As Alexandrians work to reduce the transmission of coronavirus, Health Department data shows that all City of Alexandria ZIP codes are on the decline for COVID-19.
The ZIP code data shows that the 22305 ZIP code, which includes Arlandria, has the highest rates of COVID-19 positive tests on a "confirmed cases per 1,000 residents" basis.
The Alexandria Dept. of Health reported: "All Alexandria ZIP codes had decreases in their positivity rate (positivity rate is the percentage of tests completed that were positive). The percent positivity previously ranged from 12.4% to 55.4% and more recently ranges from 9.9% to 30.1%. The ZIP code with the highest positivity rate in the May analysis, 22305 (55.4%), had a 46% reduction in the positivity rate, to 30.1% on June 9."
Across the country and here in Alexandria, COVID-19 has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations. "The ZIP codes with the highest rates of known COVID-19 cases in Alexandria are also the ZIP codes with higher concentrations of poverty, lower education levels, and crowded housing conditions," city officials wrote in a release.
Virginia Dept. of Health, Alexandria Health Dept.
* The positivity rate is the number of confirmed cases divided by the number of tests.
** ZIP code 22206 is primarily in Arlington County; the Alexandria portion of data for 22206 is not provided, therefore the numbers and calculations would not be reliable for reporting for Alexandria.
*** ZIP codes 22311 and 22312 are shared between Alexandria and Fairfax County. The number of cases and number of people tested presented in this table, and accompanying calculations, are for the entire ZIP code. Cases per 1,000 Alexandrians cannot be reliably calculated.
Alexandria is entering the second phase of Gov. Ralph Northam's Forward Virginia plan for reopening businesses in a safe manner.
The second phase allows restaurants to start opening for inside dining and gyms may reopen at reduced capacity. More information is available here about phase two.
