District of Columbia Executive Office of the Mayor

09/24/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/24/2021 19:21

Coronavirus Data for September 23, 2021

(Washington, DC) - The District's reported data for September 23, 2021 includes 188 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District's overall positive case total to 60,205.

The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.

Tragically, 1,172 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

60,205*

100

31,473

100

28,497

100

235

100

Unknown

75

<1

23

<1

47

<1

5

3

0-18

9,315

15

4,672

14

4,600

15

43

16

19-30

16,572

28

9,208

29

7,288

26

76

33

31-40

12,029

20

6,163

20

5,817

21

49

20

41-50

7,357

13

3,699

12

3,635

13

23

11

51-60

6,518

11

3,211

11

3,291

12

16

8

61-70

4,593

8

2,317

8

2,267

8

9

5

71-80

2,286

4

1,246

4

1,034

4

6

3

81+

1,460

3

934

3

518

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

60,205

100

Race

Unknown

309

1

American Indian/Alaska Native

108

<1

Asian

1,242

2

Black/African American

31,434

52

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

119

<1

Other/Multi-Racial

12,205

20

White

14,786

25

Refused During Interview

2

<1

Ethnicity

Unknown

5,307

9

Hispanic or Latinx

9,797

16

NOT Hispanic or Latinx

45,087

72

Refused During Interview

14

<1

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

Below is the ventilator use and availability at District hospitals.

The District currently has 57 intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in hospitals out of 345 total ICU beds.

  • 288 total ICU inpatients
  • 18 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

1,172

100

Asian

14

1

Black/African American

899

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

1,172

100

Female

535

45

Male

637

55

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

Age

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,172

100

<19

0

0

20-29

5

0

30-39

25

2

40-49

52

4

50-59

153

13

60-69

284

24

70-79

279

24

80+

374

32

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

Ward

Total Lives Lost

Percent

All

1,172

100

1

110

10

2

52

5

3

58

5

4

169

15

5

212

18

6

129

11

7

185

16

8

230

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.