WASHINGTON – Officials in the nation's capital are warning residents not to relax their COVID-19 vigilance as the local infection numbers rise and the winter flu season approaches.
More than 20% of new cases are people who had been to a restaurant or bar in the preceding two weeks and nearly a quarter had attended some sort of social event, according to contact tracing interviews. “We should continue to choose our activities wisely and don't succumb to COVID fatigue,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday. “Don't get tired of protecting yourself and your entire community.” Newly identified infections have slowly crept upward, averaging between 40 and 80 new cases per day.