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Coronavirus Data for December 15, 2021

Thursday, December 16, 2021

(Washington, DC) - The District’s reported data for December 15, 2021 includes 508 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 70,375.

The District reported that one additional resident lost his life due to COVID-19.

  • 62-year-old male

Tragically, 1,204 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 the District’s current Key Metrics Summary Table.

Key Metrics Summary Table12-15-2021

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

 

Total Positive Cases

%

Female

%

Male

%

Unknown

%

All

70,375*

100

36,779

100

32,154

100

442

100

Unknown

135

<1

53

<1

75

<1

7

3

0-18

12,251

15

6,080

14

6,055

15

116

22

19-30

19,559

28

10,911

29

8,512

26

136

30

31-40

13,938

20

7,203

20

6,652

21

83

20

41-50

8,371

13

4,199

12

4,130

13

42

10

51-60

7,167

11

3,515

11

3,631

12

21

7

61-70

4,962

8

2,502

8

2,445

8

15

4

71-80

2,446

4

1,327

4

1,107

4

12

3

81+

1,546

3

989

3

547

2

10

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.

Cumulative Incidence by Ward

 

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

Cumulative Incidence by Health Planning Neighborhood

 

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

 

Total Positive Cases

Percent

All

70,375

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

409

<1

American Indian/Alaska Native

114

<1

Asian

1,441

2

Black/African American

36,290

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

138

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

14,971

21

White

17,010

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

7,836

9

Hispanic or Latinx

10,467

16

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

52,059

75

Refused During Interview

13

<1

 

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

Hospital Census

 

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

Adult Ventilator Use

 

The District currently has 44 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 301 total ICU inpatients
  • 21 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

1,204

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

928

76

Hispanic/Latinx

126

11

Non-Hispanic White

112

10

Other

24

2

 

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

Sex

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,204

100

Female

550

45

Male

654

55

 

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,204

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

26

2

40-49

53

4

50-59

158

13

60-69

296

24

70-79

284

24

80+

382

32

 

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,204

100

1

112

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

178

15

5

220

18

6

129

11

7

189

16

8

239

19

Experienced Homelessness

24

2

Unknown

3

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.