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Local (and not-so-local) COVID-19 updates
Jun. 11th, 2020 08:10 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 37 newly reported confirmed COVID-19 deaths (for a total of 7,337 confirmed deaths), 354 newly reported confirmed cases (for a total of 100,504) and 10,833 new patients tested by molecular tests (for a total of 678,925). The ratio of newly confirmed cases to molecular test results is 3.3%. The state reported 1 probable death (for a total of 155), 165 newly reported probable cases (for a total of 4,163), and 1,534 patients tested by antibody tests (for a total of 54,574). In total, the state reported 38 new deaths (for a total of 7,492) and 519 new cases (for a total of 104,667).
Today's deaths are down from yesterday's, which is obviously good. But yesterday's spike in deaths caused the three-day average to tick upward, which is not good; neither is the upward tick in confirmed cases and the percentage of molecular tests coming back positive.
Meanwhile, Wall Street apparently finally noticed that the number of coronavirus cases is getting worse (not better) in way too many states, as the major stock indices fell sharply today:
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Seriously. Until there's either a safe and effective vaccine against this virus, or there's a sufficiently effective treatment for this virus that catching it becomes an annoyance rather than a death threat, people gathering in crowds are just begging for superspreader events. And, unfortunately, too many people in too many states don't understand that this is in fact a highly contagious and highly lethal virus - presumably because conservative news media are busily playing down any dangers, and Donald Trump is pretending he's already fixed all the problems.
Arrgh.
The town of Acton has yet to issue a new report today; yesterday morning's report was of 171 cumulative cases with 7 individuals in isolation, 143 persons recovered and 21 fatalities.
Today's deaths are down from yesterday's, which is obviously good. But yesterday's spike in deaths caused the three-day average to tick upward, which is not good; neither is the upward tick in confirmed cases and the percentage of molecular tests coming back positive.
Meanwhile, Wall Street apparently finally noticed that the number of coronavirus cases is getting worse (not better) in way too many states, as the major stock indices fell sharply today:
( Read more... )
Seriously. Until there's either a safe and effective vaccine against this virus, or there's a sufficiently effective treatment for this virus that catching it becomes an annoyance rather than a death threat, people gathering in crowds are just begging for superspreader events. And, unfortunately, too many people in too many states don't understand that this is in fact a highly contagious and highly lethal virus - presumably because conservative news media are busily playing down any dangers, and Donald Trump is pretending he's already fixed all the problems.
Arrgh.
The town of Acton has yet to issue a new report today; yesterday morning's report was of 171 cumulative cases with 7 individuals in isolation, 143 persons recovered and 21 fatalities.