COVID-19 Update: Cases Jump to 899, No New Deaths in Alexandria

James Cullum May 3, 2020 at 2:25pm

There are now 899 probable and positive cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 51 cases since yesterday.

While no new deaths have been announced, the rise in new or probable cases is the largest since the first case was diagnosed on March 11. There have been COVID-19-related 26 deaths in Alexandria, the most recent of which were reported yesterday and were a man his his 50s and a man in his 70s, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

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, 44 cases, 16 hospitalizations (Seven new cases)
70-79 — Seven deaths, 52 cases, 22 hospitalizations (Seven new cases)
60-69 — One death, 81 cases, 18 hospitalizations (Four new cases, one new hospitalization)
50-59 — Seven deaths, 121 cases, 23 hospitalizations (Six new cases)
40-49 — Zero deaths, 172 cases, 14 hospitalizations (Six new cases)-
30-39 — Zero deaths, 223 cases, 13 hospitalizations (16 new cases)
20-29 — One death, 122 cases, two hospitalizations (Seven new cases)
10-19 — Zero deaths, 46 cases (Three new cases)
0-9 — Zero deaths, 37 cases, one hospitalization (Three new cases)

There have been 352 new or probable cases in the city in the last 10 days alone.

VDH also broke down the caseload by race, and disclosed the following:

White, non-Hispanic residents — 17 deaths, 318 cases, 43 hospitalizations (19 new cases)
Black/African American residents — Four deaths, 135 cases, 32 hospitalizations (Eight new cases, One new hospitalization)
Not reported — Four deaths, 292 cases, 12 hospitalizations 292 (Five new cases)
Other — One death, 146 cases, 21 hospitalizations (19 new cases)

The Alexandria Health Department is currently asking VDH for a more data. The city’s Health Director Dr. Stephen Haering initially refused to release any information related to COVID-positive patients and fatalities, and more data has steadily been released to the public over the last month.

Yesterday, the health department released that more than half of COVID-19 deaths in the city occurred at long-term care facilities. The department disclosed that 58% of fatalities occurred at the facilities.

There have been 465 females (with 12 deaths and 49 hospitalizations) and 432 males (with 14 deaths and 60 hospitalizations) who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city, and the sex of two COVID-19 patients has not been released. It is not clear how many people have recovered.

VDH also reported that there are 109 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Alexandria,

Statewide, there have been 660 reported deaths, which is an increase of 35 deaths since yesterday, according to VDH. There are now 18,671 cases (17,873 confirmed, 798 probable) and 2,627 hospitalizations (including 14 probable cases). Additionally, 119,065 tests have been administered in Virginia.

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)
May 2 — The number of cases increases to 848 (Fatalities now at 26)
May 3 — The number of cases increases to 899