DC Metropolitan Area COVID-19 Analysis

This post updates COVID-19 confirmed case data for the DC Metropolitan area as of September 29th 2 021 (covering 23-29 September) .  The total confirmed cases in the DC area rose by 6,692 t o  485,843  ( average daily increase of 956 )  from  the previous total of 479,151 . Fatalities rose  by 52 t o  7,607   ( average daily increase of 7 )  from  the previous total of 7,555 . Cases DC Region: 485,843 By State DC Region (485,843) Maryland: 212,790 District of Columbia: 61,153 Virginia: 211,900 By Jurisdiction Maryland (212,790) Frederick County: 22,974 Montgomery County: 79,650 Prince George's County: 96,496 Charles County: 13,670 District of Columbia  (61,153) Virginia (211,900) Arlington County: 17,750 City of Alexandria: 13,625 Fairfax County: 89,326 Loudoun County: 32,662 Prince William County: 58,537 Fatalities DC Region: 7,607 By State DC Region (7,607) Maryland: 3,956 District of Columbia: 1,174 Virginia: 2,477 By Jurisdiction Maryland (3,956) Frederick County: 363 Montgomer

This post updates COVID-19 confirmed case data for the DC Metropolitan area as of September 22nd 2 021 (covering 16-22 September) .  The total confirmed cases in the DC area rose by 7,286 t o  479,151  ( average daily increase of 1,041 )  from  the previous total of 471,865 . Fatalities rose  by 40 t o  7,555   ( average daily increase of 6 )  from  the previous total of 7,515 . Cases DC Region: 479,151 By State DC Region (479,151) Maryland: 210,381 District of Columbia: 60,018 Virginia: 208,752 By Jurisdiction Maryland (210,381) Frederick County: 22,648 Montgomery County: 78,852 Prince George's County: 95,446 Charles County: 13,435 District of Columbia  (60,018) Virginia (208,752) Arlington County: 17,498 City of Alexandria: 13,467 Fairfax County: 88,045 Loudoun County: 32,122 Prince William County: 57,620 Fatalities DC Region: 7,555 By State DC Region (7,555) Maryland: 3,924 District of Columbia: 1,172 Virginia: 2,459 By Jurisdiction Maryland (3,924) Frederick County: 360 Montgom

This post updates COVID-19 confirmed case data for the DC Metropolitan area as of September 15th 2 021 (covering 9-15 September) .  The total confirmed cases in the DC area rose by 8,046 t o  471,865  ( average daily increase of 1,149 )  from  the previous total of 463,819 . Fatalities rose  by 44 t o  7,515   ( average daily increase of 6 )  from  the previous total of 7,471 . Cases DC Region: 471,865 By State DC Region (471,865) Maryland: 207,778 District of Columbia: 58,649 Virginia: 205,438 By Jurisdiction Maryland (207,778) Frederick County: 22,309 Montgomery County: 77,967 Prince George's County: 94,379 Charles County: 13,123 District of Columbia  (58,649) Virginia (205,438) Arlington County: 17,249 City of Alexandria: 13,280 Fairfax County: 86,768 Loudoun County: 31,478 Prince William County: 56,663 Fatalities DC Region: 7,515 By State DC Region (7,515) Maryland: 3,897 District of Columbia: 1,167 Virginia: 2,451 By Jurisdiction Maryland (3,897) Frederick County: 356 Montgome

This post updates COVID-19 confirmed case data for the DC Metropolitan area as of September 8th 2 021 (covering 1-8 September) .  The total confirmed cases in the DC area rose by 6,678 t o  463,819  ( average daily increase of 954 )  from  the previous total of 457,141 . Fatalities rose  by 27 t o  7,471   ( average daily increase of 4 )  from  the previous total of 7,444 . Cases DC Region: 463,819 By State DC Region (463,819) Maryland: 204,847 District of Columbia: 56,859 Virginia: 202,113 By Jurisdiction Maryland (204,847) Frederick County: 21,900 Montgomery County: 77,026 Prince George's County: 93,117 Charles County: 12,804 District of Columbia  (56,859) Virginia (202,113) Arlington County: 16,949 City of Alexandria: 13,025 Fairfax County: 85,375 Loudoun County: 31,051 Prince William County: 55,713 Fatalities DC Region: 7,471 By State DC Region (7,471) Maryland: 3,869 District of Columbia: 1,154 Virginia: 2,438 By Jurisdiction Maryland (3,869) Frederick County: 351 Montgomery C

I will present some summary statistics which can explain the trends that we observed during the month of August 2021. This complements similar reports from  March ,  April ,  May ,   June ,  July ,  August ,  September ,  October ,  November ,  and December 2020 , and  January ,  February ,  March ,  April ,  May , June , and July 2021 . Total Case Growth Total cases on  31 July: 428,721 Total  cases  on 31 August: 456,032 Total  case  increase: 27,311 Smallest daily case increase: 446 (3 August ) Largest daily case increase: 1,511  (18 August) Average daily increase: 881 Total Fatality Growth Total fatalities on  31 July: 7,356 Total  fatalities  on 31 August: 7,439 Total  fatality  increase: 83 Smallest daily fatality increase: 0  (1, 4, 8, 9, 19 & 22  August ) Largest daily  fatality  increase: 9   (21  August ) Average daily increase : 2.68 State-Level Shares for August 2021 Median share of regional cases for Maryland: 44 % Median share of regional fatalities for Maryland: 52%

Analyst's Note: I was out of town much of last week, and didn't have a chance to do the usual weekly report. This report will cover two weeks' worth of data. This post updates COVID-19 confirmed case data for the DC Metropolitan area as of September 1st 2 021 (covering 19 August - 1 September) .  The total confirmed cases in the DC area rose by 13,945 t o  457,141  ( average daily increase of 996 )  from  the previous total of 443,196 . Fatalities rose  by 53 t o  7,444   ( average daily increase of 4 )  from  the previous total of 7,391 . Cases DC Region: 457,141 By State DC Region (457,141) Maryland: 202,247 District of Columbia: 55,718 Virginia: 199,176 By Jurisdiction Maryland (202,247) Frederick County: 21,571 Montgomery County: 76,159 Prince George's County: 92,003 Charles County: 12,514 District of Columbia  (55,718) Virginia (199,176) Arlington County: 16,649 City of Alexandria: 12,848 Fairfax County: 84,218 Loudoun County: 30,441 Prince William County: 55,020 F