More than 38,000 people have died from coronavirus in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
More than 3,490,000 cases have been reported.
7-day average of daily new reported cases per 100k since Feb. 29
District of Columbia
D.C.
+30%rise in new cases
in past week
Maryland
Md.
+14%Virginia
Va.
+18%PLEASE NOTE
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Case rates dropped to record lows in the summer before surging again in the fall, driven in large part by relaxed restrictions on gatherings and the spread of the delta variant, largely among pockets of unvaccinated people. They plateaued in September — a testament to the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines, experts say — before ticking up again in early November.
But after the Christmas holiday, the region saw its highest seven-day averages of new cases at any point since the pandemic began in early 2020, fueled in part by the omicron variant.
Coronavirus-related deaths, which often lag caseloads by several weeks, are starting to decline after having sharply ticked up at the beginning of the year. In early March, D.C. announced it switched to weekly reporting of coronavirus cases and deaths, instead of daily reporting, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new framework for estimating the amount of coronavirus in a community.
New daily reported cases in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
At least have been reported since Feb. 29.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) lifted the city’s indoor mask mandate and the city’s requirement that patrons of restaurants, bars, nightclubs, theaters, gyms and many other indoor businesses show proof of vaccination to enter. There is no statewide mask mandate in Virginia or Maryland, and although Maryland jurisdictions can opt for their own mandates, counties including Montgomery and Prince George’s have lifted them.
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Reported cases per 100,000 residents by county (7-day average)
Counties/cities with highest rates of reported cases
Maryland
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Virginia
Virginia | Reported cases per 100k | Avg. daily new cases per 100k |
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Intensive-care hospitalizations have fallen after rising during the omicron surge.
Reported covid-19 hospitalizations
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
State | Currently hospitalized for covid per 100k | Currently occupied ICU beds per 100k | Change in hosp. from last week |
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