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Coronavirus Data for January 1, 2021

Saturday, January 2, 2021

(Washington, DC) The District’s reported data for Friday, January 1, 2021 includes 257 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 29,509.

The District reported four additional residents lost their life due to COVID-19.

  • 46-year-old male
  • 52-year-old male
  • 76-year-old female
  • 95-year-old female

Tragically, 792 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 (data through December 31, 2020)

 

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

29,509*

100

15,228

100

14,182

100

91

100

Unknown

28

<1

10

<1

17

<1

1

1

0-18

2909

10

1451

10

1447

10

11

12

19-30

7521

26

4172

27

3322

23

25

28

31-40

6035

21

3019

20

2996

21

16

18

41-50

4057

14

2024

13

2028

14

5

5

51-60

3748

13

1788

12

1948

14

10

11

61-70

2796

10

1383

9

1403

10

10

11

71-80

1448

5

765

5

679

5

4

4

81+

967

3

616

4

342

2

9

10

*Includes <10 cases who ported gender as Other/Transgender*Includes <5 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

29,252

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

227

1

American Indian/Alaska Native

59

<1

Asian

573

2

Black/African American

14,069

48

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

67

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

7217

25

White

7295

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

2,366

8

Hispanic or Latinx

6,499

22

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

20,629

70

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

  • 291 total ICU inpatients
  • 70 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

792

100

Asian

11

1

Black/African American

582

73

Hispanic/Latinx

104

13

Non-Hispanic White

82

10

Other

13

1

 

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

 

Sex

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

792

100

Female

340

43

Male

452

57

 

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

 

 

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

792

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

1

30-39

20

3

40-49

29

4

50-59

98

12

60-69

180

23

70-79

198

25

80+

262

33

 

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

 

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

792

100

1

87

11

2

39

5

3

41

5

4

119

15

5

134

17

6

76

10

7

120

15

8

152

19

Experienced Homelessness

23

3

Unknown

1

<1

 

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 should take the following actions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19:

  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick
  • Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used if soap and water are not available
  • Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces 

If you leave home, practice social distancing and stay six feet apart from others. For more information on the District’s response, visit coronavirus.dc.gov.