By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com Councilor Mo Seifeldein announced that he is running for mayor in the upcoming local election, in which he will
Alexandria City Public Schools sets date for reopening; Arlington refuses to follow suit Hannah Natanson Alexandria City Public Schools this week joined a flood of Northern Virginia school systems in setting firm timelines for reopening classrooms, vowing to welcome all students back for in-person learning by mid-March. But in Arlington, school officials aren’t committing to return dates just yet. At a board meeting Thursday night, the superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools said the school system of 16,000 students will start returning children to classrooms on March 2. The first batch will include kindergartners through fifth-graders with disabilities, as well as children in that same age group whose first language is not English.
Northam: Schools should offer in-person teaching option soon
By BEN FINLEY and SARAH RANKINFebruary 5, 2021 GMT
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam addresses the public and the media while giving new restriction orders for Virginians dealing with the coronavirus during a press conference at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam addresses the public and the media while giving new restriction orders for Virginians dealing with the coronavirus during a press conference at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday that all schools in the state should make in-person instruction available at least as an option next month, noting the coronavirus pandemic’s steep toll on children and families.
By Staff
As of Feb.3, there have been 9,544 positive cases of COVID-19 in the City of Alexandria, resulting in 104 fatalities, according to the Virginia Department of Health. In addition, 490 Alexandria residents have been hospitalized because of COVID-19.
The Alexandria fatalities include 48 women and 52 men. The race and ethnicity breakdown includes 52 white people, 25 Black people, 17 Latinos, three Asian or Pacific Islanders, two of another race, one of two or more races and one not reported. Of the 104 fatalities, 69 – or about 66% – have been residents age 70 and older. Demographic data is not reported for all cases.
Virginia has reported 513,339 cases, including 6,575 deaths and 21,638 hospitalizations as of Feb. 3, according to the VDH. As of Feb.3, there are 904,059 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Virginia, Maryland and D.C., according to the Washington Post.
New Jersey, Philadelphia Declare Emergencies; Hundreds of Crashes Reported as Winter Storm Orlena Moves East
The Weather Channel 2/1/2021 Jan Wesner Childs
Hundreds of vehicle crashes were reported and flights were canceled at major airports as Winter Storm Orlena trekked across the upper Midwest and into the East Sunday, prompting a state of emergency in New Jersey and warnings for residents in New York to monitor conditions closely as the storm moves their way. New York is directly in the path of a major storm set to become a nor easter as it approaches the East Coast later tonight, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said late Sunday afternoon on Twitter. I urge New Yorkers to keep a very close eye on the weather over the next few days and take steps to stay safe.