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Coronavirus Data for July 8, 2020

Thursday, July 9, 2020

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, July 8, 2020 includes 37 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 10,679.

The District reported four additional COVID-19 related deaths.

  • 58-year-old male
  • 69-year-old female
  • 70-year-old male
  • 71-year-old male

Tragically, 568 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.

The District has experienced four days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase Two. That data is represented in the chart below.

The District has the ability to contact trace 99.4% of new cases within on day of report. That data is represented in the chart below.

The District has the ability to contact trace 95.5% of close contacts of positive cases within two days. That data is represented in the chart below.

The District’s data shows a sustained transmission rate of .89. That data is represented in the chart below.

The District’s data shows a positivity rate of 3.1% among residents. That data is represented in the chart below.

The District’s utilization of beds at acute care hospitals is at 77.9% of capacity. That data is represented in the chart below.

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

Patient Age

 

Patient Gender

Total Positive Cases

%

Female

%

Male

%

Other

%

Unknown

%

All

10679

100

5352

100

5308

100

2

100

17

100

Unknown

12

<1

3

<1

9

<1

0

0

0

<1

0-18

583

6

304

6

275

5

0

0

4

5

19-30

1950

18

1071

20

874

17

1

50

4

17

31-40

2070

19

997

19

1070

20

0

0

3

20

41-50

1681

16

823

15

858

16

0

0

0

16

51-60

1681

16

778

15

901

17

1

50

1

17

61-70

1401

13

658

12

742

14

0

0

1

14

71-80

723

7

344

6

375

7

0

0

4

7

81+

578

5

374

7

204

4

0

0

0

4

 

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

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

 

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

 

Total Positive Cases

Percent

All

10679

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

183

2

American Indian/Alaska Native

26

<1

Asian

168

2

Black/African American

5266

49

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

29

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

2739

26

White

2175

20

Refused During Interview

93

1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

1315

12

Hispanic or Latinx

3008

28

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

6337

59

Refused During Interview

19

<1

 

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

 

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

The District currently has 68 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 277 total ICU inpatients
  • 26 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

568

100

Asian

8

1

Black/African American

421

74

Hispanic/Latinx

74

13

Non-Hispanic White

60

11

Other

5

1

 

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

Sex

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

568

100

Female

243

43

Male

325

57

 

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

568

100

<19

0

0

20-29

3

1

30-39

7

1

40-49

19

3

50-59

66

12

60-69

134

24

70-79

144

25

80+

195

34

 

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

568

100

1

62

11

2

31

5

3

33

6

4

81

14

5

91

16

6

49

9

7

85

15

8

116

20

Experienced Homelessness

20

4

Unknown

0

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 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.