Medical


Yesterday there were 30,750 total positives.

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From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Thursday, January 7, 2021 includes 357 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 31,107.

The District reported that one additional resident lost their life due to COVID-19.

· 73-year-old male

Tragically, 809 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.” (more…)


Medical

From Children’s National Hospital:

“Blood donation is safe. The blood collectors check the health of all donors before they are allowed to donate. Individuals are not at risk of contracting COVID-19 through the blood donation process or via a blood transfusion, since respiratory viruses are generally not known to be transmitted by donation or transfusion.

Please consider donating blood to your local blood donor center. Children’s National Hospital has its own Blood Donor Center and appointments can be made here.”


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police


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Mayor Bowser wrote: “On behalf of the residents of the District of Columbia, our thoughts & prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.

May he Rest In Peace, and we work tirelessly to honor his service to the Congress and our nation.”

From the United States Capitol Police:

“At approximately 9:30 p.m. this evening (January 7, 2021), United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty.

Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while physically engaging with protesters. (more…)


DC Water


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“Dear PoPville,

We absolutely love the Waterfront area and the experience in living in this part of DC has been very positive, however we are having very serious issues with our condominium association. When we moved we were aware the building does a mandatory “water shut-off” in weekdays once every 2 months, this lasts from 9am to about 3pm. We are ok with that, the majority of the time we’ve been at work and it has not affected us.

Fast forward to last year’s pandemic, for safety and health reasons these water shut-offs were temporarily cancelled (fine by us, we work from home now). However in these past few months, we have had multiple water shut-offs (more…)


Event

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Date & Time: Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM


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Columbia Heights

Update from MPD: “3D is on the scene of a confirmed shooting in the 1300 block of Harvard Street, NW. No lookout./ 2688″

Readers started reporting just after 11pm: “I just heard gun shots at around 11:05pm followed by about 3 more at 11:08pm. I’m at 13th and Euclid by Cardozo.”

“I heard about 8 shots from my place near Columbia and 11th about 5 minutes ago.”

“Maybe 7-10 gunshots. Heard just now near 14th and Harvard in Columbia Heights.”

“another 8-10 gunshots at 14th and Girard/Columbia area”

“Helicopter now circle the area around Florida avenue and 14th”

“an ambulance just pulled into the alley by 13th and Harvard. Several police cars present without lights on.”

“Multiple helicopters overhead with their search lights on”

“They’re still looking for one person from what we can hear.”

Developing


Columbia Heights


14th and Columbia Road, NW

Readers started reporting around 9pm: “This time somewhere south of Euclid near 14th. Probably 15 to 20 shots fired in total.”

“About 15-20 bangs in 3 or so bursts, and then a car sped past my place on Columbia Rd. Cops congregating. Lots of sirens.”

“Gotta be around 30 cop cars within 2 blocks of this, and I keep hearing more coming. I haven’t seen any other emergency vehicles, but I might have missed an ambulance if it got there early.”

“I see at least 16 emergency vehicles, almost all police. I hear a lot of civilians screaming. This doesn’t sound good.”

“Don’t know what happened, but HUGE police turnout at 14th & Columbia in last 10 min. Art least 20 cars have rolled up, including a bunch of black & white SUVs which I don’t normally see.”

“15-20 rounds fired moments ago”

4 people were shot. There was an issue with crowd control.

From Alert DC: “MPD reports a road closure in the 1200 -1400 blocks of Columbia Rd NW between 13th St NW and 14th St NW, due to police activity. Please use alternate routes.”

Update from MPD: “The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 1300 block of Columbia Rd NW. 3 adults and 1 juvenile have been transported to area hospitals with varying injuries to the lower body.

Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area as we investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”


Columbia Heights

Readers started reporting at 5:25pm.

“just heard what sounded like rapid gunfire very close around 14th and Euclid.”

“We heard the same on 14/Clifton – multiple shots followed by loud squealing tires.”

“I heard what sounded like multiple gunshots. 15th and euclid”

“I live at 14 & Euclid and can confirm I heard the same shots. Lots of police car activity on the block in between 15th and 14th.” (more…)


Columbia Heights


Sherman and Girard Street, NW

From an email: “On Friday, Jan 8th, Antonio Ferraro’s Napoli Pasta Bar will officially offer the Napoli Salumeria lunch menu for guests looking for a more casual to-go option. Expect to see gourmet Italian sandwiches, appetizers, and to-go pastas that have been, until this point, exclusively at the Arlington location.”

Check out the SALUMERIA lunch menu here (PDF).