Coronavirus Data for August 19, 2020

Thursday, August 20, 2020

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, August 19, 2020 includes 55 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,409.

The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death.

58-year-old male

Tragically, 601 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.

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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.

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The District has the ability to contact trace 96.3% of close contacts of positive cases within two days. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s data shows that 7.0% of new COVID-19 cases are from quarantined contacts. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s data shows a sustained transmission rate of .99. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s seven-day average positivity rate among residents is 3.2%. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s utilization of beds at acute care hospitals is at 75.8% of capacity. That data is represented in the chart below.

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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	13409	100	6784	100	6571	100	2	100	52	100
Unknown	13	<1	3	<1	10	<1	0	0	0	0
0-18	888	7	452	7	416	6	0	0	20	39
19-30	2800	21	1539	23	1246	19	1	50	14	28
31-40	2665	20	1302	19	1358	21	0	0	5	10
41-50	2030	15	1002	15	1026	16	0	0	2	4
51-60	1975	15	920	14	1050	16	1	50	4	8
61-70	1586	12	760	11	824	13	0	0	2	2
71-80	831	6	404	6	423	7	0	0	4	8
81+	621	5	402	6	218	3	0	0	1	2

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

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

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

	Total Positive Cases	Percent
All	13409	100
Race
Unknown	182	1
American Indian/Alaska Native	29	<1
Asian	198	2
Black/African American	6726	50
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	35	<1
Other/Multi-Racial	3520	1
White	2633	20
Refused During Interview	86	1
Ethnicity
Unknown	1900	14
Hispanic or Latinx	3351	25
NOT Hispanic or Latinx	8143	61
Refused During Interview	15	<1

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

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Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

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The District currently has 62 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

283 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	601	100
Asian	8	1
Black/African American	447	74
Hispanic/Latinx	77	13
Non-Hispanic White	63	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	601	100
Female	256	43
Male	345	57

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

Age	Total Lives Lost	Percent
All	601	100
<19	0	0
20-29	4	1
30-39	10	2
40-49	22	4
50-59	72	12
60-69	140	23
70-79	149	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	601	100
1	67	11
2	34	6
3	33	6
4	86	14
5	96	16
6	50	8
7	90	15
8	123	21
Experienced Homelessness	21	4
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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