Three more people have died of COVID-19 in Alexandria as the city has surpassed the 800 case mark.
There are now 24 deaths related to the virus, and there are now 802 cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 48 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
There are still 21 COVID-19-related fatalities in Alexandria, and the most recent deaths were three women in their 80s. Most fatalities related to the virus have been people over the age of 50, although the highest numbers of those infected are in their 30s and 40s. There has been one death of a person in their 20s.
Here’s the age breakdown of deaths and new cases in the city:
- 80+ —10 Deaths, 37 cases (One new case, three more deaths)
- 70-79 — Six deaths, 45 cases (No new cases)
- 60-69 — One death, 74 cases (Two new cases)
- 50-59 — Six deaths, 114 cases (Six new cases)
- 40-49 — Zero deaths, 154 cases (13 new cases)
- 30-39 — Zero deaths, 199 cases (16 new cases)
- 20-29 — One death, 106 cases (Eight new cases)
- 10-19 — Zero deaths, 37 cases (No new cases)
- 0-9 — Zero deaths, 32 cases (No new cases)
There have been 340 new or probable cases in the city in the last 10 days alone.
There have been 415 females (with 12 deaths) and 384 males (with 12 deaths) who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city, and it is not clear how many people have recovered. VDH also reported that there are 104 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Alexandria.
Statewide, there have been 581 reported deaths, which is an increase of 29 deaths since yesterday. There are now 16,901 cases (16,109 confirmed, 792 probable) and 2,416 hospitalizations (including nine probable cases), according to VDH.
The full timeline 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)
- April 27 — The number of cases increases to 627
- April 28 — The number of cases increases to 653 (Fatalities now at 20)
- April 29 — The number of cases increases to 700 (Fatalities now at 21)
- April 30 — The number of cases increases to 754
- May 1 — The number of cases increases to 802 (Fatalities now at 24)
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