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Coronavirus Data for August 5, 2021

Friday, August 6, 2021

(Washington, DC)  - The District’s reported data for Thursday, August 5, 2021 includes 128 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 51,103.

The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.

Tragically, 1,149 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 8-5-21

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

51,103*

100

26,623

100

24,301

100

179

100

Unknown

64

<1

21

<1

38

<1

5

3

0-18

6,702

13

3,342

13

3,335

14

25

14

19-30

13,873

27

7,633

29

6,180

25

60

34

31-40

10,226

20

5,244

20

4,944

20

38

21

41-50

6,518

13

3,270

12

3,232

13

16

9

51-60

5,941

12

2,924

11

3,003

13

14

8

61-70

4,262

9

2,143

8

2,111

9

8

5

71-80

2,136

4

1,160

5

971

4

5

3

81+

1,381

3

886

4

487

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.

Cumulative Incidence by Ward

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

Cumulative Incidence by Health Planning Neighborhood

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

 

Total Positive Cases

Percent

All

51,103

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

257

<1

American Indian/Alaska Native

104

<1

Asian

1,112

2

Black/African American

26,247

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

103

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

10,190

20

White

13,088

26

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

3,450

7

Hispanic or Latinx

9,261

18

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

38,377

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 Availabity at District Hospitals

The District currently has 45 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 300 total ICU inpatients
  • 12 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

1,149

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

877

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

1,149

100

Female

520

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

1,149

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

24

2

40-49

48

4

50-59

146

13

60-69

279

24

70-79

276

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

1,149

100

1

110

10

2

52

5

3

57

5

4

167

15

5

209

18

6

125

11

7

178

16

8

224

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.