2020

Coronavirus Data for May 11, 2020

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, May 11, 2020 includes 96 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 6,495. The District reported eight additional COVID-19 related deaths: 56-year-old male 82-year-old male 82-year-old female 83-year-old male 84-year-old male 93-year-old female 94-year-old female 94-year-old […]

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Mayor Bowser Directs $2.3 Million for District’s Coronavirus Contact Trace Force

Monday, May 11, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed $2.3 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund for initial staffing hires at the DC Coronavirus Contact Trace Force, which is housed at the DC Department of Health (DC Health). Today, DC Human Resources and DC Health began onboarding the first 17 contact […]

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Hunger in the Capital: Feeding D.C. Through the Covid-19 Crisis

Before the coronavirus crisis hit, the United States had a problem. Forty percent of its people lacked the money to cover a surprise $400 expense, and half of people aged 55+ had nothing saved up for retirement. CEOs in the richest country on Earth were collecting more than 300 times the average worker’s pay. Nationwide, more than half

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Keep Kids Safe Online

Keep Kids Safe Online May 8, 2020 Between distance-learning and social distancing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, District kids are now spending more time online than ever before. Unfortunately, more time spent on computers, phones, and tablets can leave children vulnerable to online exploitation. To engage young people and families during COVID-19 and share tips […]

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Arrest Made in an Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed (Gun) Offense: 1300 Block of Congress Street, Southeast

Saturday, May 9, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault With Intent to Kill while Armed (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast. At approximately 8:50 pm, members of the Seventh District […]

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