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Coronavirus Data for September 16, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for September 16, 2021 includes 202 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 58,851. 

The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.

Tragically, 1,167 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

58,851*

100

30,794

100

27,835

100

222

100

Unknown

72

<1

23

<1

44

<1

5

3

0-18

8,813

15

4,426

14

4,348

15

39

16

19-30

16,220

    28

9,021

29

7,128

26

71

33

31-40

11,811

20

6,053

20

5,712

21

46

20

41-50

7,248

13

3,647

12

3,578

13

23

11

51-60

6,431

11

3,174

11

3,241

12

16

8

61-70

4,551

8

2,295

8

2,247

8

9

5

71-80

2,260

4

1,231

4

1,024

4

5

3

81+

1,445

3

924

3

513

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.

 

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

58,851

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

299

1

American Indian/Alaska Native

107

<1

Asian

1,223

2

Black/African American

30,688

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

115

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

11,892

20

White

14,525

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

5,006

9

Hispanic or Latinx

9,702

17

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

44,129

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

  • 286 total ICU inpatients
  • 21 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

1,167

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

894

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

1,167

100

Female

531

45

Male

636

55

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,167

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

25

2

40-49

49

4

50-59

152

13

60-69

284

24

70-79

279

24

80+

373

32

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,167

100

1

110

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

168

15

5

211

18

6

129

11

7

183

16

8

229

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.