Core DC Metro Area
4.2 million inhabitants of District of Columbia, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax counties
Q1: Is an outbreak starting?
If the rate of new cases is growing (above 0%) that is not good (exponential growth bad).
Growth/Shrinking of Rate of New Cases *
* Rate of new cases is weekly, but change % is quoted in terms of daily growth/shrinking.
Q2: How dangerous is it now?
See a historical perspective for broader context.
New Covid deaths * per week per million in Core DC Metro Area
* What is counted as a death from COVID-19?
** TB = Tuberculosis. Historical rates are age-adjusted. 1865 rate is based on limited records, but follows the historical trend.
Further Details
New cases per week:
New cases per day:
New deaths per week:
New deaths per day:
Data check
Population = 4,209,566
Per million:
| confirmed | deaths | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-17 | 61673.6 | 1142.4 |
| 2021-02-18 | 61849.1 | 1149.3 |
| 2021-02-19 | 62035.6 | 1150.0 |
| 2021-02-20 | 62177.9 | 1151.9 |
| 2021-02-21 | 62346.3 | 1155.7 |
| 2021-02-22 | 62458.9 | 1159.3 |
| 2021-02-23 | 62592.4 | 1164.0 |
Total:
| confirmed | deaths | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-17 | 259619 | 4809 |
| 2021-02-18 | 260358 | 4838 |
| 2021-02-19 | 261143 | 4841 |
| 2021-02-20 | 261742 | 4849 |
| 2021-02-21 | 262451 | 4865 |
| 2021-02-22 | 262925 | 4880 |
| 2021-02-23 | 263487 | 4900 |