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Local COVID-19 updates
May. 13th, 2020 08:32 pmAs of 4PM this afternoon, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 174 more deaths from COVID-19 (for a total of 5,315 to date), 1,165 new cases (for a total of 80,497) and 8,536 more tests reported (for a total of 410,032).
Neither the death nor the case counts went in the right direction today, even assuming yesterday's numbers were skewed by reporting issues. And a front-page story in today's Boston Globe reports that many scientists think it's too soon to consider reopening the state economy:
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Also coming out today was the state's weekly town-by-town report of cases and case rates; according to that report, Acton had 120 cases, with a rate of 505.64 cases/100k residents; up from 95 cases and 400.30 cases/100k residents last week. The 80,497 cases reported statewide correspond to a rate of 1155.44 cases/100k residents.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today; yesterday's report listed 136 confirmed cases in town. 68 cases were reported as being "cases in isolation that are actively being monitored".
Neither the death nor the case counts went in the right direction today, even assuming yesterday's numbers were skewed by reporting issues. And a front-page story in today's Boston Globe reports that many scientists think it's too soon to consider reopening the state economy:
( Read more... )
Also coming out today was the state's weekly town-by-town report of cases and case rates; according to that report, Acton had 120 cases, with a rate of 505.64 cases/100k residents; up from 95 cases and 400.30 cases/100k residents last week. The 80,497 cases reported statewide correspond to a rate of 1155.44 cases/100k residents.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today; yesterday's report listed 136 confirmed cases in town. 68 cases were reported as being "cases in isolation that are actively being monitored".