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Alexandria Now Has 67 Cases of COVID-19

By James Cullum

Published April 2, 2020 at 10:00PM | Updated April 3, 2020 at 1:17AM

There are now 67 cases of COVID-19, according to the Alexandria Health Department.

The new figure is an addition of 12 cases since yesterday, and the department said in a release that it expects the number to increase.

The full breakdown in Alexandria is below:

March 11 — First positive case reported
March 15 — Second positive case reported
March 17 — Fourth positive case reported
March 24 — The number of cases jumps to 13
March 25 — The number of cases increases to 14
March 26 — The number of cases increases to 20
March 27 — The number of cases increases to 24
March 28 — The number of cases increases to 28
March 29 — The number of cases increases to 32
March 31 — The number of cases increases to 44
April 1 — The number of cases increases to 55
April 2 — The number of cases increases to 67

There have been 41 deaths and are now more than 1,700 cases of COVID-19 in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

Staff photo by James Cullum

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James Cullum

Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.