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Local COVID-19 updates
May. 2nd, 2020 06:43 pmAs of 4PM this afternoon, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 130 more deaths from COVID-19 (for a total of 3,846 to date), 1,952 new cases (for a total of 66,263) and 9,358 more tests performed (for a total of 298,994).
There is one bit of good news: the number of people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 has been dropping for the last five days, from a peak of 3,892 on Monday to 3,601 as of today, which is the lowest number since April 14. The bad news: Massachusetts has one of the highest percentages of COVID-19 deaths in the country occurring at long-term care facilities like nursing homes, veterans' homes, etc.
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The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. The most recent daily report was Thursday's, with 92 confirmed cases in town, 52 of those being "cases in isolation that are actively being monitored".
There is one bit of good news: the number of people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 has been dropping for the last five days, from a peak of 3,892 on Monday to 3,601 as of today, which is the lowest number since April 14. The bad news: Massachusetts has one of the highest percentages of COVID-19 deaths in the country occurring at long-term care facilities like nursing homes, veterans' homes, etc.
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The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. The most recent daily report was Thursday's, with 92 confirmed cases in town, 52 of those being "cases in isolation that are actively being monitored".