May 27th Data Update
This post updates COVID-19 confirmed case data for the DC Metropolitan area as of May 27th 2021. The total confirmed cases in the DC area rose by 229 to 419,007 from the previous total of 418,778. Fatalities rose by 157 to 7,200 from the previous total of 7,043.
It is worth noting that the apparent spike in fatalities is driven overwhelmingly by Maryland's increase of 155 fatalities (for context, the Maryland jurisdictions had been averaging 2 new fatalities per day since mid-May 2021). The sharp rise from Maryland is due to an upward statistical revision by Maryland health authorities of COVID-19 fatalities covering "past year", which I presume to mean the beginning of the pandemic. While I will report the numbers as given, I will account for this statistic revision when doing end-of-month summary statistics.
Prince George's County: 1,570
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