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Coronavirus Data for September 8, 2021

Thursday, September 9, 2021

(Washington, DC) –

The District’s reported data for September 8, 2021 includes 165 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 56,859. 

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

  • 52-year-old female 

Tragically, 1,164 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

56,859*

100

29,773

100

26,887

100

199

100

Unknown

66

<1

21

<1

40

<1

5

3

0-18

8,180

14

4,127

14

4,022

15

31

16

19-30

15,618

    28

8,678

29

6,875

26

65

33

31-40

11,455

20

5,881

20

5,534

21

40

20

41-50

7,094

13

3,563

12

3,510

13

21

11

51-60

6,297

11

3,106

11

3,176

12

15

8

61-70

4,478

8

2,257

8

2,212

8

9

5

71-80

2,240

4

1,222

4

1,013

4

5

3

81+

1,431

3

918

3

505

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

56,859

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

240

1

American Indian/Alaska Native

106

<1

Asian

1,186

2

Black/African American

29,641

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

113

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

11,394

20

White

14,177

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

4,526

8

Hispanic or Latinx

9,581

17

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

42,738

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

  • 293 total ICU inpatients
  • 33 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

1,164

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

890

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

1,164

100

Female

529

45

Male

634

55

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,164

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

25

2

40-49

49

4

50-59

150

13

60-69

282

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

1,164

100

1

110

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

168

15

5

210

18

6

128

11

7

182

16

8

227

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.