Three more people have died and there are now 575 probable or positive cases in Alexandria, an increase of 28 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The Alexandria Health Department is also now warning residents against ingesting disinfectants, after President Trump suggested that doing so could eradicate the coronavirus. The department cited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s warning that disinfectants should never be ingested or mixed.
There are now 18 COVID-19-related fatalities in Alexandria, according to VDH. There have been 10 male deaths and eight female deaths, and there have been 299 females and 272 males with the virus.
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.
The city broke the 500 case mark yesterday, and is nearly half way to 600 cases. There have been 188 probable and new cases reported in the last week alone.
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The Virginia Department of Health also reported that there have been 81 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Alexandria, and there have been 2,062 tests administered.
It is not clear how many Alexandrians with COVID-19 have completely recovered, which the total tally does not account for.
Statewide, there have been 436 reported deaths, and there are 12,366 cases (11,902 confirmed, 464 probable) and 1,942 hospitalizations (including seven probable cases), according to VDH.
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)
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