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Alexandria Reaches 200 Cases of COVID-19

Alexandria now has 200 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 19 cases since yesterday.

Today marks the first month since the first case was announced on March 11.

The first and only death of a city resident due to the virus was announced on April 6, and the Alexandria Health Department did not release any information regarding the resident.

There have been 130 deaths and there are now more than 5,000 cases in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

The full breakdown in Alexandria is below the jump:

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