Alexandria Coronavirus Update: Weekly Cases, Demographic Data

ALEXANDRIA, VA — In our last comprehensive update on Alexandria's coronavirus data, we looked at month-to-month changes of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Today we're examining cases by week this summer and the latest ZIP code and demographic data. As of Monday, Aug. 24, there have been 3,270 cumulative cases, 293 hospitalizations and 61 deaths in the city.

The Virginia Department of Health provides daily counts of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for localities under the locality tab on its COVID-19 daily dashboard. Numbers for testing, outbreaks, and demographic data are available by health district; the Alexandria health district only applies to the City of Alexandria.

To calculate week-by-week changes in cases, we compared total cases at the start of each week to the previous Sunday. In most weeks of June and July, the increases of cases were less than 100.

• Week of Aug. 23: 3,257 cases, increase of 153 cases
• Week of Aug. 16: 3,104 cases, increase of 140 cases
• Week of Aug. 9: 2,964 cases, increase of 144 cases
• Week of Aug. 2: 2,820 cases, increase of 125 cases
• Week of July 26: 2,695 cases, increase of 148 cases
• Week of July 19: 2,547 cases, increase of 92 cases
• Week of July 12: 2,455 cases, increase of 79 cases
• Week of July 5: 2,376 cases, increase of 64 cases
• Week of June 28: 2,312 cases, increase of 85 cases
• Week of June 21: 2,227 cases, increase of 76 cases
• Week of June 14: 2,151 cases, increase of 56 cases
• Week of June 7: 2,095 cases, increase of 121 cases
• Week of May 31: 1,974 cases, increase of 241 cases
• Week of May 24: 1,733 cases

New deaths, however, have only been reported on select days this summer. There have been three deaths reported in August so far, two in July, and 16 in June. Below, we've listed days when new deaths have been reported during the summer season.

• Aug. 14: 1 new death, 61 total
• Aug. 4: 1 new death, 60 total
• Aug. 1: 1 new death, 59 total
• July 31: 1 new death, 58 total
• July 25: 1 new death, 57 total
• June 27: 1 new death, 57 total (accounts for one death removed from total on July 17)
• June 26: 6 new deaths, 56 total
• June 24: 1 new death, 50 total
• June 20: 1 new death, 49 total
• June 17: 1 new death, 48 total
• June 11: 1 new death, 48 total (accounts for one death removed from total on June 16)
• June 9: 2 new deaths, 47 total
• June 3: 2 new deaths, 46 total (accounts for one death removed from total on June 15)
• June 1: 1 new death, 45 total
• May 28: 2 new deaths, 44 total
• May 27: 1 new death, 42 total
• May 26: 3 new deaths, 41 total

The Virginia Department of Health also provides a searchable database of cases and testing by ZIP code. Here are the cases and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests conducted in Alexandria ZIP codes:

• 22301, population of 15,171: 115 cases, 2,257 tests
• 22302, population of 20,238: 333 cases, 4,270 tests
• 22304, population of 54,003: 1,002 cases, 8,843 tests
• 22305, population of 16,095: 710 cases, 3,905 tests
• 22311 (shared with Fairfax County), population of 16,898: 605 cases, 4,426 tests
• 22312 (shared with Fairfax County), population of 6,901: 834 cases, 5,263 tests
• 22314, population of 47,826: 313 cases, 5,470 tests

On the demographic side, the most cases continue to be reported among the 30 to 39 age group, and the most deaths fall within the 80 and up age group.

The age breakdown of cases and deaths in Alexandria is:

• 0-9: 188 cases, 0 deaths
• 10-19: 235 cases, 0 deaths
• 20-29: 588 cases, 1 death
• 30-39: 747 cases, 0 deaths
• 40-49: 593 cases, 0 deaths
• 50-59: 427 cases, 12 deaths
• 60-69: 254 cases, 3 deaths
• 70-79: 117 cases, 18 deaths
• 80 and up: 110 cases, 27 deaths
• Not reported: 11 cases

Among racial and ethnic groups, Latino or Hispanic residents make up 52.5 percent of cases in Alexandria while representing approximately 17 percent of the population. The disproportionate number of cases among Latino or Hispanic residents is also reflected in statewide data.

Here is the race and ethnicity breakdown of cases and deaths in Alexandria:

• Asian or Pacific Islander: 107 cases, 1 death
• Black: 636 cases, 14 deaths
• Latino: 1,601 cases, 10 deaths
• Native American: 3 cases, 0 deaths
• Other race: 61 cases, 2 deaths
• Two or more races: 17 cases, 0 deaths
• White: 624 cases, 33 deaths

For more data, visit the Alexandria Health Department and Virginia Department of Health websites.