Virginia sees 1,300 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 581,408 statewide

There are now 9,357 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Coronavirus (WSLS 10)

As of March 4, Virginia is reporting 581,408 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March 2020.

[Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]

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As of Thursday, a total of 2,062,403 vaccines have been administered across Virginia, with 716,660 people being fully vaccinated, according to VDH.

Here’s a breakdown of the 1,300 new cases across Virginia.

  • 189 new cases in Fairfax County
  • 110 new cases in Montgomery County
  • 97 new cases in Prince William County
  • 91 new cases in Virginia Beach
  • 52 new cases in Newport News
  • 51 new cases in Loudoun County
  • 39 new cases in Arlington County
  • 36 new cases in Hanover County
  • 30 new cases in Norfolk and Chesapeake
  • 27 new cases in Albemarle County
  • 24 new cases in Richmond
  • 18 new cases in Spotsylvania County, Roanoke County and Dinwiddie County
  • 17 new cases in Roanoke
  • 14 new cases in Rockingham County
  • 13 new cases in Portsmouth, Harrisonburg and Hopewell
  • 12 new cases in Hampton and Prince George County
  • 11 new cases in Suffolk
  • 10 new cases in Danville, James City County, Gloucester County and Scott County
  • 9 new cases in Stafford County and Pittsylvania County
  • 8 new cases in Petersburg, Halifax County and Botetourt County
  • 7 new cases in Frederick County, Rockbridge County, Tazewell County, Henry County, Patrick County, Colonial Heights and Clarke County
  • 6 new cases in Culpeper County, Shenandoah County, Wythe County, Williamsburg, Franklin County, Manassas, Carroll County, Appomattox County and Charles City County
  • 5 new cases in Alexandria, York County, Orange County, Staunton, Mecklenburg County, Warren County, Nottoway County, Bristol, New Kent County, Highland County and Powhatan County
  • 4 new cases in Washington County, King William County, Lynchburg, Radford, Nelson County, Franklin, Page County, Brunswick County, Winchester, Essex County, Salem, Amelia County, Galax and Alleghany County
  • 3 new cases in Lunenburg County, Carolina County, Greene County, Surry County, Lancaster County, Westmoreland County, Northampton County, Buchanan County, Fredericksburg, Fairfax, Rappahannock County, Lexington and Falls Church
  • 2 new cases in Fauquier County, Campbell County, Lee County, Middlesex County, Wise County, Buckingham County, Accomack County, Amherst County, Prince Edward County, Poquoson, Richmond County, Southampton County and Floyd County
  • One new case in Bedford County, Waynesboro, Greensville County, Covington, King and Queen County, Smyth County, Russell County, Louisa County, Dickenson County and Northumberland County
  • One fewer case in Madison County and Goochland COunty
  • Two fewer cases in Charlottesville, Pulaski County and King George County
  • Three fewer cases in Giles County and Bland County
  • Four fewer cases in Augusta County and Grayson County
  • 14 fewer cases in Henrico County

According to the health department, decreases in cases can be attributed to a person getting tested in a different locality than where they live or the automation process for electronically reported lab results may attach the wrong jurisdiction for a particular zip code.

As of Thursday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 7,579,995 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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Samantha Smith joined WSLS 10’s award-winning digital team as a content producer in July 2018.