Health & Fitness
New Data: 3rd DC Police Officer Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A third member of the Metropolitan Police Department tests positive for coronavirus, as total number of cases in the District reaches 267.
WASHINGTON, DC — A third member of the Metropolitan Police Department has tested positive for the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The news comes as the D.C. Department of Health confirms 36 new positive cases of the virus, bringing the overall number of positive cases in the District to 267.
The MPD officer with the positive test result for COVID-19 has been quarantined, according to a police release, and is recovering at home. D.C. Fire and EMS health officials have started contact tracing to see if any other personnel or members of the public were potentially exposed to coronavirus by the officer. Health officials will notify anyone identified as being exposed and will provide further instructions.
As of Wednesday at 9:30 a.m, the District had 70 ICU beds available for coronavirus pattens. Of the 405 ventilators in the District, 147 are in-use, leaving 258 available.
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Positive COVID-19 Cases for the District of Columbia:
On Thursday, D.C. Health released the following information about 36 new cases:
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- 21-year-old male
- 23-year-old female
- 26-year-old male
- 27-year-old male
- 27-year-old male
- 29-year-old male
- 29-year-old female
- 30-year-old male
- 31-year-old female
- 31-year-old male
- 31-year-old male
- 31-year-old male
- 32-year-old male
- 32-year-old female
- 33-year-old female
- 34-year-old male
- 36-year-old male
- 36-year-old female
- 40-year-old female
- 43-year-old male
- 45-year-old female
- 46-year-old male
- 49-year-old male
- 51-year-old (gender unknown)
- 54-year-old female
- 56-year-old male
- 57-year-old male
- 60-year-old female
- 65-year-old female
- 66-year-old male
- 71-year-old female
- 71-year-old female
- 72-year-old male
- 80-year-old male
- 83-year-old female
- 87-year-old female
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The following are the metrics for the D.C.Public Health Laboratory and Outside Laboratory Coronavirus Testing as of Thursday at 7:30 p.m.:
- Number of People who have Recovered: 49
- Number of Deaths: 3
- Number of PHL tests in progress: 2
- Number of commercial lab negatives: 1,757
- Number of PHL negatives: 140
- Number of commercial lab positives: 224
- Number of PHL positives: 43
- Number of people tested overall: 2,166
D.C. Health has also started to release data on the number of positive coronavirus cases among the city's public safety personnel. Here is the latest data:
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (FEMS) (as of 3/26/2020)
- Total Number of Personnel Out Who Have Tested Positive: 12
- Total Number of Personnel in Quarantine Due to COVID-19: 91
- Total Number of Personnel Out Due to Positive Tests/Quarantine: 103
- Number of Personnel Returned to Work: 132
Metropolitan Police Department (as of 3/26/2020)
- Total Number of Personnel Out Who Have Tested Positive: 3
- Total Number of Personnel in Quarantine Due to COVID-19:136
- Total Number of Personnel Out Due to Positive Tests/Quarantine: 139
- Number of Personnel Returned to Work: 103
Department of Corrections (DOC Residents) (as of March 26, 2020)
- Total Number of Residents Isolated Who Have Tested Positive: 1
- Total Number of Residents in Quarantine Due to COVID-19: 36
- Total Number of Residents Who Currently are Isolated/In Quarantine: 37
- Total Number of Residents No Longer Isolated/In Quarantine: 67
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