As the delta variant surges, and vaccinations slow, COVID-19 continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 37,969,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day.
In the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area, which covers parts of Virginia and North Carolina, a total of 153,511 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,915 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 11,605 cases per 100,000 people.
Even though Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be higher risk than others.
The broader Virginia Beach metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, the city of Portsmouth has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 10,170 infections in the city of Portsmouth, or 10,670 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Portsmouth have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Virginia Beach area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 219 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in the city of Portsmouth, compared to 127 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 27, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth City, VA | 10,670 | 10,170 | 219 | 209 |
| 2 | Suffolk City, VA | 10,046 | 8,957 | 221 | 197 |
| 3 | Chesapeake City, VA | 9,981 | 23,738 | 131 | 312 |
| 4 | Isle of Wight County, VA | 9,744 | 3,544 | 195 | 71 |
| 5 | Newport News City, VA | 9,110 | 16,411 | 137 | 246 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach City, VA | 9,104 | 40,981 | 95 | 427 |
| 7 | Hampton City, VA | 8,914 | 12,086 | 136 | 185 |
| 8 | Poquoson City, VA | 8,182 | 985 | 150 | 18 |
| 9 | Norfolk City, VA | 8,167 | 20,058 | 115 | 282 |
| 10 | Mathews County, VA | 7,708 | 678 | 159 | 14 |
| 11 | Gloucester County, VA | 7,379 | 2,742 | 143 | 53 |
| 12 | Currituck County, NC | 7,187 | 1,854 | 66 | 17 |
| 13 | James City County, VA | 7,178 | 5,323 | 102 | 76 |
| 14 | Gates County, NC | 7,143 | 826 | 112 | 13 |
| 15 | York County, VA | 6,347 | 4,290 | 89 | 60 |
| 16 | Williamsburg City, VA | 5,870 | 868 | 95 | 14 |
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