DC Health Rolls Out New Dashboard To Share Reopening Metrics

WASHINGTON, DC — D.C. Department of Health rolled out a new dashboard Wednesday explaining the metrics health officials would be using to determine if the District is ready to enter the next phase of the city's reopening.

D.C. is currently in Phase One of its reopening and Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed that June 19 is the earliest the District could enter Phase Two based on current metrics.

"We will be monitoring data very closely, and we believe in the coming days we will also have a sense of the impacts of moving into Phase One and what impact that has had on our experience with the virus," the mayor said, during a Wednesday morning situational update on the city's response to COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus.

D.C. Health confirmed 63 additional cases of the new coronavirus in the District Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases in D.C. to 9,537.

Four additional deaths were also reported, according to data released Wednesday morning. This brings to total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the District to 499.

The four new deaths were described as:

• 61-year-old female
• 68-year-old male
• 72-year-old female
• 82-year-old male

According to D.C. Health, 58,192 COVID-19 tests have been administered in the District, 47,148 D.C. residents have been tested, and 1,143 have been cleared from isolation.

The District currently has 95 intensive care unit beds available out of 345 total intensive care unit beds. There are currently 206 in-use ventilators and 79 COVID-19 positive ICU patients.

Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of D.C. Health, said the District would be adding a new dashboard Wednesday to its coronavirus information page under the Data section. This will provide progress information for Phase One metrics.

As of Wednesday, the District has reached nine days of sustained decrease in community spread, which is detailed in this chart:

Globally, more than 7.6 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and over 412,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Wednesday morning. In the United States, more than 1.9 million people have been infected and over 112,000 people have died from COVID-19.

COVID-19.COVID-19 Cases By Age And Gender

Total of Positive COVID-19 Cases By Ward

Total COVID-19 Deaths By Ward

Total of Positive COVID-19 Cases By Race

Total of Positive COVID-19 Deaths By Race

District residents should take the following actions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick
• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used if soap and water are not available
• Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces

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