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.
The following Letter to the Editor was written by Alexandria Fire Chief Corey Smedley.
Like every emergency, the Alexandria Fire Department approached this pandemic with the mindset that we will win the fight, no matter the circumstances – and that is NON-NEGOTIABLE. We have found the courage to redefine ourselves and think outside of the box to try new things in response to something we have never faced before.
There are now 754 cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 54 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
That is the largest jump in new or probable cases since the first case was announced in the city on March 11. No additional deaths were reported. The city broke the 700 case mark yesterday.
In an update to the City Council, Dr. Stephen Haering said Alexandria is making a clearer picture of which populations are most vulnerable to COVID-19.
“We’ve not reached the peak,” Haering said in a city council meeting Tuesday night. “We haven’t seen a decrease in cases. The number of daily cases still on the rise. The numbers here bounce around in the 20s to 30s.”
Another person has died and there are now 700 Cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria, an increase of 47 cases since yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
That is the largest jump in new or probable cases since the first case was announced in the city on March 11, and the city is asking residents to continue to stay home except for essential trips to the pharmacy, doctor or grocery store.
