Coronavirus Cases Rise in Washington Region, Unemployment Numbers Soar

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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the Washington region, the number of cases and fatalities continues to increase. According to the latest numbers, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia have reported a combined total of 56,598 cases, with 1,503 fatalities in Maryland, 769 in Virginia, and 285 in the District. Meanwhile, unemployment numbers have skyrocketed, with 134,533 people in the region filing for benefits for the week ending May 2.

Key Takeaways:

  • State regulators have fined Sagepoint Senior Living, a Maryland nursing home, for failure to use personal protective equipment, separate residents with suspected or known COVID-19 cases, and obtain lab results in a timely manner (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • A total of 134,533 people in the District, Maryland, and Virginia filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 2, bringing the seven-week total to over 781,000 (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • The Washington region reported 1,989 new cases and 106 deaths on Thursday, with the total number of cases reaching 56,598 (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has announced that the city's reopening will not occur until there is a sustained decline in new infections (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • Maryland has reopened state parks and beaches for boating, camping, fishing, and tennis, while Virginia has announced plans to start lifting restrictions (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).

Statistics:

  • 56,598: Total number of known coronavirus cases in the District, Maryland, and Virginia as of Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 1,503: Number of virus-related deaths in Maryland as of Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 769: Number of virus-related deaths in Virginia as of Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 285: Number of virus-related deaths in the District as of Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 2,557: Total number of fatalities in the region as of Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 134,533: Number of people who filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 2 in the District, Maryland, and Virginia (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 781,000: Seven-week total of people who have sought jobless benefits in the region (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 1,989: Number of new cases reported in the region on Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).
  • 106: Number of deaths reported in the region on Thursday (Heim and Hedgpeth, 2020).

Sources:

  • Heim, J., & Hedgpeth, D. (2020, May 7). Coronavirus Cases Rise in Washington Region, Unemployment Numbers Soar. The Washington Post.