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Local (and other) COVID-19 updates
Jun. 13th, 2020 09:25 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 38 newly reported confirmed COVID-19 deaths (for a total of 7,42- confirmed deaths), 259 newly reported confirmed cases (for a total of 101,070) and 10,160 new patients tested by molecular tests (for a total of 699,271). The ratio of newly confirmed cases to molecular test results is 2.5%. The state also reported no newly reported probable deaths (leaving the total at 156), 77 newly reported probable cases (for a total of 4,325), and 1,264 patients tested by antibody tests (for a total of 57,048). In total, the state reported 38 new deaths (for a total of 7,576) and 336 new cases (for a total of 105,395).
All the headline numbers are going in a good direction; and I lost my slight bet from yesterday (that the three-day average of confirmed deaths would tick up). I do wish, however, that the numbers of tests weren't so consistently stuck at 10k per day; supposedly, the state can currently process closer to 30k tests per day, and not using that capacity strikes me as ... ill-advised, under the circumstances. Couldn't we at least be more aggressive testing in hospitals and congregant-living facilities?
The national trends aren't nearly as promising, as case counts are rising in many Southern and Western states:
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I guess one silver lining to the heavy hit that Massachusetts took over the last couple of months is the fact that most people in the state are still taking this virus seriously.
As of 8:30AM this morning, the town of Acton is reporting 171 cumulative cases with 2 individuals in isolation, 148 persons recovered and 21 fatalities. That implies no new cases since last Sunday, which is definitely good news.
All the headline numbers are going in a good direction; and I lost my slight bet from yesterday (that the three-day average of confirmed deaths would tick up). I do wish, however, that the numbers of tests weren't so consistently stuck at 10k per day; supposedly, the state can currently process closer to 30k tests per day, and not using that capacity strikes me as ... ill-advised, under the circumstances. Couldn't we at least be more aggressive testing in hospitals and congregant-living facilities?
The national trends aren't nearly as promising, as case counts are rising in many Southern and Western states:
( cut to preserve your reading page )
I guess one silver lining to the heavy hit that Massachusetts took over the last couple of months is the fact that most people in the state are still taking this virus seriously.
As of 8:30AM this morning, the town of Acton is reporting 171 cumulative cases with 2 individuals in isolation, 148 persons recovered and 21 fatalities. That implies no new cases since last Sunday, which is definitely good news.