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2 Washington, DC As of April 8 Total Number Percent Positives All 1523 100 Race Unknown 536 35.2 White 253 16.6 Black/African American 542 35.6 Asian 20 1.3 American Indian/Alaska Native 6 .4 Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander

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Washington, DC As of April 8

Total Number Positives Percent All 1523 100 Race Unknown 536 35.2 White 253 16.6 Black/African American 542 35.6 Asian 20 1.3 American Indian/Alaska Native 6 .4 Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander 1 .1 Other/Multi-Racial 153 10 Refused During Interview 12 .8 Ethnicity Unknown 550 36.1 Hispanic or Latinx 169 11.1 NOT Hispanic or Latinx 799 52.5 Refused During Interview 5 .3 Race Total Lives Lost Percent All 32 100 Asian 2 7 Black/African American 20 56 Hispanic/Latinx 5 19 Non-Hispanic White 5 19

Total Confirmed Cases: 1,523

April 9, 2020

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Grocery Stores

April 9, 2020

3 Instructs customers to wear face masks Limits the number of shoppers allowed in Requires social distancing and disinfection protocols Encourages use of online and curbside shopping

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Farmers Markets

April 9, 2020

4 Limit number of people allowed in Grab & go only and no on-site food preparation Only sell food, soap, hand sanitizer, and non-medical face masks Fresh food markets must have waiver to

perate and can apply for a waiver at

coronavirus.dc.gov/farmersmarkets

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Amending Previous Mayor’s Orders

No tennis or golf Rooftops and courtyard spaces allowed if proper social distancing is practiced Community gardens are open

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ENHANCED FOOD ACCESS

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Additional support for current SNAP households

April 8, 2020

Emergency Allotments provide a temporary increase in SNAP benefits to households not currently receiving the maximum SNAP allotment. The District requested and received USDA approval to provide Emergency Allotments to eligible SNAP households. This approval provides more than $5 million per month of additional food assistance to DC residents. Who will receive these benefits?

SNAP households not receiving the maximum SNAP allotment for the months of March and April
Total of 34,400 SNAP households (55% of DC’s current SNAP households)

When will SNAP households receive these benefits? How will benefits be issued?

Benefits are issued automatically on EBT cards; no action is required

Issuance Date SNAP Households April 4-7 Households who received benefits in March April 17 All ongoing households certified for April and newly certified households as of April 17 April 24 All newly approved households certified after April 17 May 1 All newly approved households certified after April 24.

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Essential Commodities Delivered

April 9, 2020

Keeping Residents at Home Connected to the Essentials

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DCPS Grocery Sites

April 9, 2020

DCPS grocery sites will open on Monday, April 13. Schedule will be posted on coronavirus.dc.gov.

Partnership with Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen Fresh fruits and vegetables Non-perishable groceries

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THANK YOU

World Central Kitchen Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington

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Testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

April 9, 2020

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DC Health Exchange

DCHealthLink.com

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