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18 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The District reported five covid-19 deaths today -- ages 30, 45, 50, 86, 93. This is the most fatalities reported in a single day since June.

Regional data here and will be updated soon: washingtonpost.com/graphics/local…
And the daily case rate keeps spiking washingtonpost.com/graphics/local… Image
*Correction, one of the victims was 35, not 30
And the daily case rate is fast approaching its May peak Image

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20 Nov
The sweeping declarations about what “the media” ignores often misses the important work done by journalists of color. The right question is whose work are we elevating?
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18 Nov
Bowser news briefing underway as coronavirus cases surge and city reports most deaths in one day since June
Nats Park garage at 16 N St SE will be a new testing site open M-F 2:30-7:30 pm.

Other testing sites will have slightly extended hours and four fire stations will be open for post-Thanksgiving testing on Sunday Nov 29 afternoon
Here's a hypothetical situation city officials are using to illustrate how Thanksgiving can lead to family tragedy Image
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3 Oct
The spate of coronavirus cases linked to the White House has D.C. Council members steaming about Republicans who refused to wear masks or avoid crowds. Highlighting responses in this thread washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
.@brookeforward2: “It is disappointing that the White House has flaunted not wearing masks and gathering large crowds...That is not only dangerous messaging for the country, but it is directly threatening to our efforts to decrease our spread across the District.”
.@RobertWhite_DC: “It’s infuriating how little regard Trump and many in his administration have for D.C. residents who feed, transport and protect them...Our residents don’t have helicopters to transport them and medical teams to treat them if they contract covid-19.”
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20 Sep
My iPhone can’t capture it, but thousands are packing the plaza outside the Supreme Court. Abortion rights advocates and others are addressing the crowd ImageImage
Kelley Robinson draws applause when she tells crowd she leads the political and campaign arm of Planned Parenthood. “Yes we mourn today, but tonight, we also prepare to fight.”
Another speaker: “It’s easy to fall into despair but despair clouds our eyes and clogs the arteries of purpose...This is not a fight for the next 45 days, but for another 45 years.”
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17 Sep
A long briefing on coronavirus, looking back and ahead, now underway. Will tweet highlights in this thread
Administration says city is approaching $1 billion in projected pandemic response context (annual budget is around $16 billion including federal funds) Image
Some new stats show challenges with contact tracing: City interviewed around 59% of infected residents within three days of positive test; around 37% provided contact information for their close contacts. The average number of close contacts reported was just 1
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31 Aug
Bowser holding her news conference on weekend unrest, blaming outside agitators. "We will not tolerate violence of any kind in Washington, D.C...We won't tolerate it against our police officers."
Mayor Bowser contends people from out of state came "armed for battle" with "fireworks, baseball bats and laser points and they were looking for police to confront"

"They are not the same as our residents who say Black Lives Matter."
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