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.

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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 95.7% 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 8.8% 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 0.98. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s seven-day average positivity rate among residents is 3.1%. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s utilization of beds at acute care hospitals is at 77.2% 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	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.

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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	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.

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Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

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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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