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Coronavirus Data for October 18, 2021

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for October 18, 2021 includes 40 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 63,345.  
 
The District reported that one additional resident lost her life due to COVID-19. 

  • 52-year-old female

Tragically, 1,185 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.

 

Reopening Metrics Summary

 

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

63,345*

100

33,126

100

29,946

100

273

100

Unknown

79

<1

24

<1

49

<1

6

3

0-18

10,296

15

5,126

14

5,110

15

60

22

19-30

17,415

28

9,707

29

7,627

26

81

30

31-40

12,637

20

6,513

20

6,070

21

54

20

41-50

7,670

13

3,854

12

3,789

13

27

10

51-60

6,719

11

3,305

11

3,395

12

19

7

61-70

4,713

8

2,373

8

2,329

8

11

4

71-80

2,325

4

1,267

4

1,052

4

6

3

81+

1,491

3

957

3

525

2

9

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.

 

Positives by Ward

 

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

 

Positives by Neighborhood

 

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

 

 

Total Positive Cases

Percent

All

63,345

100

Race

 

 

Unknown

340

<1

American Indian/Alaska Native

109

<1

Asian

1,302

2

Black/African American

33,124

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

127

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

12,942

21

White

15,399

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

 

 

Unknown

6,149

9

Hispanic or Latinx

9,944

16

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

47,238

75

Refused During Interview

14

<1

 

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

 

Hospital Census and Bed Availability at District Acute Care Hospitals

 

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

 

Adult Ventilator Use and Availability at District Hospitals

 

The District currently has 52 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 293 total ICU inpatients
  • 13 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

1,185

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

912

76

Hispanic/Latinx

126

11

Non-Hispanic White

112

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

1,185

100

Female

543

45

Male

642

55

 

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

 

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,185

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

26

2

40-49

53

4

50-59

156

13

60-69

286

24

70-79

282

24

80+

377

32

 

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

 

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,185

100

1

111

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

172

15

5

214

18

6

129

11

7

187

16

8

235

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.