TJHD 7/17 — Thomas Jefferson Health District

RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Health reported Friday that the statewide total for COVID-19 cases is 75,433 — an increase of 1,002 from the 74,431 reported Thursday.

The 75,433 cases consist of 72,516 confirmed cases and 2,917 probable cases. There are 2,013 COVID-19 deaths in Virginia — 1,909 confirmed and 104 probable. That’s an increase of 6 from the 2,007 reported Thursday.

STate update 7/17 — Virginia Department of Health

The VDH defines probable COVID-19 cases as people who are symptomatic with a known exposure to COVID-19, but whose cases have not been confirmed with a positive test.

This morning, the Thomas Jefferson Health District reported 37 new cases in the region spanning from Albemarle County to Louisa County, for a total of 1,335 cases.

The 37 new cases includes the 14 new cases from July 16, that did not get reported in time to make the state data update. In the past 24 hours, 23 new cases were reported in the TJHD.

Albemarle County is now reporting 593 cases of COVID-19; the highest case count in the TJHD. The city of Charlottesville has reported 333 cases; Fluvanna County has 142 cases; Greene County has reported 92 cases; Louisa County has 147 cases and Nelson County has reported 28 cases.

Nelson County is the only locality in the TJHD that has had zero reported hospitalizations or fatalities.

TJHD graphic July 17, 2020 — THOMAS JEFFERSON HEALTH DISTRICT

TJHD testing graphic July 17, 2020 — THOMAS JEFFERSON HEALTH DISTRICT

TJHD Outbreaks 7/17 — Virginia Department of Health

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Virginia COVID-19 cases increase by 1,002; percentage of positive tests up to 7.6%