Press Release: Mayor Bowser Directs $35 Million for COVID-19 Medical Surge

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor

April 9, 2020

CONTACT:

LaToya Foster (EOM)

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed an additional $35 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund to provide support to area hospitals for the need for increased medical services due to coronavirus (COVID-19). To date, Mayor Bowser has directed $129.4 million to the District’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

For more information, visit coronavirus.dc.gov.

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