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Three more Alexandrians have died of COVID-19, and there are now 1,785 cases in the city, an increase of 31 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
Two Alexandria men and a woman are the latest victims, and one resident was in their 80s and two were in their 70s. The deaths are the most recent since the death of a male resident in his 80s was announced on Saturday.