BREAKING: Three More Deaths as Alexandria Breaches 1,000 COVID-19 Cases

Three more people have died of COVID-19 in Alexandria and the city has breached the 1,000 case mark.

There are now 29 coronavirus-related deaths in Alexandria and 1,060 cases since May 5, according to the Virginia Department of Health. An update on health data was not available yesterday, as VDH reported a glitch on its website and the daily figures were not updated.

The three most recent deaths were three women in their 80s (two white women, one black/African American woman).

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.

While VDH data does not add up to the number of new cases in the city, here’s the age breakdown of deaths and new cases:

• 80+     —13 Deaths, 47 cases, 18 hospitalizations (Three new deaths, three new cases)
• 70-79 — Seven deaths, 63 cases, 24 hospitalizations (Six new cases)
• 60-69 — One death, 91 cases, 20 hospitalizations (Six new cases)
• 50-59 — Seven deaths, 141 cases, 24 hospitalizations (10 new cases, one new hospitalization)
• 40-49 — Zero deaths, 206 cases, 19 hospitalizations (19 new cases, two new hospitalizations)
• 30-39 — Zero deaths, 265 cases, 16 hospitalizations (18 new cases, two new hospitalizations)
• 20-29 — One death, 149 cases, three hospitalizations (11 New cases, one new hospitalization)
• 10-19  — Zero deaths, 55 cases (Five new cases)
• 0-9     — Zero deaths, 42 cases, three hospitalizations (One new case, one new hospitalization)

There have been more than 300 new or probable cases in the city in the month of May alone. VDH also reported that there are 127 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Alexandria, which is an increase of seven patients since May 5.

There are now reportedly 552 females with the virus (with 15 deaths and 57 hospitalizations) and 506 males (with 14 deaths and 70 hospitalizations) who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city. The sex of two cases was not reported.

VDH provided the following racial and ethnic breakdown:

• White, non-Hispanic residents — 370,51,19 19 deaths, 329 cases, 19 hospitalizations (Two new deaths, 41 new cases)
• Black/African American residents — Five deaths, 159 cases, 37 hospitalizations (One new death, 10 new cases, one new hospitalization)
• Not Hispanic or Latino — 21 deaths, 334 cases, 69 hospitalizations (Three new deaths, 33 new cases, eight new hospitalizations)
• Hispanic or Latino — Four Deaths, 463 Cases, 51 hospitalizations (70 new cases, nine new hospitalizations)
• Not reported — Four deaths, 347 cases, 11 hospitalizations
• Other — One death, 184 cases, 28 hospitalizations

Last Saturday, the Alexandria Health Department released that a large percentage of COVID-19 deaths in the city occurred at long-term care facilities.

Statewide, there have been 769 reported deaths, which is an increase of 56 deaths since May 5, according to VDH. There are now 21,570 cases (20,537 confirmed, 1,033 probable) and 2,955 hospitalizations (including 21 probable cases). Additionally, 136,558 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
• 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)