Fairfax County Coronavirus Update: Weekly Trend Of Cases, Deaths

Emily Leayman
Updated ·5 min read

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — As of Monday, Fairfax County has 15,455 cumulative coronavirus cases, 1,855 hospitalizations and 517 deaths. Because the county is Virginia's most populous jurisdiction, it's no surprise it leads the state in these coronavirus numbers. A closer looks at the data trends shows the situation has improved in Fairfax County over recent weeks.

We're taking a look at the week-by-week changes in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Fairfax County. Data comes from the Virginia Department of Health's COVID-19 Daily Dashboard, which provides daily numbers of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations under the locality tab.

Cases

Looking at week-by-week changes in new cases, Fairfax County had a notable decline from early June to mid-June. New cases have remained stable in the weeks since the decline. The peak — over 2,000 new cases — happened between the weeks of May 24 and May 31.

New Coronavirus Cases In Fairfax County By Week

Source: Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Daily Dashboard
Source: Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Daily Dashboard

Below, we've listed case totals at the beginning of each week and the case increases since the previous week.

  • Week of July 26: 15,304, increase of 426 cases

  • Week of July 19: 14,878, increase of 396 cases

  • Week of July 12: 14,482, increase of 329 cases

  • Week of July 5: 14,153, increase of 375 cases

  • Week of June 28: 13,778, increase of 359 cases

  • Week of June 21: 13,419, increase of 402 cases

  • Week of June 14: 13,017, increase of 562 cases

  • Week of June 7: 12,455, increase of 1,345 cases

  • Week of May 31: 11,110, increase of 2,121 cases

  • Week of May 24: 8,989, increase of 1,346 cases

  • Week of May 17: 7,643, increase of 1,751 cases

  • Week of May 10: 5,892, increase of 1,552 cases

  • Week of May 3: 4,340, increase of 1,451 cases

  • Week of April 26: 2,889, increase of 1,080 cases

  • Week of April 19: 1,809, increase of 801 cases

  • Week of April 12: 1,008, increase of 582 cases

  • Week of April 5: 426, increase of 329 cases

  • Week of March 29: 187, increase of 156 cases

Deaths

Deaths have been in the single digits in recent weeks. The peak week-to-week change of deaths was 89 between the weeks of April 26 and May 3.

While there are cases in every age group in the Fairfax Health District, most deaths are in the 80 and up age group. There are 297 deaths in this age group, followed by 116 deaths in the 70 to 79 age group, 65 deaths in the 60 to 69 age group and 33 deaths in the 50 to 59 age group.

New Coronavirus Deaths by Week in Fairfax County

Source: Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Daily Dashboard
Source: Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Daily Dashboard

Here are the death totals at the beginning of each week and the increases since the previous week.

  • Week of July 26: 515, increase of seven

  • Week of July 19: 508, increase of eight

  • Week of July 12: 500, increase of four

  • Week of July 5: 496, increase of 27

  • Week of June 28: 472, increase of 37

  • Week of June 21: 435, increase of 12

  • Week of June 14: 423, increase of nine

  • Week of June 7: 414, increase of 31

  • Week of May 31: 383, increase of 56

  • Week of May 24: 327, increase of 45

  • Week of May 17: 282, increase of 43

  • Week of May 10: 239, increase of 55

  • Week of May 3: 184, increase of 89

  • Week of April 26: 95, increase of 47

  • Week of April 19: 48, increase of 28

  • Week of April 12: 20, increase of 14

  • Week of April 5: six, increase of four

  • Week of March 29: two, increase of one

Hospitalizations

Like deaths, hospitalizations haven't increased much in recent weeks. The numbers of new hospitalizations by week have remained below 100 since mid-June. As with deaths, the peak week-to-week change of hospitalizations happened between the weeks of April 26 and May 3 — 230 new hospitalizations.

Source: Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Daily Dashboard
Source: Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Daily Dashboard

Below, we've listed hospitalization totals at the beginning of each week and the increases since the previous week.

  • Week of July 26: 1,851, increase of 60

  • Week of July 19: 1,791, increase of 79

  • Week of July 12: 1,712, increase of 52

  • Week of July 5: 1,660, increase of 53

  • Week of June 28: 1,607, increase of 52

  • Week of June 21: 1,555, increase of 83

  • Week of June 14: 1,472, increase of 49

  • Week of June 7: 1,423, increase of 112

  • Week of May 31: 1,311, increase of 117

  • Week of May 24: 1,194, increase of 110

  • Week of May 17: 1,084, increase of 161

  • Week of May 10: 923, increase of 184

  • Week of May 3: 739, increase of 230

  • Week of April 26: 509, increase of 175

  • Week of April 19: 334, increase of 125

  • Week of April 12: 209, increase of 126

  • Week of April 5: 83, increase of 68

  • Week of March 29: 15, increase of 13

For more coronavirus data, including cases by ZIP code, see the VDH and Fairfax County Health Department's dashboards.

This article originally appeared on the Kingstowne-Rose Hill Patch