{"id":1142152,"date":"2021-12-22T13:19:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1142152"},"modified":"2021-12-22T13:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:19:30","slug":"d-c-reports-highest-coronavirus-cases-per-capita-in-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-reports-highest-coronavirus-cases-per-capita-in-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Reports Highest Coronavirus Cases Per Capita in Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-c-reports-highest-coronavirus-cases-per-capita-in-nation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1142152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Washington, DC, is reporting the highest coronavirus cases per capita in the nation, Wednesday\u2019s data found, as a host of new restrictions are introduced.<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s capital is currently experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases, despite its history of being one of the mitigation-heavy cities in the country throughout the pandemic, including extended lockdowns and mask mandates.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to the <em>Washington Post\u2019s<\/em> coronavirus tracker, D.C. has the highest daily reported cases in the nation per 100,000. The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in the nation\u2019s capital is 133, representing a 396 percent increase in the last week. The U.S., overall, is reporting 47 per capita, while Rhode Island is reporting 118, New York is reporting 104, and New Hampshire is reporting 88 per 100,000, rounding out the top tier, per the <em>Post\u2019s<\/em> data:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Post now reports that DC has a higher coronavirus case rate than any state in the U.S. \u2014 something that I am pretty sure has never happened before. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2SyDtdZ04\">https:\/\/t.co\/f2SyDtdZ04<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil (@juliezweil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliezweil\/status\/1473415763604164612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, the<em> New York Times<\/em>\u2018 coronavirus tracker also shows D.C. reporting the highest cases per capita in the nation, clocking in at&nbsp;134 per 100,000, representing a 440 percent increase in the last 14 days.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The daily hospitalization average stands at 27 per 100,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/us\/covid-cases.html\">representing<\/a> an increase of 66 percent in the last two weeks as well. Overall, 67 percent of the D.C. population is considered fully vaccinated, according to the <em>Times\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>chart.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19223746\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1360279328.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19223746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1360279328-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A woman wears a mask as she works behind a counter at a restaurant in Chinatown December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated the city\u2019s indoor mask mandate at 6am on Tuesday and announced a vaccination mandate for government employees. (Alex Wong\/Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/20\/d-c-reinstates-indoor-mask-mandate-forces-boosters-for-city-employees\/\">announced<\/a> the reinstitution of the city\u2019s indoor mask mandate, which began Tuesday and will last until January 31, 2022.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">The additional measures announced included a mandatory booster shot for all D.C. government <\/span>employees, contractors, interns, and grantees with \u201cno test-out option.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Meanwhile, Florida, which never had a mask&nbsp;mandate in place nor&nbsp;extended lockdowns, is reporting a daily average of 39 coronavirus cases per&nbsp;capita.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC, is reporting the highest coronavirus cases per capita in the nation, Wednesday\u2019s data found, as a host of new restrictions are introduced. 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