Virginia Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases In A Week

VIRGINIA — The Virginia Department of Health reported 37,727 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday. According to The Virginian-Pilot, the nearly 1,500 cases added over the last 24 hours constitute the biggest one-day jump in at least a week. Virginia also reported 1,208 deaths and 4,269 hospitalizations.

The top five health districts for number of cases are Fairfax, with 9,587; Prince William, with 5,812, Loudoun, with 2,047; Arlington, with 1,897; and Alexandria, with 1754.

Fairfax also has the highest number of deaths, with 339. The Henrico health district is a distant second with 118, followed by Prince William with 108, Arlington with 101 and Loudoun with 52.

While all health districts have reported at least one case of COVID-19 by now, only the Cumberland Plateau district has yet to report any deaths. However, the state has confirmed its second case in a child thus far of a Kawasaki disease-like inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19, according to WRIC-TV.

WAVY-TV reports that the Virginia Department of Health is now breaking down its statistics to separate northern Virginia, where the coronavirus has hit hardest, with the rest of the state. Northern Virginia has delayed the first phase of reopening until at least the end of the month.