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DC Area’s New Covid-19 Infections Going Into Friday

A look at how coronavirus cases are trending in the Washington region.

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The Washington region reported 1,239 new Covid-19 infections going into Friday, an increase from the previous day but below the record high of 2,258 reached in early May.

All told, the Washington region’s total number of confirmed cases increased to 71,459 going into Friday, according to data pulled from daily updates to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. (Washingtonian’s full data set can be found here.)

To examine the effect of the coronavirus on the area, Washingtonian examined only the data from the eight relevant jurisdictions that comprise the metro area.

Click here to see the full data set procured by Washingtonian, including county by county.

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Luke Mullins, a former Washingtonian senior writer, is coauthor of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government.

Daniella Byck
Lifestyle Editor

Daniella Byck joined Washingtonian in 2022. She was previously with Outside Magazine and lives in Takoma.