More than 00,000 people have died from coronavirus in D.C., Maryland and Virginia

The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact life in the District, Maryland and Virginia, with an overwhelming number of cases and deaths over the past year, schools, social and commercial activity restricted, and eligible people struggling to get vaccination appointments.

The number of new daily cases and deaths spiked to record levels over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. Both metrics then declined steadily, though a reporting lag in Virginia caused a spike in recorded covid-19 deaths over several days in late February.

The number of newly reported cases plateaued in March, but has since ticked back up slightly.

Deaths, which often lag caseloads by several weeks, continue to trend downward. The appearance of new variants of the virus are stirring concern.

Restrictions on dining and gatherings are slowly being lifted, but most mask mandates remain in place.

[U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths]

Teachers have moved to the front of the line for vaccine in many places -- and most major districts have set dates for at least some in-person classes to resume.

Reported cases per 100,000 residents since last week

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Counties/cities with highest rates of reported cases

Virginia, Maryland and the District are all facing more demand for the vaccine than they have available supply, although allocations are supposed to grow substantially at the end of March and through April. Counties have reported wide disparities in the number of people vaccinated. (In the vaccination charts below, the D.C. numbers include a sizable number of non-residents due to the large number of health-care workers and other essential workers who commute into the District for work and were therefore eligible for vaccination.)

[Tracking the covid vaccine: Doses and people vaccinated by state]

Debates have erupted over who should have first access to scarce doses and appointments. Health-care workers were the first group to be offered the vaccine, followed by senior citizens, some other essential workers and, in some cases, people with severe medical conditions. Nursing home workers are among the groups that have been most reluctant to get vaccinated.

Hospitalizations spiked to their highest levels of the pandemic in Virginia over the winter holidays, and were higher in Maryland and the District than at any point since the spring. But those numbers tailed off sharply in mid-January.

Major medical facilities in Virginia, Maryland and the District have not reported being overwhelmed in the way hospitals in California, Arizona and elsewhere have been.