Press Releases

Thursday, August 13, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, August 12, 2020 includes 65 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,024. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 68-year-old female Tragically, 594 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards […]

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 (Washington, DC) – On Thursday, August 13, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will mark the completion of the six iconic arches over the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, the largest public infrastructure construction project in the District’s history. The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is part of the South Capitol

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Tuesday, August 11, 2020 includes 63 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 12,959. The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths. Tragically, 593 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Eligible Borrowers Can Receive Loans of $5,000 a Month Toward Mortgages (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) announced the relaunch of the DC Mortgage Assistance Program (DC MAP) to provide financial relief to District homeowners who have been affected by the

Monday, August 10, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, DC Health released an updated list of high-risk states where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons. Mayor Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-081 with requirements for all people traveling into Washington, DC from high-risk states. Anyone coming into

Sunday, August 9, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Saturday, August 8, 2020 includes 100 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 12,753. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 82-year-old male Tragically, 591 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive

Phase Two started on Monday, June 22, 2020 Beginning Monday, July 27, anyone coming into Washington, DC from a high-risk state (within the prior 14 days) who was traveling for non-essential activities will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days from their arrival in the District. Individuals traveling from high-risk states after essential travel or

August 6, 2020 Foundation Allowed NRA to Raid Its Coffers Through Multi-Million-Dollar Loans and Unjustified Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against the NRA Foundation and the National Rifle Association (NRA) for misusing charitable funds to support wasteful spending by the NRA and its executives. In its lawsuit, the

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Residents Can Find Nearest Free Testing Site at NeedATestGetATest.com (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) data includes 202,825 completed COVID-19 tests. The District is operating free COVID-19 testing at public sites and at neighborhood firehouses across DC. In addition, the District has partnered with CORE to

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for August 5, 2020