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It’s best to get testing through your provider, but if you need to use public testing, you can save time in line by visiting coronavirus.dc.gov/register to create a profile from your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Coronavirus Data for December 17-19, 2021

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

(Washington, DC) The District’s reported data for December 17-19, 2021 includes 3,763 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 74,982.

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

  • 56-year-old female

Tragically, 1,207 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 the District’s current Key Metrics Summary Table.

Key Metrics Summary Table12-17-2021

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

Table

*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

74,982

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

2,356

3

American Indian/Alaska Native

118

<1

Asian

1,497

2

Black/African American

37,670

51

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

140

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

15,493

21

White

17,705

24

Refused During Interview

3

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

9,978

13

Hispanic or Latinx

10,695

14

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

54,295

73

Refused During Interview

14

<1

 

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

Hospital Census

 

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

Adult Ventilator Use

 

The District currently has 65 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 280 total ICU inpatients
  • 213 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

1,207

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

931

76

Hispanic/Latinx

126

11

Non-Hispanic White

112

10

Other

24

2

 

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

 

Sex

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,207

100

Female

553

45

Male

654

55

 

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

 

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,207

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

26

2

40-49

53

4

50-59

159

13

60-69

298

24

70-79

284

24

80+

382

32

 

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

 

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,207

100

1

112

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

178

15

5

220

18

6

130

11

7

190

16

8

240

19

Experienced Homelessness

24

2

Unknown

3

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.