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Coronavirus Data for October 6, 2021

Thursday, October 7, 2021

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for October 6, 2021 includes 120 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 62,098.  

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

  • 56-year-old female 

 

Tragically, 1,181 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

62,098*

100

32,444

100

29,393

100

261

100

Unknown

75

<1

23

<1

47

<1

5

3

0-18

9,908

15

4,933

14

4,921

15

54

16

19-30

17,077

    28

9,499

29

7,498

26

80

33

31-40

12,405

20

6,375

20

5,976

21

54

20

41-50

7,537

13

3,788

12

3,724

13

25

11

51-60

6,649

11

3,271

11

3,359

12

19

8

61-70

4,656

8

2,345

8

2,301

8

10

5

71-80

2,314

4

1,262

4

1,046

4

6

3

81+

1,477

3

948

3

521

2

8

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.

 

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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

62,098

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

241

<1

American Indian/Alaska Native

113

<1

Asian

1,276

2

Black/African American

32,520

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

123

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

12,680

21

White

15,143

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

5,659

9

Hispanic or Latinx

9,902

16

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

46,523

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.

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The District currently has 43 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 302 total ICU inpatients
  • 13 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

1,181

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

908

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

1,181

100

Female

540

45

Male

641

55

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,180

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

26

2

40-49

52

4

50-59

155

13

60-69

286

24

70-79

282

24

80+

375

32

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,181

100

1

111

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

171

15

5

213

18

6

129

11

7

187

16

8

233

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.