17 new cases in Henry County, Powhatan County and Prince Edward County
  • 16 new cases in Charlottesville
  • 15 new cases in Waynesboro, Amelia County and Charlotte County
  • 13 new cases in Botetourt County, Staunton, Appomattox County, Essex County and Greene County
  • 12 new cases in New Kent County, Winchester and Nelson County
  • 11 new cases in Tazewell County, King George County and Wythe County
  • 10 new cases in Martinsville, Goochland County, Madison County, Brunswick County and Russell County
  • 9 new cases in Carroll County and Grayson County
  • 8 new cases in Richmond County, Lee County and Salem
  • 7 new cases in Alleghany County, Greensville County, Westmoreland County and Radford
  • 6 new cases in Page County, Mathews County, Poquoson, Emporia, Nottoway County, Clarke County, Manassas Park, Pulaski County, Floyd County and Giles County
  • 5 new cases in Fluvanna County, Falls Church, King William County, Middlesex County and Williamsburg
  • 4 new cases in Buckingham County, Northumberland County and Smyth County
  • 3 new cases in Buchanan County, Lexington, Cumberland County, Patrick County, Franklin City, Dickenson County and Galax
  • 2 new cases in Scott County, Fairfax City, Rappahannock County, King and Queen County, Bristol, Charles City County, Covington, Buena Vista and Bland County
  • 1 new case in James City County, Southampton County, Lunenburg County, Highland County, Craig County and Norton
  • Northampton County decreased by two cases and Bath County decreased by one

As of Saturday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 6,762,945 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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