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Veteran, 100, Gets Parade; Neighborhood Wants 10K Tests: Patch PM

Northam's guidelines for business, mother cares for coronavirus patients, zip codes with most cases, Pence delivers PPE: Patch PM

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Robert "Bob" Shawn came out to the end of the driveway to watch his birthday drive-by parade in Herndon.
Robert "Bob" Shawn came out to the end of the driveway to watch his birthday drive-by parade in Herndon. (Tracy Shawn)

Here are the share-worthy stories from Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia Patches to talk about tonight:

Herndon Gives 100-Year-Old WWII Veteran Birthday Parade

It's not every day a World War II veteran has a 100th birthday and residents of the Town of Herndon wanted to make sure that such an event got celebrated in a big way.

Northam Excludes Indoor Restaurant Dining From Phase 1 Reopening

Churches and nonessential businesses will be allowed to open at 50 percent of capacity, but restaurants must remain closed to indoor dining when the first phase of Virginia's coronavirus reopening plan begins Friday, May 15, Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday. Businesses with a permit for outside seating will be allowed outdoor dining at 50-percent capacity and table spacing, with employees wearing masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 illness.

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Coronavirus Case Data By ZIP Code Released In Virginia

The Virginia Department of Health has made ZIP code data available on cases of the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 illness. The ZIP code information includes case numbers and number tested but not deaths or hospitalizations. Residents can look at data by ZIP code, locality and health district.

Alexandria ZIP Code Among Top For Coronavirus Cases In Virginia

New data from the Virginia Department of Health shows one zip code of Alexandria is one of the hardest hit by the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 illness. The 22305 zip code, which covers the Arlandria/Chirilagua community and a northern part of Potomac Yard, has 330 cases and 608 people tested as of Friday. That represents an approximately 54 percent positive rate among completed tests. It's the ninth highest for cases among Virginia zip codes.

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19 New Coronavirus Deaths In DC; Total Positive Cases Near 5,900

The D.C. Health Department confirmed 19 new deaths Friday due to COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths in the District to 304.

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Herndon Mother Cares For Coronavirus Patients: Local Hero

It's fitting as Mother's Day 2020 approaches, Patch is honoring a mother who not only loves and cares for her children, but she's also helping to care for patients facing COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, as a health-care worker at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Pence Brings PPE To Rehabilitation Center In Alexandria

Vice President Mike Pence was in Alexandria Thursday to deliver personal protective equipment from FEMA. Pence unloaded boxes in front of Woodbine Rehabilitation Healthcare Center before giving marks along with other officials.

Woodbridge Center Receives $386K To Expand Coronavirus Testing

The Greater Prince William Community Health Center in Woodbridge is receiving $386,404 in federal funding to expand testing for the coronavirus at its facility, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Friday. The grant was awarded as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing program.

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