BREAKING: Three Alexandria Seniors Die From COVID-19, 31 New Cases

James Cullum May 26, 2020 at 10:25am

Three more Alexandrians have died of COVID-19, and there are now 1,785 cases in the city, an increase of 31 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

Two Alexandria men and a woman are the latest victims, and one resident was in their 80s and two were in their 70s. The deaths are the most recent since the death of a male resident in his 80s was announced on Saturday.

It is not clear how many residents have recovered since the first case was announced on March 11, though Mayor Justin Wilson noted in a town hall last week that hospitalizations have been either level or trending downward.

There have been more than 900 new cases and more than a dozen coronavirus-related deaths in the city this month alone. A large percentage of deaths have occurred at long-term care facilities, and there has been one death of a person in their 20s. There are now 18 reported deaths of residents in their 80s and 14 deaths of residents in their 70s.

Hispanic residents make up 17% of the population and are leading with the highest number of cases in the city, with 831 reported cases, six deaths and 75 total hospitalizations.

There have been 6,305 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests administered in the Alexandria so far, and the city’s seven day average shows a 21.2% infection rate of those tested. There have also been 1,118 antibody tests in Alexandria.

Statewide, there have been 1,236 reported deaths (28 since yesterday), and 1,175 of those deaths are confirmed to have been COVID-19-related, according to VDH. There are now 39,342 cases (37,440 confirmed, 1,902 probable) and 4,325 hospitalizations (including 31 probable cases).

COVID-19 Age and Sex Breakdown

There are 912 females with the virus (with 21 deaths and 76 hospitalizations) and 867 males (with 20 deaths and 99 hospitalizations) who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city. The sex of six cases was not reported.

VDH provided the following age breakdown of deaths and new cases:

80+ — 18 deaths, 74 cases, 23 hospitalizations (One new death, one new case)
70-79 — 14 deaths, 87 cases, 32 hospitalizations (Two new deaths, two new cases)
60-69 — One death, 153 cases, 29 hospitalizations (Two new cases)
50-59 — Seven deaths, 230 cases, 35 hospitalizations (One less case)
40-49 — Zero deaths, 339 cases, 27 hospitalizations (Five new cases)
30-39 — Zero deaths, 419 cases, 22 hospitalizations (Nine new cases)
20-29 — One death, 265 cases, five hospitalizations (Seven new cases)
10-19 — Zero deaths, 119 cases, one hospitalization (Four new cases)
0-9 — Zero deaths, 93 cases, one hospitalizations (Two new cases)
Missing — Six cases not listed by age (One new case)

There have been 125 cases associated with 11 outbreaks in the city, and 108 of those cases have been health care workers. Nine of the outbreaks occurred at long-term care facilities, and 15 deaths have occurred at such facilities, although that number has not been updated since the city’s release on May 2. The other outbreaks occurred at a “congregate” setting and an educational setting.

Cases By ZIP Code

The areas of the city with the leading number of cases is the 22304 and 22305 ZIP codes, which include the West End and Arlandria, Potomac Yard and Potomac West neighborhoods. There are 524 cases in 22304 (with an estimated population of 54,003), and in 22305 there are 506 cases (with an estimated population of 16,095).

VDH provided the following ZIP code data. Some of the areas share jurisdictions between Alexandria and Arlington and Fairfax Counties:

22301 — 64 cases, 431 people tested (Estimated population 15,171) Four more cases, seven more tests
22302 — 181 cases, 665 people tested (Estimated population 20,238) Two more cases, 24 more cases
22304 — 524 cases, 1,973 people tested (Estimated population 54,003) Three new cases, 51 new tests
22305 — 506 cases, 1,200 people tested (Estimated population 16,095) 13 new cases, eight new tests
22311 — 332 cases, 986 people tested (Estimated population 16,898) Two new cases, 19 new tests
22312 — 382 cases, 1,265 people tested (Estimated population 6,901) Nine new cases, 36 new tests
22314 — 159 cases, 1,047 people tested (Estimated population 47,826) Two new cases, 25 new tests

The City acknowledged that VDH and the Alexandria Health Department have “significant gaps in non-reporting of racial and ethnic demographics in this data.”

Hispanic or Latino — Six Deaths, 831 cases, 75 hospitalizations (12 new cases)
White, non-Hispanic residents — 25 deaths, 635 cases, 66 hospitalizations (One new death, nine new cases)
Black/African American residents — 10 deaths, 255 cases, 50 hospitalizations (Two new deaths, six new cases)
Not Hispanic or Latino — 29 deaths, 548 cases, 96 hospitalizations (Three new deaths, 50 new cases)
Not reported — Five deaths, 522 cases, 14 hospitalizations (Nine new cases)
Other — One death, 373 cases, 45 hospitalizations (Seven new cases)

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
May 4 — The number of cases increases to 940
May 5 — The number of cases increases to 983
May 6 — New cases and fatalities not reported by VDH
May 7 — The number of cases increases to 1,060 (Fatalities now at 29)
May 8 — The number of cases increases to 1,110
May 9 — The number of cases increases to 1,142 (Fatalities now at 30)
May 10 — The number of cases increases to 1,193
May 11 — The number of cases increases to 1,224
May 12 — The number of cases increases to 1,240
May 13 — The number of cases increases to 1,305 (Fatalities now at 31)
May 14 — The number of cases increases to 1,349 (Fatalities now at 32)
May 15 — The number of cases increases to 1,396
May 16 — The number of cases increases to 1460 (Fatalities now at 34)
May 17 — The number of cases increases to 1,476
May 18 — The number of cases increases to 1,510
May 19 — The number of cases increases to 1,544
May 20 — The number of cases increases to 1,577
May 21 — The number of cases increases to 1,627 (Fatalities now at 37)
May 22 — The number of cases increases to 1,657
May 23 — The number of cases increases to 1,703 (Fatalities now at 38)
May 24 — The number of cases increases to 1733
May 25 — The number of cases increases to 1,754
May 26 — The number of cases increases to 1785 (Fatalities now at 41)