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Two more Alexandrians have died of COVID-19, the city announced on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths to four.
There are also seven new positive cases of the virus, putting the total at 248 in the city (including the four fatalities). The city’s health department is not releasing any information on the fatalities unless there is “a public health need to do so.”