coronavirus

April 23 Coronavirus Data Posted – Total positives: 3,528

By Prince Of Petworth


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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 3,361 total positives.

From the Mayor’s office:

“The District’s reported data for Thursday, April 23, 2020 includes 167 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,528.

The District reported 14 additional COVID-19 related deaths:

· 66-year-old male
· 66-year-old male
· 69-year-old male
· 69-year-old male
· 75-year-old male
· 81-year-old female
· 84-year-old male
· 85-year-old male
· 90-year-old male
· 91-year-old male
· 93-year-old female
· 94-year-old male
· 94-year-old female
· 103-year-old female

Tragically, 153 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.”

Coronavirus Data
April 23, 2020

Total Tested Overall: 16,533
Total Positives: 3,528
Total Lives Lost: 153
Total Recovered: 651

Hospital Status Data
April 23, 2020

ICU Beds Available: 113
Total Ventilators: 513
In-Use Ventilators: 248
Available Ventilators: 265 (more…)

“D.C. Area High School Students Organize Regional 3D-Printing Effort in Fight Against COVID-19”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Jonah Docter-Loeb with a face shield”

From a press release:

“To protect the D.C. area’s essential workers from exposure to COVID-19, Georgetown Day School senior Jonah Docter-Loeb founded a partnership of more than 100 volunteers, the DC Mutual Aid Network, Eaton DC, and other local organizations to produce and distribute 3D-printed face shields.

The group, which recently named itself “Print to Protect” produced more than 1,000 shields in the first week of April. Five hundred of these have already been donated to the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital and United Medical Centers. At the current rate of production, Docter-Loeb anticipates the group will be able to create 15,000 shields by the end of the month. When used in conjunction with a medical face mask, these shields provide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended levels of protection to professionals who come into contact with carriers of COVID-19 during the course of their work. (more…)

April 22 Coronavirus Data Posted – Total positives: 3,361

By Prince Of Petworth


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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 3,206 total positives.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Wednesday, April 22, 2020 includes 155 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,361.

The District reported 12 additional COVID-19 related deaths:

· 50-year-old male
· 57-year-old female
· 60-year-old male
· 63-year-old male
· 68-year-old male
· 73-year-old male
· 76-year-old female
· 80-year-old male
· 85-year-old male
· 86-year-old female
· 89-year-old male
· 105-year-old female

Tragically, 139 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.”

Coronavirus Data
April 22, 2020

Total Tested Overall: 15,930
Total Positives: 3,361
Total Lives Lost: 139
Total Recovered: 648

Hospital Status Data
April 22, 2020

ICU Beds Available: 85
Total Ventilators: 444
In-Use Ventilators: 200
Available Ventilators: 244 (more…)

April 21 Coronavirus Data Posted – Total positives: 3,206

By Prince Of Petworth


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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 3,098 total positives.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Tuesday, April 21, 2020 includes 108 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,206.

The District reported 15 additional COVID-19 related deaths:

· 51-year-old male
· 58-year-old male
· 64-year-old male
· 70-year-old female
· 70-year-old male
· 78-year-old female
· 82-year-old female
· 84-year-old male
· 85-year-old female
· 87-year-old female
· 89-year-old female
· 91-year-old female
· 95-year-old male
· 98-year-old female
· 100-year-old female

Tragically, 127 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.”

DC COVID-19 Data for April 21, 2020

Total Tested Overall: 15,502
Total Positives: 3,206
Total Lives Lost: 127
Total Recovered: 645

Hospital Status Data
April 21, 2020

ICU Beds Available: 91
Total Ventilators: 444
In-Use Ventilators: 200
Available Ventilators: 244 (more…)

“Support immigrant college students”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Alice for passing on from the Esperanza education fund:

“As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, immigrant students need your support now more than ever.

Esperanza is dedicated to ensuring immigrant students in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have the funds and support necessary to access higher education, regardless of their background. Our scholars have traveled great distances, both literally and metaphorically. In addition to hailing from a range of countries — Albania to Cameroon to Syria —  our scholars also often come from low-income households and mixed-status families, or face other challenges unique to the immigrant experience.

Because of this, we know that our scholars and their families will be hit hard by this crisis. On top of the challenges our scholars already face, millions of college students are being left out of COVID-19 stimulus payments — denied the $1,200 stimulus package if they are claimed as dependents by their parents, but ineligible for the $500 child check because they are over 17.

There are many ways you can give, and every one of them makes a difference: (more…)

April 20 Coronavirus Data Posted – Total positives: 3,098

By Prince Of Petworth


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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 2,927 total positives.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Monday, April 20, 2020 includes 171 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,098.

The District reported seven additional COVID-19 related deaths:

· 68-year-old female
· 69-year-old male
· 70-year-old male
· 73-year-old male
· 77-year-old female
· 79-year-old female
· 86-year-old female

Tragically, 112 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.”

DC COVID-19 Data for April 20, 2020

Total Tested Overall: 14,939
Total Positives: 3,098
Total Lives Lost: 112
Total Recovered: 636

Hospital Status Data
April 20, 2020

ICU Beds Available: 84
Total Ventilators: 444
In-Use Ventilators: 198
Available Ventilators: 246 (more…)

D.C.’s Cat Cafe, Crumbs & Whiskers, Likely Permanently Closing Due to Coronavirus

By Prince Of Petworth


3211 O Street, NW

Ed. Note: DC’s First Cat Cafe, Crumbs & Whiskers, opened in June 2015.

From an email:

“Hey C&W Fam,

My name is Kanchan and I’m the founder of Crumbs & Whiskers. I want to take a few minutes to share what’s happening at C&W with you, and how the virus has been impacting us.

Things are really, really tough right now. As an experiential business, we rely on our booking & reservation sales to fund our operations. For the past month, we haven’t had that, which has been really difficult for us. We applied for every loan and grant that we qualified for, but unfortunately, we didn’t receive anything before loans ran out of funds.

As of now, Crumbs & Whiskers is surviving. We will most likely be permanently closing one of our locations – our DC cat cafe. (more…)

“Mayor Bowser Announces Sidewalk Extension Plan to Support Social Distancing”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily extend sidewalks near grocery stores and other essential retailers to allow pedestrians enough space to practice social distancing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. Sidewalk extensions will be located in all eight wards of the District, based upon DDOT’s evaluation and suggestions from the public. (more…)

“Blood donations in DC?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user small craft

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve been trying to find an open blood donation center that is accepting appointments in the DC area. I’ve looked at the Red Cross and Inova centers in DC, MD, and VA, and I can’t find any available appointments. Does anyone know if there is an open donation center so I can make an appointment to give blood? Or if there are any centers open without appointments necessary? It seems so important to do right now to help patients who need it while regular donors are staying home.”

“he claimed first responders don’t need to wear a mask and that the mayor’s order didn’t apply to police”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I saw this MPD officer at WAWA on 18thtoday in Adams Morgan ordering coffee and putting the store employees at risk of infection. Despite having a mask hanging from his one ear, the mayor’s order, and a sign on the door that instructed customers to wear a mask, he claimed: first responders don’t need to wear a mask and that the mayor’s order didn’t apply to police. (more…)

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