Alexandria Now Has 1,960 Cases of COVID-19, City Seeks Feedback on Coronavirus Response

James Cullum May 30, 2020 at 4:45pm

Alexandria now has 1,960 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 19 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

There are no new coronavirus-related fatalities in Alexandria, and the death toll remains at 44. The most recent fatalities are two Alexandria women, one in her 80s and the other in her 60s.

It is not clear how many residents have recovered since the first case was announced on March 11.

Alexandria Wants Feedback on Coronavirus Response

The city’s health department is asking residents to fill out an anonymous COVID-19 Care Survey to root out inconsistencies with services.

“The project will result in an AHD plan to address major issues that have been identified by the public and inform future work with local health care providers,” notes a city news release.

May Worst Month for COVID-19 in Alexandria

There have been more than 20 deaths and 1,000 new reported cases of COVID-19 in May alone, making it the worst month for the coronavirus so far.

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 19 reported deaths of residents in their 80s and 13 deaths of residents in their 70s.

As more testing is done and the city starts to reopen, Health Director Dr. Stephen Haering expects the number of cases to increase.

Hispanic residents make up 17% of the population and, as of yesterday, were leading with the highest number of cases in the city with six deaths, 897 cases and 81 hospitalizations.

There have been 9,262 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests administered in Alexandria so far, and the city’s seven-day positivity rate shows a 13.1% infection rate of those tested. There have also been 1,243 antibody tests in Alexandria. Across Virginia, there have been 296,321 PCR tests administered with a seven-day positivity rate of 13.4% (and 36,009 antibody tests).

Statewide, there have been 1,370 reported deaths (89 since yesterday), and 1,269 of those deaths are confirmed to have been COVID-19-related, according to VDH. There are now 43,611 cases (41,529 confirmed, 2,082 probable) and 4,601 hospitalizations (including 31 probable cases).

COVID-19 Age and Sex Breakdown

There are 1,002 females with the virus (with 23 deaths and 81 hospitalizations) and 947 males (with 21 deaths and 106 hospitalizations) who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city. The sex of 11 cases was not reported.

80+ — 19 deaths, 75 cases, 24 hospitalizations
70-79 — 13 deaths, 91 cases, 33 hospitalizations
60-69 — Two deaths, 169 cases, 32 hospitalizations
50-59 — Nine deaths, 255 cases, 37 hospitalizations
40-49 — Zero deaths, 371 cases, 31 hospitalizations
30-39 — Zero deaths, 456 cases, 23 hospitalizations
20-29 — One death, 291 cases, five hospitalizations
10-19 — Zero deaths, 132 cases, one hospitalization
0-9 — Zero deaths, 110 cases, one hospitalizations
Missing — 10 cases not listed by age

There have been 130 cases associated with 12 outbreaks in the city, and 114 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 “congregate” settings 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.

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

22301 — 64 cases, 593 people tested (Estimated population 15,171)
22302 — 196 cases, 1,206 people tested (Estimated population 20,238)
22304 — 575 cases, 2,902 people tested (Estimated population 54,003)
22305 — 546 cases, 1,722 people tested (Estimated population 16,095)
22311 — 382 cases, 1,447 people tested (Estimated population 16,898)
22312 — 442 cases, 1,677 people tested (Estimated population 6,901)
22314 — 167 cases, 1,392 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, 897 cases, 81 hospitalizations
White, non-Hispanic residents — 27 deaths, 673 cases, 70 hospitalizations
Black/African American residents — 11 deaths, 267 cases, 52 hospitalizations
Not Hispanic or Latino — 35 deaths, 577 cases, 102 hospitalizations
Not reported — Five deaths, 619 cases, 16 hospitalizations
Other — One death, 401 cases, 49 hospitalizations

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