Virginia reports 1,300 new coronavirus cases Saturday

The Virginia Department of Health reported 1,300 new coronavirus cases Saturday, bringing the state’s tally to 132,940.

At least 2,722 Virginians have died from the virus, up 11 from Friday.

Of the total cases, 126,850 are confirmed and 6,090 are probable, meaning those patients are symptomatic and have had a known exposure to the illness.

Throughout the state, there have been 9,877 cases in long-term care facilities and 1,401 deaths.

The state’s seven-day percentage of positive PCR tests — the common diagnostic test which detects the virus — rose slightly to 7.8%. Just one Hampton Roads district was at or above 10% — Western Tidewater at 10.7%.

Virginia reported 15,910 new PCR tests were performed, increasing the total to 1,744,020.

As many as 995 people are hospitalized for COVID-19, according to the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Of those, 723 have confirmed cases and 272 are awaiting test results. So far, a total of 16,276 COVID-19 patients have been discharged.

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Here are the latest numbers for the region compared with Friday. The larger number represents the number of cases reported in each locality since the pandemic began.

The VDH has occasionally reported a decrease in the number of deaths for a locality in the daily reports. When asked about it, a spokesman for the state’s health department said some data may be entered incorrectly, or the department will find out later that the patient lived in another city.

Accomack: 1,158 (up 2); 19 deaths (no change)
Chesapeake: 4,048 (up 22) ; 49 deaths (no change)
Gloucester: 222 (up 4); 2 deaths (no change)
Hampton: 1,706 (up 16); 17 deaths (up 1)
Isle of Wight: 644 (up 4); 11 deaths (no change)
James City County: 792 (up 8); 18 deaths (no change)
Mathews: 23 (no change); 0 deaths (no change)
Middlesex: 77 (up 11); 3 deaths (up 2)
Newport News: 2,548 (up 16); 28 deaths (no change)
Norfolk: 4,630 (up 18); 61 deaths (no change)
Northampton: 304 (no change); 29 deaths (no change)
Poquoson: 73 (no change); 1 death (no change)
Portsmouth: 2,373 (up 30); 45 deaths (no change)
Suffolk: 1,810 (up 30); 63 deaths (no change)
Virginia Beach: 6,421 (up 53); 72 deaths (up 1)
Williamsburg: 162 (no change); 6 deaths (no change)
York: 503 (up 6); 6 deaths (no change)

In Virginia, people older than 80 account for 5,734 cases and 1,309 deaths. Here’s how the rest of the age groups break down for cases and deaths:

70-79: 6,443 cases (up 53), 688 deaths (up 5)
60-69: 12,229 cases (up 83), 431 deaths (up 2)
50-59: 18,720 cases (up 150), 185 deaths (no change)
40-49: 20,841 cases (up 142), 76 deaths (no change)
30-39: 23,216 cases (up 142), 26 deaths (no change)
20-29: 27,386 cases (up 337), 5 deaths (no change)
10-19: 12,395 cases (up 298), 0 deaths (no change)
0-9: 4,810 cases (up 53), 0 deaths (no change)

Here are the seven-day percent positivity rates for the health districts around Hampton Roads:

Chesapeake: 7.8% (down)
Eastern Shore: 2.0% (up)
Hampton: 7.1% (up)
Norfolk: 6.1% (down)
Peninsula: 6.7% (up)
Portsmouth: 9.7% (no change)
Virginia Beach: 5.4% (down)
Western Tidewater: 10.7% (up)

Since the pandemic began in Virginia, 68,317 women have had cases and 1,312 women have died, while 63,756 men have had cases and 1,401 men have died. Of the state tally, 867 cases don’t have a reported sex and nine deaths don’t have a reported sex.

Click here to see the state’s full reported data on the pandemic in Virginia.

Joanne Kimberlin, 757-446-2338, joanne.kimberlin@pilotonline.com