Alexandria Reaches 2,000 Cases of COVID-19, No New Deaths

Alexandria now has 2,000 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 19 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

Yesterday VDH reported that a woman in her 80s is the latest victim of COVID-19 in the city, and that there have been 45 total deaths. That number was reduced in VDH data today to 44.

A large percentage of deaths occurred at long-term care facilities, and there has been one death of a person in their 20s. There are 20 reported deaths of residents in their 80s and 13 deaths of residents in their 70s.

Hispanic residents make up 17% of the population and lead with the highest number of cases in the city with six deaths, 992 cases and 86 total hospitalizations.

City Warns Against Contact Tracing Scams

Alexandria is now warning residents against falling for contact tracing scams.

“When legitimate contact tracers call, they will not ask for money or private information, like Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers,” according to a city release. “If you receive a suspicious call or link, please hang up or delete it.”

Links in scam text messages can download malware onto your phone, potentially allowing scammers to steal personal information. To prevent being scammed, the Federal Trade Commission recommends filtering unwanted text messages, turning on two-factor authentication and updating phone software to the latest version. Learn more about contact tracing scams on the FTC Blog.

Testing Update

There have been 9,705 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests administered in Alexandria so far, and the city’s seven-day positivity rate shows a 11.5% infection rate of those tested. There have also been 1,332 antibody tests in Alexandria. Across Virginia, there have been 328,889 PCR tests administered with a seven-day positivity rate of 11.5% (and 40,419 antibody tests).

Statewide, there have been 1,407 reported deaths (15 since yesterday), and 1,300 of those deaths are confirmed to have been COVID-19-related, according to VDH. There are now 46,239 cases (44,069 confirmed, 2,170 probable) and 4,770 hospitalizations (including 32 probable cases).

Some of the areas share jurisdictions between Alexandria and Arlington and Fairfax Counties:

• 22301 — 67 cases, 624 people tested (Estimated population 15,171)
• 22302 — 201 cases, 1,245 people tested (Estimated population 20,238)
• 22304 — 585 cases, 3,091 people tested (Estimated population 54,003)
• 22305 — 553 cases, 1,770 people tested (Estimated population 16,095)
• 22311 — 393 cases, 1,505 people tested (Estimated population 16,898)
• 22312 — 464 cases, 1,773 people tested (Estimated population 6,901)
• 22314 — 168 cases, 1,470 people tested (Estimated population 47,826)

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, 992 cases, 86 hospitalizations
• White, non-Hispanic residents — 27 deaths*, 735 cases, 74 hospitalizations
• Black/African American residents — 11 deaths, 281 cases, 53 hospitalizations
• Not Hispanic or Latino — 35 deaths**, 610 cases, 103 hospitalizations
• Not reported — Five deaths, 547 cases, 16 hospitalizations
• Other — One death, 437 cases, 50 hospitalizations

*VDH reduced the number of deaths to 27
** The number of deaths was reduced to 35

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 1,785 (Fatalities now at 41)
• May 27 — The number of cases increases to 1,824 (Fatalities now at 42)
• May 28 — The number of cases increases to 1,887 (Fatalities now at 44)
• May 29 — The number of cases increases to 1,941
• May 30 — The number of cases increases to 1,960
• May 31 — The number of cases increases to 1,974
• June 1 — The number of cases increases to 1,981 (Fatalities now at 45)
• June 2 — The number of cases increase to 2,000

Staff photo by James Cullum