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Coronavirus Data for August 21, 2020

Saturday, August 22, 2020

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Friday, August 21, 2020, includes 65 new positive coronaviruses (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,534.

The District reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths.

  • 47-year-old male
  • 59-year-old female

Tragically, 604 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 100% 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 95.7% 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 8.8% 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 0.98. That data is represented in the chart below.

 

Sustained low transmission rate

 

The District’s seven-day average positivity rate among residents is 3.1%. 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 77.2% 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 Age

Patient Gender

Total Positive Cases

%

Female

%

Male

%

Other

%

Unknown

%

All

13534

100

6863

100

6614

100

2

100

55

100

Unknown

13

<1

3

<1

10

<1

0

0

0

0

0-18

895

7

459

7

416

6

0

0

20

36

19-30

2841

21

1562

23

1263

19

1

50

15

27

31-40

2692

20

1321

19

1366

21

0

0

5

9

41-50

2050

15

1012

15

1035

16

0

0

3

6

51-60

1990

15

931

14

1054

16

1

50

4

7

61-70

1596

12

765

11

828

13

0

0

3

6

71-80

835

6

407

6

424

6

0

0

4

7

81+

622

5

403

6

218

3

0

0

1

2

 

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

13534

100

Race

Unknown

268

2

American Indian/Alaska Native

29

<1

Asian

199

2

Black/African American

6751

50

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

35

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

3526

26

White

2640

20

Refused During Interview

86

1

Ethnicity

Unknown

1994

15

Hispanic or Latinx

3357

25

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

8168

61

Refused During Interview

15

<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 56 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  •  289 total ICU inpatients
  •  26 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

604

100

Asian

8

1

Black/African American

449

74

Hispanic/Latinx

77

13

Non-Hispanic White

64

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

604

100

Female

257

43

Male

347

57

 

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

 

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

604

100

<19

0

0

20-29

4

1

30-39

10

2

40-49

23

4

50-59

73

12

60-69

140

23

70-79

150

25

80+

204

34

 

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

 

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

604

100

1

67

11

2

34

6

3

33

5

4

87

14

5

96

16

6

52

9

7

90

15

8

123

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.

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