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Positive Coronavirus Cases In DC Exceed 180
D.C. Health confirms 46 new positive cases of the coronavirus, raising the District's total number of positive cases to more than 180.
WASHINGTON, DC — The D.C. Department of Health confirmed 46 new positive cases of the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, Tuesday night, bringing the total to 183 positive cases in the District.
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.
Positive COVID-19 Cases for the District of Columbia:
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On March 24, D.C. Health released the following information about 46 new cases:
- 20-year-old male
- 22-year-old male
- 24-year-old female
- 24-year-old female
- 25-year-old female
- 25-year-old female
- 26-year-old female
- 26-year-old female
- 27-year-old male
- 27-year-old male
- 28-year-old male
- 28-year-old male
- 28-year-old female
- 29-year-old male
- 30-year-old male
- 31-year-old male
- 32-year-old male
- 32-year-old female
- 33-year-old male
- 34-year-old male
- 34-year-old male
- 34-year-old male
- 35-year-old male
- 35-year-old female
- 35-year-old female
- 38-year-old male
- 41-year-old male
- 43-year-old male
- 44-year-old male
- 45-year-old male
- 49-year-old male
- 49-year-old female
- 50-year-old male
- 51-year-old female
- 52-year-old female
- 53-year-old male
- 54-year-old male
- 56-year-old female
- 60-year-old male
- 63-year-old male
- 64-year-old female
- 65-year-old female
- 69-year-old female
- 70-year-old female
- 73-year-old female
- 75-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 Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.:
- Number of people tested overall: 1,609
- Number of PHL positives: 37
- Number of commercial lab positives: 146
- Number of PHL negatives: 118
- Number of commercial lab negatives: 1,305
- Number of PHL tests in progress: 3
- Number of Deaths: 2
- Number of People who have Recovered: 17
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) (Data as of 6:15 p.m. 3/24/2020)
- Total No. of Personnel Currently with Positive Results: 8
- Total No. of Personnel Currently Hospitalized: 0
- Total No. of Personnel on Administrative Leave (Due to COVID-19 Event): 75
- Total No. of Personnel in Quarantine (Travel Precaution): 0
- Total No. of Personnel Quarantine (Self-Reported): 43
- Total No. of Personnel Returned to Work: 87
- Total No. of Personnel in Daily Report Quarantine: 118
Metropolitan Police Department (as of 9:30 a.m. 3/24/2020)
- Total No. of Personnel Currently with Positive Results: 2
- Total No. of Personnel Currently Hospitalized: 0
- Out Due to Flu-Like Symptoms Under Care of PCP: 53
- Pending Testing as Ordered by PCP: 20
- Total No. of Personnel in Quarantine (Travel Precaution): 15
- Total No. of Personnel Quarantine (Self-Reported): 33
- Total No. of Personnel Returned to Work: 20
- Total No. of Personnel Out Due to COVID-19: 129
Department of Corrections (as of 6:15 p.m. 3/24/2020)
- Total No. of Residents Currently with Positive Results: 0
- Total No. of Residents Currently Hospitalized: 0
- Total No. of Personnel on Administrative Leave (Due to COVID-19 Event): 0
- Total No. of Personnel in Quarantine (Travel Precaution): 0
- Total No. of Personnel Quarantine (Self-Reported): 0
- Total No. of Personnel Returned to Work: 0
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