Alexandria Now Has 2,045 Cases of COVID-19, No New Deaths

James Cullum June 5, 2020 at 10:15am

Alexandria now has 2,045 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 14 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

There are no new fatalities, and just as earlier in the week, VDH reduced the number of COVID-related deaths in Alexandria. There are now 45 coronavirus-related fatalities in the city.

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 now 20 reported deaths of residents in their 80s and 13 deaths of residents in their 70s.

There are 64 new reported cases this month alone, which is an improvement over May, which saw 181 cases in the first five days of that month.

Hispanic residents make up 17% of the population and lead with the highest number of cases in the city with six deaths, 1,107 cases and 92 total hospitalizations.

It is not clear how many residents have fully recovered from the virus, and the city is advising residents to continue staying home except for “essential trips such as food purchases and medical care.” The city is also encouraging residents to participate in the COVID-19 Care Survey to determine how challenged areas in the city can receive care.

Statewide, there have been 1,453 reported deaths (Eight since yesterday), and 1,350 of those deaths are confirmed to have been COVID-related, according to VDH. There are now 48,532 cases (46,281 confirmed, 2,251 probable) and 5,008 hospitalizations (including 30 probable cases).

Testing Update

There have been 10,259 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests administered in Alexandria so far, and the city’s seven-day positivity rate shows a 10.4% infection rate of those tested. There have also been 1,451 antibody tests in Alexandria. Across Virginia, there have been 361,519 PCR tests administered with a seven-day positivity rate of 10.1% (and 44,339 antibody tests).

COVID-19 Age and Sex Breakdown

There are 1,048 females with the virus (with 25 deaths and 89 hospitalizations) and 987 males (with 20 deaths and 114 hospitalizations) who tested positive for COVID-19 in the city. The sex of 10 cases was not reported.

80+ — 20 deaths, 78 cases, 26 hospitalizations
70-79 — 13 deaths, 90 cases, 34 hospitalizations
60-69 — Two deaths, 173 cases, 37 hospitalizations
50-59 — Nine deaths, 264 cases, 40 hospitalizations
40-49 — Zero deaths, 390 cases, 33 hospitalizations
30-39 — Zero deaths, 479 cases, 24 hospitalizations
20-29 — One death, 311 cases, five hospitalizations
10-19 — Zero deaths, 134 cases, two hospitalizations
0-9 — Zero deaths, 116 cases, two hospitalizations
Missing — 10 cases not listed by age

There have been 145 cases associated with 12 outbreaks in the city, and 140 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 are 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 — 66 cases, 660 people tested (Estimated population 15,171)
22302 — 207 cases, 1,308 people tested (Estimated population 20,238)
22304 — 596 cases, 3,279 people tested (Estimated population 54,003)
22305 — 559 cases, 1,846 people tested (Estimated population 16,095)
22311 — 409 cases, 1,598 people tested (Estimated population 16,898)
22312 — 488 cases, 1,929 people tested (Estimated population 6,901)
22314 — 177 cases, 1,568 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, 1,107 cases, 92 hospitalizations
White, non-Hispanic residents — 27 deaths, 824 cases, 76 hospitalizations
Black/African American residents — 11 deaths, 297 cases, 55 hospitalizations
Not Hispanic or Latino — 36 deaths, 682 cases, 107 hospitalizations
Not reported — Six deaths, 458 cases, 16 hospitalizations
Other — One death, 466 cases, 56 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
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 increases to 2,000 (Fatalities reduced to 44)
June 3 — The number of cases increases to 2,016 (Fatalities now at 46)
June 4 — The number of cases increases to 2,031
June 5 — The number of cases increases to 2,045 (Fatalities reduced to 45)