City Of Alexandria Provides COVID-19 Updates; Rebuild VA Grant Program Receives Additional Funding

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Oct 29, 2020 at 8:32 PM

City of Alexandria Provides COVID-19 Updates; Rebuild VA Grant Program Receives Additional Funding

­­For Immediate Release: October 29, 2020

The City of Alexandria and the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) remind everyone that you are safest at home. Older adults and persons with underlying medical conditions are at greater risk for severe disease and are advised to minimize potential exposures as much as possible. Please keep at least 6 feet of distance from others. To stop the spread of COVID-19, everyone ages 10 and older must wear a mask over their nose and mouth in indoor public places and when at least 6 feet of physical distance cannot be maintained between those of different households in outdoor public places. Learn more about the state order and City ordinance requiring masks, including exceptions. Use the Virginia Department of Health’s COVIDWISE app to be quickly and anonymously notified of likely exposure to the virus. Your neighbors and loved ones are counting on you.

Rebuild VA Grant Program Receives Additional Funding

Rebuild VA, a small business and nonprofit organization grant program, will receive an additional $30 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Businesses that were impacted by COVID-19 and have less than $10 million in gross revenue or fewer than 250 employees will be eligible under new criteria, and the maximum grant award will increase from $10,000 to $100,000. Rebuild VA funding may be used for salaries, payroll and healthcare benefits, mortgages, rent and utilities, loan payments that were incurred before or during the emergency, personal protective equipment, and cleaning and disinfecting materials. Businesses that previously received a Rebuild VA grant will receive a second award that correlates with the updated guidelines. For additional information and to submit an application, visit governor.virginia.gov/RebuildVA.

16 New COVID-19 Cases and No New Fatalities Added in Alexandria

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Alexandria is now 4,285, including 74 fatalities. Detailed data, including data on age, race and ethnicity, is available through links at alexandriava.gov/Coronavirus.

AHD estimates that approximately 1 in 13 infected Alexandrians have required hospitalization. An estimated 66% of Virginia adults who become infected never have symptoms, so everyone must maintain at least 6 feet of distance from others, wear a mask over both the nose and mouth, and carry and use hand sanitizer with at least 60% ethyl alcohol. Be prepared to help your family and neighbors by answering a call from AHD if you are identified as a close contact of someone who tests positive for COVID-19.

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This news release is available at alexandriava.gov/118593.

This press release was produced by the City of Alexandria.The views expressed here are the author’s own.