DC Coronavirus Totals: 2,793 Confirmed Cases, 96 Deaths

WASHINGTON, DC — The D.C. Health Department confirmed Sunday five new deaths due to the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths from the virus in the District to 96.

The people who lost their lives were identified as a:

• 61-year-old female
• 71-year-old male
• 82-year-old male
• 94-year-old female
• 96-year-old female

On Sunday, the District also reported 127 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the city's confirmed total to 2,793.

In the District, 13,699 people have been tested for the coronavirus. As of Sunday, 622 people had recovered from the virus.

Looking at the 96 reported deaths, 75 of the people were identified as black, 11 as non-Hispanic white, eight as Hispanic/Latinx and two as Asian.

Health officials have broken down the positive coronavirus cases by ward. Ward 4 — which includes Petworth, Fort Totten, Queens Chapel, and Chevy Chase — accounts for 477 of cases (17 percent) in the District as of Sunday.

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The ward with the second highest number of cases is Ward 7, which includes Benning Heights, Good Hope, Kenilworth, and Naylor Gardens. As of Sunday, 16 percent of known coronavirus cases in D.C. come from Ward 7. The total now stands at 440.

The wards with the fewest number of cases are Wards 2 and 3. Ward 2 — which includes Chinatown, Dupont Circle, Georgetown, and the U Street NW corridor — has 218 positive infections, or 8 percent of D.C.'s cases.

Ward 3 — which includes Cathedral Heights, Cleveland Park, McClean Gardens, and Woodley Park — has 211 positive infections, or 8 percent of D.C.'s cases.

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