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Coronavirus Data for August 16, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

(Washington, DC) - The District’s reported data for August 16, 2021 includes 66 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 52,843.

The District reported that one additional resident lost her life due to COVID-19.

  • 74-year-old female

Tragically, 1,151 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards or to download COVID-19 data.
 
Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.

 

Reopening Metrics Summary

 

Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by age and gender.

 

 

 

Patient Gender

 

Total Positive Cases

%

Female

%

Male

%

Unknown

%

All

52,843*

100

27,584

100

25,075

100

184

100

Unknown

63

<1

20

<1

38

<1

5

3

0-18

7,103

14

3,564

13

3,515

14

24

13

19-30

14,415

27

7,962

29

6,392

26

61

34

31-40

10,613

20

5,429

20

5,145

21

39

21

41-50

6,711

13

3,375

12

3,316

13

20

9

51-60

6,054

12

2,987

11

3,053

13

14

8

61-70

4,324

8

2,175

8

2,141

9

8

5

71-80

2,171

4

1,179

4

987

4

5

3

81+

1,389

3

893

3

488

2

8

5

*Includes <10 cases who reported gender as Other/Transgender.

 

Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by ward of residence.

 

Positives by Ward

 

Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by neighborhood of residence.

 

Positives by Neighborhood

 

Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by race.

 

 

Total Positive Cases

Percent

All

52,843

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

437

<1

American Indian/Alaska Native

104

<1

Asian

1,134

2

Black/African American

27,123

51

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

108

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

10,525

20

White

13,410

26

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

3,909

8

Hispanic or Latinx

9,375

18

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

39,544

75

Refused During Interview

15

<1

 

Below is the District’s Hospital Census and hospital bed availability at District hospitals.

 

Hospital Census and Bed Availability at District Acute Care Hospitals

 

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

 

Adult Ventilator Use and Availability at District Hospitals

 

The District currently has 60 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 285 total ICU inpatients
  • 25 COVID-19 positive ICU patients

Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by race.

 

Race

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,151

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

879

76

Hispanic/Latinx

126

11

Non-Hispanic White

111

10

Other

21

2

 

Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by sex.

 

Sex

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,151

100

Female

522

45

Male

629

55

 

Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by age.

 

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,151

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

24

2

40-49

48

4

50-59

146

13

60-69

280

24

70-79

277

24

80+

371

32

 

Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by ward of residence.

 

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,151

100

1

110

10

2

52

5

3

57

5

4

167

15

5

209

18

6

126

11

7

178

16

8

225

19

Experienced Homelessness

24

2

Unknown

2

0

 

Guidance has been published for healthcare providers, employers and the public to provide information on what to do if you have been diagnosed with or are a contact of someone who has COVID-19.

Residents are encouraged to get vaccinated at one of our free walk-up vaccination sites located throughout the District. For more information, please visit vaccines.gov.