COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
Visitors wearing masks in the National Gallery of Art, the day before it closed as a precaution against COVID-19
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Index case	Georgetown
Arrival date	March 7, 2020
Confirmed cases	55,918
Recovered	34,985
Deaths	1,162
Government website
coronavirus.dc.gov

The first cases relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C., were reported on March 7, 2020.^[1] The city has enacted a variety of public health measures in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus, including limiting business activities, suspending non-essential work, and closing down schools.

As of December 20, 2021^[update], the District of Columbia had administered 1,229,170 COVID-19 vaccine doses and 85% of the population had received at least one shot while 67% were fully vaccinated.^[2]