An Alexandria woman in her 70s has died of COVID-19 and there is an increase of 32 positive or probable cases in the city since yesterday.
There are now 30 coronavirus-related deaths and 1,142 cases in Alexandria, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
There are now 1,110 probable and positive cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 50 cases since yesterday. No new deaths have been reported since yesterday, and fatalities from the virus remain at 29.
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. The three most recent deaths were three women in their 80s (two white women, one black/African American woman).
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday delivered personal protective equipment to the Woodbine Rehabilitative and Health Center in Alexandria — the first installment of PPE that Pence says will be delivered to 15,400 nursing homes around the country.
Pence and his staff, in addition to Woodbine administrators, were not wearing protective face coverings for the visit and spoke within six feet of administrators. Pence did not step foot inside the facility, which has reported a number of symptomatic COVID-19 patients.
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.
Inova Alexandria Hospital resumed elective surgeries and other elective procedures on Friday, and hospital President Dr. Rina Bansal says that the number of patients in the intensive care unit is going down.
Visitation is still restricted at the hospital, although patients are allowed into the facility with a companion.
There are now 983 probable and positive cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 43 cases since yesterday. No new deaths have been reported for the third straight day, and fatalities from the virus remain at 26.
The latest fatalities in the city due to the virus were reported on Saturday, and were a man his his 50s and a man in his 70s, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
There are now 940 probable and positive cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 41 cases since yesterday.
While no new deaths have been announced, there have been COVID-19-related 26 deaths in Alexandria, the most recent of which were reported on Saturday and were a man his his 50s and a man in his 70s, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
There are now 899 probable and positive cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 51 cases since yesterday.
While no new deaths have been announced, the rise in new or probable cases is the largest since the first case was diagnosed on March 11. There have been COVID-19-related 26 deaths in Alexandria, the most recent of which were reported yesterday and were a man his his 50s and a man in his 70s, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
More than half of Alexandria’s COVID-19 deaths were residents in long-term care facilities, the city’s Health Department reported today.
The department reported that 15 fatalities out of the 26 COVID-19-related deaths in the city lived in long-term care facilities, equating to 58% of total deaths.
Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Alexandria and there are 46 new or probable cases in the city since yesterday.
The two most recent deaths were a man in his 70s and a man in his 50s.
A busy and bustling Old Town isn’t usually a cause for concern, but during Mayor Justin Wilson’s town hall last night (Thursday), several people said they’ve been alarmed at seeing large numbers of people going around with business as usual in Alexandria.
The continued travel correlates with the increasing amount of new cases popping up in Alexandria, with roughly 50 new cases popping up per day over the latter half of this week. One commenter during the town hall said Old Town looked like a fair last weekend.
