Another person has died and there are now 591 probable or positive cases in Alexandria, an increase of 16 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
There are now 19 COVID-19-related fatalities in Alexandria, according to VDH. There have been 10 male deaths and nine female deaths, and the most recent death was a woman. A majority of the fatalities have been senior citizens, although the most infected residents are in their 30s and 40s.
There have been 309 females and 278 males who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city, and it is not clear how many people have recovered. There have been more than 500 probable and new cases reported in the city this month alone.
There have also been six small outbreaks in the city, three of which occurred at long term care facilities. There have been 80 deaths at long term care facilities and seven deaths from a congregate setting, the latter of which includes apartment complexes, churches and private homes.
Here is the age breakdown in the city, according to VDH:
- 80+ — Five deaths, 29 cases
- 70-79 — Six deaths, 39 cases
- 60-69 — One death, 65 cases
- 50-59 — Six deaths, 86 cases
- 40-49 — Zero deaths, 106 cases
- 30-39 — Zero deaths, 140 cases
- 20-29 — One death, 82 cases
- 10-19 — Zero deaths, 24 cases
- 0-9 — Zero deaths, 20 cases
VDH also reported that there are 80 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Alexandria, and there have been 2,159 tests administered.
Statewide, there have been 448 reported deaths, and there are 12,970 cases (12,488 confirmed, 482 probable) and 1,942 hospitalizations (including seven probable cases), according to VDH.
Today the @GovernorVA provided a roadmap for the criteria necessary to ease public health restrictions in the Commonwealth and our progress towards those milestones.
The measures in place are working, but more progress is required. pic.twitter.com/0W37bb73no
— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) April 24, 2020
The full breakdown of the spread so far:
- 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
- April 3 — The number of cases increases to 77
- April 4 — The number of cases increases to 93
- April 5 — The number of cases increases to 104
- April 6 — The number of cases increases to 130 (First fatality reported)
- April 7 — The number of cases increases to 141
- April 8 — The number of cases increases to 149
- April 9 — The number of cases increases to 170
- April 10 — The number of cases increases to 181
- April 11 — The number of cases increases to 200
- April 12 — The number of cases increases to 225
- April 13 — The number of cases increases to 241 (Second fatality reported)
- April 14 — The number of cases increases to 248 (Third and fourth fatalities reported)
- April 15 — The number of cases increases to 273 (Fifth and sixth fatalities reported)
- April 16 — The number of cases increases to 303 (Seventh fatality reported)
- April 17 — The number of cases increases to 321
- April 18 — The number of cases increases to 354
- April 19 — The number of cases increases to 383 (Eighth fatality reported)
- April 20 — The number of cases increases to 421 (Ninth and tenth fatalities reported)
- April 21 — The number of cases increases to 462 (Fatalities now at 11)
- April 22 — The number of cases increases to 474 (Fatalities now at 13)
- April 23 — The number of cases increases to 512 (Fatalities now at 14)
- April 24 — The number of cases increases to 547 (Fatalities now at 15)
- April 25 — The number of cases increases to 575 (Fatalities now at 18)
- April 26 — The number of cases increases to 591 (Fatalities now at 19)
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