Weekly COVID-19 cases down

Deaths also down significantly from previous week

Published June 8, 2020 by Richard Foster

Virginia saw 5,853 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, down from 7,671 new cases the prior week. The state had 85 new deaths from the coronavirus, down significantly from the week ending June 1, when 184 Virginians died from COVID-19.

The state’s COVID-19 case count stands at 51,251, with 1,477 Virginians dead from the coronavirus since the pandemic reached Virginia in early March.

These are the Virginia localities that have seen 400 or more cases, as of June 8:

Fairfax County: 12,603
Prince William County: 6,278
Loudoun County: 3,147
Arlington County: 2,256
Henrico County: 2,128
Alexandria: 2,102
Chesterfield County: 1,866
Richmond: 1,651
Manassas: 1,248
Accomack County: 983
Harrisonburg: 833
Stafford County: 815
Virginia Beach: 810
Culpeper County: 767
Spotsylvania County: 707
Chesapeake: 596
Rockingham County: 589
Norfolk: 589
Shenandoah County: 484
Buckingham County: 481
Frederick County: 409

Globally, there are 7.03 million reported COVID-19 cases and 403,267 confirmed deaths as of June 8. The United States, which has the most confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, has seen 1.94 million confirmed cases so far, with 110,514 deaths nationwide attributed to the coronavirus since February.

Below is the latest data from VDH: