Alexandria Coronavirus Update: Weekly Trend Of Cases, Deaths

ALEXANDRIA, VA — As of Monday, Alexandria has 2,735 cumulative coronavirus cases, 266 hospitalizations and 57 deaths. Although those numbers show the pandemic's overall impact on the city, a closer look at the data trends shows the situation has improved over recent weeks.

We're taking a look at the week-by-week changes in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Alexandria. Data comes from the Virginia Department of Health's COVID-19 Daily Dashboard, which provides daily numbers of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations under the locality tab.

Cases

Looking at week-by-week changes in new cases, Alexandria had notable case increases in April before new cases declined in May and June. The peak — over 300 new cases — happened between the weeks of April 26 and May 3. By mid-June, new cases stabilized with small fluctuations. New weekly cases fell below 100 since mid-June, except for 148 new cases reported between June 19 and 26.

New Coronavirus Cases In Alexandria by Week

Below, we've listed case totals at the beginning of each week and the case increases since the previous week.

• Week of July 26: 2,695, increase of 148
• Week of July 19: 2,547, increase of 92
• Week of July 12: 2,455, increase of 79
• Week of July 5: 2,376, increase of 64
• Week of June 28: 2,312, increase of 85
• Week of June 21: 2,227, increase of 76
• Week of June 14: 2,151, increase of 56
• Week of June 7: 2,095, increase of 121
• Week of May 31: 1,974, increase of 241
• Week of May 24: 1,733, increase of 257
• Week of May 17: 1,476, increase of 283
• Week of May 10: 1,193, increase of 294
• Week of May 3: 899, increase of 308
• Week of April 26: 591, increase of 208
• Week of April 19: 383, increase of 185
• Week of April 12: 198, increase of 124
• Week of April 5: 74, increase of 49
• Week of March 29: 25, increase of 20

Deaths

Deaths have been in the single digits, or nonexistent, in most weeks. In fact, there were no deaths reported between the weeks of June 28 and July 19 — one death was removed from the city's count during this time. The peak week-to-week change of deaths was 12 between the weeks of April 19 and 26.

While there are cases in every age group in Alexandria, most deaths are in the two oldest age groups. There have been 25 deaths in the 80 and up age group, followed by 18 deaths in the 70 to 79 age group, 11 deaths in the 50 to 59 age group, two in the 60 to 69 age group and one in the 20 to 29 age group.

New Coronavirus Deaths in Alexandria by Week

Here are the death totals at the beginning of each week and the increases since the previous week.

• Week of July 26: 57, increase of one
• Week of July 19: 56, one death removed
• Week of July 12: 57, no increase
• Week of July 5: 57, no increase
• Week of June 28: 57, increase of eight
• Week of June 21: 49, increase of one
• Week of June 14: 48, increase of three
• Week of June 7: 45, increase of one
• Week of May 31: 44, increase of six
• Week of May 24: 38, increase four
• Week of May 17: 34, increase of four
• Week of May 10: 30, increase of four
• Week of May 3: 26, increase of seven
• Week of April 26: 19, increase of 12
• Week of April 19: seven, increase of six
• Week of April 12: one, increase of one
• Week of April 5: zero, no increase
• Week of March 29: zero, no increase

Hospitalizations

Like cases, Alexandria's hospitalizations haven't increased much in recent weeks. The trend of new hospitalizations shows increases in April with a peak increase of 38 between the weeks of April 19 and 26. New hospitalizations have been on the decline since late April with small fluctuations.

New Hospitalizations in Alexandria by Week

Below, we've listed hospitalization totals at the beginning of each week and the increases since the previous week.

• Week of July 26: 265, increase of 10
• Week of July 19: 255, increase of six
• Week of July 12: 249, increase of 10
• Week of July 5: 239, increase of one
• Week of June 28: 238, increase of seven
• Week of June 21: 231, increase of eight
• Week of June 14: 223, increase of 15
• Week of June 7: 208, increase of 18
• Week of May 31: 190, increase of 15
• Week of May 24: 175, increase of 16
• Week of May 17: 159, increase of 20
• Week of May 10: 139, increase of 30
• Week of May 3: 109, increase of 29
• Week of April 26: 80, increase of 38
• Week of April 19: 42, increase of 20
• Week of April 12: 22, increase of 18
• Week of April 5: four, increase of three
• Week of March 29: one, increase of one

For more coronavirus data, including cases by ZIP code, see the VDH and Alexandria Health Department's dashboards.