  We report the direct virtual photon invariant yields in the transverse
momentum ranges $1\!<\!p_{T}\!<\!3$ GeV/$c$ and $5\!<\!p_T\!<\!10$ GeV/$c$ at
mid-rapidity derived from the dielectron invariant mass continuum region
$0.10<M_{ee}<0.28$ GeV/$c^{2}$ for 0-80\% minimum-bias Au+Au collisions at
$\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV. A clear excess in the invariant yield compared to the
number-of-binary-collisions ($N_{bin}$) scaled $p+p$ reference is observed in
the $p_T$ range $1\!<\!p_{T}\!<\!3$ GeV/$c$. For $p_T\!>6$ GeV/$c$ the
production follows $N_{bin}$ scaling. Model calculations with contributions
from thermal radiation and initial hard parton scattering are consistent within
uncertainties with the direct virtual photon invariant yield.
