Alexandria Coronavirus Update: How To Get Vaccine, Zip Code Data

ALEXANDRIA, VA — As COVID-19 vaccinations continue with limited supply, the Alexandria Health Department is offering step-by-step guidance to getting vaccinated. New ZIP code data on coronavirus cases and testing was also released Thursday.

The new "Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine in Alexandria" flyer explains the process on receiving a COVID-19 vaccine from the Alexandria Health Department and its partners. It is also available in Spanish, Amharic and Arabic, and other languages.

Here are the steps outlined in the flyer:

1. Preregister online at www.alexandriava.gov/Vaccines. This directs you to the statewide vaccine registration form at vaccinate.virginia.gov. If you have already filled out the Alexandria Health Department's preregistration form, you do not need to fill out the new statewide form; you can check online if you're in the statewide system. Vaccine appointments are being scheduled for groups eligible in Virginia's phases 1a and 1b. Phase 1a includes health care workers and long-term care facility residents and staff. Phase 1b includes frontline essential worker groups, people 65 and over, people 16 to 64 with an underlying health condition or disability, and people living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters, and migrant labor camps.

2. Wait for an appointment. The wait may be several weeks before the health department contacts you by email or phone to schedule an appointment. The health department continues to face higher demand than vaccine supply available.

3. Schedule an appointment. The health department recommends writing down the address, date and time to remember it.

4. Arrive at your appointment at your confirmed time.

5. Sign up for v-safe after your first dose. This is a daily check in from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from your phone to make sure you're feeling well.

6. Schedule your second dose appointment. You'll receive scheduling instructions from your first dose provider.

For those without internet or email access, contact Alexandria's coronavirus hotline at 703-746-4988.

Due to limited weekly doses provided to Alexandria, the health department is prioritizing groups within the phases. Doses are first prioritized for Alexandria residents ages 75 and older long-term care residents and employees, and health care workers, human service workers and primary caregivers for people with severe conditions, who live or work in Alexandria.

Remaining appointment slots are divided into two groups: 50 percent for people aged 65 to 74 and 50 percent for essential workers in phase 1b and people 16 to 64 with underlying conditions or disabilities.

The health department has started vaccinating the group with underlying conditions or disabilities but is first contacting residents of the 13 Census tracts with the highest social vulnerability scores. These vulnerability scores as defined by the CDC use 15 factors including poverty, race or ethnicity status, not speaking English well, and crowded housing. Members of each group are invited to schedule their appointment based on the order in which they preregistered. The health department will also continue contacting people in other census tracts in the order they signed up.

As of Friday, 18,951 people have at least one vaccine dose in Alexandria, according to Virginia Department of Health data. There are 9,106 people fully vaccinated in Alexandria.

ZIP code and demographics case data in Alexandria

Case and positive test average trends are improving in the city. The seven-day average of daily cases is 25 as of Feb. 26, and the total number of cases per 100,000 people in the last 14 days is 238. By comparison, the daily case average was 94.57 at a peak on Jan. 12.

The city's seven-day average of positive PCR tests is 5.7 percent, which is lower than the state average of 7.8 percent. Alexandria's highest positive average this winter was 13.3 percent on Jan. 2.

To date, Alexandria has 10,285 cumulative cases, 506 hospitalizations, and 113 deaths.

Here are the ZIP code updates as of Feb. 1 compared to previous months.

22301 (15,171 population)

• Feb. 1: 464 cases, 9,996 tested, 4.6 percent positive rate, 30.6 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Jan. 1: 322 cases, 8,071 tested, 4.0 percent positive rate, 21.2 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Dec. 1: 217 cases, 5,931 tested, 3.7 percent positive rate, 14.3 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents

22302 (20,238 population)

• Feb. 1: 1,060 cases, 17,673 tested, 6 percent positive rate, 52.4 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Jan. 1: 842 cases, 14,304 tested, 5.9 percent positive rate, 41.6 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Dec. 1: 606 cases, 10,471 tested, 5.8 percent positive rate, 29.9 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents

22304 (54,003 population)

• Feb. 1: 3,162 cases, 32,105 tested, 9.8 percent positive rate, 58.6 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Jan. 1: 2,391 cases, 26,028 tested, 9.2 percent positive rate, 44.3 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Dec. 1: 1,705 cases, 19,569 tested, 8.7 percent positive rate, 31.6 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents

22305 (16,095 population)

• Feb. 1: 1,425 cases, 11,755 tested, 12.1 percent positive rate, 88.5 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Jan. 1: 1,241 cases, 9,813 tested, 12.6 percent positive rate, 77.1 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Dec. 1: 1,031 cases, 7,703 tested, 13.4 percent positive rate, 64.1 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents

22311 (shared with Fairfax County, 16,898 estimated population in Alexandria)

• Feb. 1: 1,548 cases, 13,269 tested, 11.7 percent positive rate, cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents cannot be calculated
• Jan 1: 1,252 cases, 10,871 tested, 11.5 percent positive rate, cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents cannot be calculated
• Dec. 1: 944 cases, 8,740 tested, 10.8 percent positive rate, cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents cannot be calculated

22312 (shared with Fairfax County, 6,901 estimated population in Alexandria)

• Feb. 1: 2,271 cases, 17,592 tested, 12.9 percent positive rate, cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents cannot be calculated
• Jan 1: 1,812 cases, 14,501 tested, 12.5 percent positive rate, cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents cannot be calculated
• Dec 1: 1,337 cases, 11,112 tested, 12.0 percent positive rate, cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents cannot be calculated

22314 (47,826 population)

• Feb. 1:
• Jan 1: 932 cases, 18,987 tested, 4.9 percent positive rate, 19.5 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents
• Dec 1: 622 cases, 13,891 tested, 4.5 percent positive rate, 13.0 cases per 100,000 Alexandria residents

Demographic data

Per VDH data, the most cases to date in Alexandria continue to be in the 30s age group, the most hospitalizations are in the 50s and 60s age groups, and most deaths are in the 80s and up age group. Among race and ethnicity groups, Latino residents account for the most cases and hospitalizations, while white residents account for the most deaths.

Here is the breakdown of cases, hospitalizations and deaths by age group in Alexandria:

• 0-9: 737 cases, 4 hospitalizations, 0 deaths
• 10-19: 761 cases, 6 hospitalizations, 0 deaths
• 20-29: 2,055 cases, 15 hospitalizations, 1 death
• 30-39: 2,386 cases, 54 hospitalizations, 2 death
• 40-49: 1,740 cases, 75 hospitalizations, 2 death
• 50-59: 1,217 cases, 99 hospitalizations, 14 deaths
• 60-69: 771 cases, 105 hospitalizations, 18 deaths
• 70-79: 337 cases, 80 hospitalizations, 29 deaths
• 80 and up: 257 cases, 68 hospitalizations, 47 deaths
• Not reported: 24 cases, 0 hospitalizations, 0 deaths

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

• Asian or Pacific Islander: 477 cases, 17 hospitalizations, 6 deaths
• Black: 2,102 cases, 158 hospitalizations, 28 deaths
• Latino: 3,514 cases, 193 hospitalizations, 18 deaths
• Native American: 10 cases, 0 hospitalizations, 0 deaths
• Other race: 311 cases, 19 hospitalizations, 2 deaths
• Two or more races: 142 cases, 8 hospitalizations, 2 deaths
• White: 2,614 cases, 108 hospitalizations, 56 deaths
• Not reported: 1,115 cases, 3 hospitalizations, 1 death