(Washington, DC) - The District’s reported data for August 18, 2021 includes 138 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 53,162.
The District reported that two additional residents lost their lives due to COVID-19.
- 55-year-old male
- 56-year-old female
Tragically, 1,155 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.
Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.

Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by age and gender.
|
|
|
Patient Gender |
||||||
|
Total Positive Cases |
% |
Female |
% |
Male |
% |
Unknown |
% |
|
|
All |
53,162* |
100 |
27,771 |
100 |
25,206 |
100 |
185 |
100 |
|
Unknown |
63 |
<1 |
20 |
<1 |
38 |
<1 |
5 |
3 |
|
0-18 |
7,186 |
14 |
3,614 |
13 |
3,547 |
14 |
25 |
13 |
|
19-30 |
14,510 |
27 |
8,022 |
29 |
6,427 |
26 |
61 |
33 |
|
31-40 |
10,686 |
20 |
5,477 |
20 |
5,170 |
21 |
39 |
21 |
|
41-50 |
6,736 |
13 |
3,386 |
12 |
3,330 |
13 |
20 |
11 |
|
51-60 |
6,070 |
12 |
2,994 |
11 |
3,062 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
|
61-70 |
4,335 |
8 |
2,181 |
8 |
2,146 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
|
71-80 |
2,183 |
4 |
1,183 |
4 |
995 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
|
81+ |
1,393 |
3 |
894 |
3 |
491 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
*Includes <10 cases who reported gender as Other/Transgender.
Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by ward of residence.

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

Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by race.
|
|
Total Positive Cases |
Percent |
|
All |
53,162 |
100 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
Unknown |
258 |
1 |
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
104 |
<1 |
|
Asian |
1,139 |
2 |
|
Black/African American |
27,436 |
52 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
109 |
<1 |
|
Other/Multi-Racial |
10,630 |
20 |
|
White |
13,484 |
25 |
|
Refused During Interview |
2 |
<1 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
Unknown |
3,831 |
7 |
|
Hispanic or Latinx |
9,396 |
18 |
|
NOT Hispanic or Latinx |
39,921 |
75 |
|
Refused During Interview |
14 |
<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 48 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.
- 297 total ICU inpatients
- 23 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 |
1,155 |
100 |
|
Asian |
14 |
1 |
|
Black/African American |
883 |
76 |
|
Hispanic/Latinx |
126 |
11 |
|
Non-Hispanic White |
111 |
10 |
|
Other |
21 |
2 |
Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by sex.
|
Sex |
Total Lives Lost |
Percent |
|
All |
1,155 |
100 |
|
Female |
524 |
45 |
|
Male |
631 |
55 |
Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by age.
|
Age |
Total Lives Lost |
Percent |
|
All |
1,155 |
100 |
|
<19 |
0 |
0 |
|
20-29 |
5 |
0 |
|
30-39 |
24 |
2 |
|
40-49 |
48 |
4 |
|
50-59 |
148 |
13 |
|
60-69 |
281 |
24 |
|
70-79 |
277 |
24 |
|
80+ |
372 |
32 |
Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by ward of residence.
|
Ward |
Total Lives Lost |
Percent |
|
All |
1,155 |
100 |
|
1 |
110 |
10 |
|
2 |
52 |
5 |
|
3 |
57 |
5 |
|
4 |
168 |
15 |
|
5 |
209 |
18 |
|
6 |
127 |
11 |
|
7 |
179 |
16 |
|
8 |
226 |
19 |
|
Experienced Homelessness |
24 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0 |
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 are encouraged to get vaccinated at one of our free walk-up vaccination sites located throughout the District. For more information, please visit vaccines.gov.



