(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Friday, May 21, 2021 includes 38 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 48,727.
The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.
Tragically, 1,125 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 total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by race.
Race |
Total Lives Lost |
Percent |
All |
1,125 |
100 |
Asian |
14 |
1 |
Black/African American |
856 |
76 |
Hispanic/Latinx |
125 |
11 |
Non-Hispanic White |
109 |
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 |
1,125 |
100 |
Female |
503 |
45 |
Male |
622 |
55 |
Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by age.
Age |
Total Lives Lost |
Percent |
All |
1,125 |
100 |
<19 |
0 |
0 |
20-29 |
5 |
0 |
30-39 |
22 |
2 |
40-49 |
44 |
4 |
50-59 |
143 |
13 |
60-69 |
272 |
24 |
70-79 |
271 |
24 |
80+ |
368 |
33 |
Below is the District’s total lives lost due to COVID-19, sorted by ward of residence.
Ward |
Total Lives Lost |
Percent |
All |
1,125 |
100 |
1 |
109 |
10 |
2 |
52 |
5 |
3 |
56 |
5 |
4 |
166 |
15 |
5 |
206 |
18 |
6 |
121 |
11 |
7 |
175 |
16 |
8 |
215 |
19 |
Experienced Homelessness |
24 |
2 |
Unknown |
1 |
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.
The rest of the data will be updated later today.