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Local (and other) COVID-19 updates
Jun. 23rd, 2020 09:38 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 16 newly reported confirmed COVID-19 deaths (for a total of 7,710 confirmed deaths), 182 newly reported confirmed cases (for a total of 102,651) and 7,532 new patients tested by molecular tests (for a total of 782,854), with a total of 985,711 molecular tests administered to date. The ratio of newly confirmed cases to individuals tested by molecular test is 2.4%. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths for the second day in a row (the total remains 180), 47 newly reported probable cases (for a total of 4,788), and 721 patients tested by antibody tests (for a total of 65,313). In total, the state reported 16 new deaths (for a total of 7,890) and 229 new cases (for a total of 107,439).
Deaths going down again and number of tests going up again are always good, and the three-day average death count has ticked down again. However, not only did the number of confirmed cases go up, so did the percentage of positive tests, and the count of hospitals using surge capacity ticked back up again to three. Still, all the long-term trends are going in the right direction - in Massachusetts, at least.
Not so much in the rest of the country. Things are bad and getting worse in much of the South and West - so much so that, when the European Union states reopen their borders to tourists, they may block American visitors because we don't have things under control. According to the New York Times:
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Good thing I wasn't planning a trip to Europe this year, I suppose.
The town of Acton did not issue an update today; yesterday's report was of 173 cumulative cases with 3 individuals in isolation, 149 persons recovered and 21 fatalities.
Deaths going down again and number of tests going up again are always good, and the three-day average death count has ticked down again. However, not only did the number of confirmed cases go up, so did the percentage of positive tests, and the count of hospitals using surge capacity ticked back up again to three. Still, all the long-term trends are going in the right direction - in Massachusetts, at least.
Not so much in the rest of the country. Things are bad and getting worse in much of the South and West - so much so that, when the European Union states reopen their borders to tourists, they may block American visitors because we don't have things under control. According to the New York Times:
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Good thing I wasn't planning a trip to Europe this year, I suppose.
The town of Acton did not issue an update today; yesterday's report was of 173 cumulative cases with 3 individuals in isolation, 149 persons recovered and 21 fatalities.