Coronavirus Data for July 17, 2020

Saturday, July 18, 2020

(Washington, DC) The District’s reported data for Friday, July 17, 2020 includes 79 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 11,194.

The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death.

46-year-old male

Tragically, 578 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.

Based on updated data, DC Health has determined that the District has experienced five days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase Two. That data is represented in the chart below.

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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 98.3% 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 a sustained transmission rate of 1.04. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s data shows a positivity rate of 2.6% among residents. That data is represented in the chart below.

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The District’s utilization of beds at acute care hospitals is at 80.4% 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	11194	100	5609	100	5566	100	2	100	17	100
Unknown	12	<1	3	<1	9	<1	0	0	0	0
0-18	627	6	329	6	294	5	0	0	4	24
19-30	2123	19	1169	21	949	17	1	50	4	24
31-40	2196	20	1051	19	1142	21	0	0	3	18
41-50	1749	16	861	15	888	16	0	0	0	0
51-60	1730	16	797	14	931	17	1	50	1	6
61-70	1425	13	668	12	756	14	0	0	1	6
71-80	744	7	353	6	387	7	0	0	4	24
81+	588	5	378	7	210	4	0	0	0	0

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	11194	100
Race
Unknown	168	2
American Indian/Alaska Native	27	<1
Asian	172	2
Black/African American	5530	49
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	30	<1
Other/Multi-Racial	2873	26
White	2873	21
Refused During Interview	90	1
Ethnicity
Unknown	1374	12
Hispanic or Latinx	3090	28
NOT Hispanic or Latinx	6712	60
Refused During Interview	18	<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 84 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

261 total ICU inpatients
17 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	578	100
Asian	8	1
Black/African American	426	74
Hispanic/Latinx	76	13
Non-Hispanic White	62	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	578	100
Female	245	42
Male	333	58

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

Age	Total Lives Lost	Percent
All	578	100
<19	0	0
20-29	3	1
30-39	8	1
40-49	20	3
50-59	66	11
60-69	136	24
70-79	147	25
80+	198	34

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

Ward	Total Lives Lost	Percent
All	578	100
1	63	11
2	33	6
3	33	6
4	84	15
5	92	16
6	49	8
7	85	15
8	117	20
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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