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Coronavirus Data for October 27, 2021

Thursday, October 28, 2021

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for October 27, 2021 includes 118 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 64,108.  

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

  • 71-year-old female 

Tragically, 1,188 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

64,108*

100

33,535

100

30,288

100

285

100

Unknown

131

<1

52

<1

72

<1

7

3

0-18

10,504

15

5,222

14

5,217

15

65

22

19-30

17,629

    28

9,828

29

7,716

26

85

30

31-40

12,753

20

6,577

20

6,121

21

55

20

41-50

7,745

13

3,899

12

3,818

13

28

10

51-60

6,768

11

3,330

11

3,419

12

19

7

61-70

4,744

8

2,393

8

2,340

8

11

4

71-80

2,337

4

1,274

4

1,057

4

6

3

81+

1,497

3

960

3

528

2

9

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

64,108

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

268

<1

American Indian/Alaska Native

109

<1

Asian

1,320

2

Black/African American

33,477

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

128

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

13,231

21

White

15,573

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

6,330

9

Hispanic or Latinx

10,003

16

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

47,761

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

  • 276 total ICU inpatients
  • 16 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

1,188

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

915

76

Hispanic/Latinx

126

11

Non-Hispanic White

112

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

1,188

100

Female

545

45

Male

643

55

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,187

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

26

2

40-49

53

4

50-59

156

13

60-69

287

24

70-79

283

24

80+

378

32

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,188

100

1

111

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

173

15

5

216

18

6

129

11

7

187

16

8

235

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.