This is weekly update number 64 on the coronavirus in the DC area. This week the D.C area (pop. 5.4 million) slightly declined to 445 new cases over the week. Last week it was 461 new cases. Twenty-two weeks ago it was 18,934 new cases.
Europe also seems to be slowly bringing the virus under control. Italy (pop. 60.3 million), the original epicenter of the European outbreak, reported 834 new cases for yesterday. The UK has had an upswing, reporting 12K new cases yesterday. Its high was 68K new cases on 8 January. It was down below 2K cases a day a month ago. France has the fourth highest number of cases in the world (after U.S., India and Brazil). Yesterday they reported for France 2K new cases. Their death count of 110,991 (population 67.4 million) is the eighth highest reported deaths in the world (behind U.S., Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia, UK, and Italy). Still, it is less than the UK with 128,272 dead in a population of 67.1 million, Italy with 127,322 deaths in a population of 59.2 million, Belgium with 25,144 deaths out of a population of 11.6 million, Brazil with 504,717 deaths out of a population of 213.3 million, Mexico with 231,505 deaths out of a population of 126.0 million, Argentina with 90,281 deaths out of a population of 45.8 million) and Colombia with 101,302 deaths out of a population of 51.0 million. These seven countries have a higher reported mortality rate than the United States (602,504 deaths in a population of 331.9 million). Don’t know for certain if they are the only seven countries with a higher reported mortality rate. The new case count yesterday for Spain remains around 4K, for Germany it is 685 and for Russia 16K new cases a day. Keep in mind, these are daily rates. They do add up over the course of a week. The U.S. (population 331.7 million) had 11K new cases yesterday, which is about the same at last week. Our high was 300K new cases on 2 January. In Asia and the Pacific the number of reported cases remains low: China (31), Japan (1,443), South Korea (644), Taiwan (77), Vietnam (252), Singapore (18), Australia (14) and New Zealand (3). Again, these are daily rates. Japan’s rate is pretty high for a country about to host the Olympics.
All the data is from the Johns Hopkin’s website as of today, 11:21 AM:  Johns Hopkins CSSE.Â
……………………..….Population…last week…this week…Deaths
Washington D.C…….…..702,445…….49,213…..49,284…..1,141
Arlington, VA……………..237,521..…..15,296…..15,299….…257
Alexandria VA……………160,530…….11,851…..11,864……..138
Fairfax County, VA…….1,150,795.……77,011…..77,057…..1,111
Falls Church, VA…………..14,772.……….429………429……..…7
Fairfax City, VA……..…..…24,574.………..567……..571……….20
Loudoun County, VA….…406,850……..28,019….28,065…….283
Prince Williams C., VA…..468,011……..45,607….45,728…….505
Manassas…………………..41,641..……..4,310…….4,312……..48
Manassas Park………….…17,307….…..1,219……1,219………11
Stafford Country, VA……..149,960…….11,462…..11,491………82
Fredericksburg, VA…………29,144……..2,150……2,150………25
Montgomery C., MD…….1,052,567……71,071…71,119…..1,622
Prince Georges C., MD.…..909,308……85,375…85,437….1,594
Total……….…….….……..5,365,425….403,580..404,025….6,844
The Mortality Rate is 1.69%. There were 19 fatalities in the last week compared to 445 new cases. This is a mortality rate of 4.27% (which is high, but probably caused by the declining number of reported new cases). The population known to have been infected is 7.53% or one confirmed case for every 13 people.Â
Virginia (pop. 8.5 million) had only 144 new cases yesterday. Last week it was 137 cases. Twenty-one weeks ago it was 4,707.Â
Dare County, North Carolina (pop. 37K), a beach area in the outer banks, has 2,181 cases (2,171 last week) and 10 deaths.
