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Coronavirus Data for September 8, 2020

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

(Washington, DC) - The District’s reported data for Tuesday, September 8, 2020 includes 25 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 14,387.

The District reported four additional COVID-19 related deaths.

  • 63-year-old female
  • 74-year-old female
  • 83-year-old female
  • 95-year-old female

Tragically, 615 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 community spread chart is subject to fluctuation because the data is based on symptom onset date. As national demand for testing increases and results take longer to come back in DC and across the country, DC Health has identified a need to increase the reporting lag time by four days to reduce volatility in the data. The most recent data reflects an increase in community spread. To ensure this graph accurately reflects the most recent data, the community spread count is being paused as these adjustments are made.
 

Sustained decrease in cases within the community

 

The District has the ability to contact trace 98.8% of new cases within one day of report. That data is represented in the chart below.

Ability to contact trace new positive cases within one day of report

 

The District has the ability to contact trace 93.0% of close contacts of positive cases within two days. That data is represented in the chart below.

Ability to contact trace close contacts of positive cases within two days

 

The District’s data shows that 7.4% of new COVID-19 cases are from quarantined contacts. That data is represented in the chart below.

Percent of new cases from quarantined contacts

 

The District’s data shows a sustained transmission rate of 0.80. That data is represented in the chart below.

Sustained low transmission rate

 

The District’s seven-day average positivity rate among residents is 2.7%. That data is represented in the chart below.

Sustained low positivity rate among DC residents

 

The District’s utilization of beds at acute care hospitals is at 73.3% of capacity. That data is represented in the chart below.

Utilization of beds at acute care hospitals

 

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

14387*

100

7313

100

7031

100

40

100

Unknown

18

<1

7

<1

11

<1

0

0

0-18

1010

7

525

7

478

7

7

18

19-30

3106

22

1705

23

1387

20

12

30

31-40

2857

20

1409

19

1445

21

3

8

41-50

2167

15

1067

15

1100

16

0

0

51-60

2072

14

974

13

1093

16

4

10

61-70

1652

12

789

11

859

12

4

10

71-80

865

6

424

6

437

6

4

10

81+

640

5

413

6

221

3

6

15

*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.
 

Cumulative Incidence by Ward

 

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

Cumulative Incidence by Health Planning Neighborhood

 

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

 

Total Positive Cases

Percent

All

14387

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

68

1

American Indian/Alaska Native

37

<1

Asian

221

2

Black/African American

7411

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

38

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

3508

24

White

3102

22

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

1239

9

Hispanic or Latinx

3724

26

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

9409

65

Refused During Interview

15

<1

 

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

Hospital census and bed availability

 

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

Adult ventilator use and availability

 

The District currently has 72 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 273 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

615

100

Asian

8

1

Black/African American

458

75

Hispanic/Latinx

77

13

Non-Hispanic White

66

11

Other

6

1

 

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

Sex

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

615

100

Female

265

43

Male

350

57

 

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

615

100

<19

0

0

20-29

4

1

30-39

11

2

40-49

23

4

50-59

73

12

60-69

142

23

70-79

153

25

80+

209

34

 

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

615

100

1

67

11

2

36

6

3

34

5

4

87

14

5

98

16

6

52

9

7

95

15

8

124

20

Experienced Homelessness

21

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.