Health Pulse / District of Columbia

District of Columbia Health Pulse

Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.

Current Trends

COVID-19

Not Changing

Rt (effective reproduction): 1.0219

Week of 2026-08-25

Wastewater Viral Activity

Influenza A virus

Very Low

1 monitoring site, week of 2026-08-22

RSV

Very Low

1 monitoring site, week of 2026-08-22

SARS-CoV-2

Very Low

1 monitoring site, week of 2026-08-22

Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.

Notifiable Disease Reports

Disease	Latest Week	Count	52-Week Max
Giardiasis	MMWR 32/2026	1	2
Mpox	MMWR 21/2026	1	6
Tuberculosis	MMWR 33/2026	1	4

Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments. Each disease shows its own most recently reported week — some lag behind others. Provisional and subject to revision.

Health Profile

Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.

Coronary Heart Disease

4.2%

Current Asthma

10.4%

Current Smoking

10.1%

Depression

21.2%

Diabetes

8.9%

Frequent Mental Distress

13.9%

High Blood Pressure

30.6%

No Health Insurance

6.5%

Obesity

25.4%

Physical Inactivity

16%

Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.