Washington Grapples With High Number of Coronavirus Cases
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Jan. 17, 2021, 2:09 p.m. ETJan. 17, 2021, 2:09 p.m. ET
The nation’s capital, still reeling from the assault on the Capitol last week, is part of a broader surge in the Mid-Atlantic region. Two lawmakers have tested positive after being in lockdown in the Capitol.
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Washington Grapples With Coronavirus Surge
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington urged residents to be vigilant against the coronavirus on Monday, and announced that any resident 65 or older could make an appointment to receive the vaccine.
Even in these tumultuous days, our experience with Covid, we remain concerned, as the rest of the country remains concerned, about increase in cases. I am requesting that the Secretary of the Department of the Interior cancel any and all public gathering permits in the District of Columbia and deny any applications for public gathering during the period Jan. 11 through Jan. 24. In addition to heeding our call only to participate in inauguration events virtually, I am also asking D.C. residents to sign up for special Inauguration Day alerts. Our Department of Health has worked through our phasing criteria for the vaccine, and today we move into yet another phase of vaccine eligibility. Beginning today, D.C. residents 65 years old and older can make an appointment to get the Covid vaccine through the vaccinate.dc.gov portal.