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Coronavirus Data for August 20-22, 2021

Monday, August 23, 2021

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for August 20-22, 2021 includes 512 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 44 backlogged cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 53,898.
 
The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.
 
Tragically, 1,155 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

53,898*

100

28,183

100

25,532

100

183

100

Unknown

63

<1

20

<1

38

<1

5

3

0-18

7,379

14

3,716

13

3,638

14

25

13

19-30

14,710

27

8,156

29

6,494

26

60

33

31-40

10,857

20

5,563

20

5,257

21

37

21

41-50

6,808

13

3,422

12

3,366

13

20

11

51-60

6,110

12

3,014

11

3,082

12

14

8

61-70

4,374

8

2,200

8

2,165

9

9

4

71-80

2,196

4

1,193

4

998

4

5

3

81+

1,401

3

899

3

494

2

8

4

*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

53,898

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

402

1

American Indian/Alaska Native

104

<1

Asian

1,145

2

Black/African American

27,805

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

109

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

10,740

20

White

13,591

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

4,064

8

Hispanic or Latinx

9,429

18

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

40,391

75

Refused During Interview

14

<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 77 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 268 total ICU inpatients
  • 22 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

1,155

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

883

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

1,155

100

Female

524

45

Male

631

55

 

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

 

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,155

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

24

2

40-49

48

4

50-59

148

13

60-69

281

24

70-79

277

24

80+

372

32

 

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

 

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,155

100

1

110

10

2

52

5

3

57

5

4

168

15

5

209

18

6

127

11

7

179

16

8

226

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.