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Local COVID-19 updates
Jul. 8th, 2020 06:50 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 30 newly reported confirmed COVID-19 deaths (for a total of 8,028), 162 newly reported confirmed cases (for a total of 104,961), and 9,133 new patients tested by molecular tests (for a total of 910,354), with a total of 1,157,023 molecular tests administered to date. The ratio of newly confirmed cases to individuals tested by molecular test is 1.8%. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (for a total of 215), 102 newly reported probable cases (for a total of 5,641), and 1,060 patients tested by antibody tests (for a total of 77,150). Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 30 new deaths (for a total of 8,243) and 264 new cases (for a total of 110,602).
Not much in the way of good news, apart from molecular tests getting back up and a slight tick downward day-over-day in the percentage of tests coming back positive. Otherwise, the deaths are up (bad) and the cases are up (bad, but explainable by the tests being up). Worse, of the four key metrics only one is down (three-day average death count), two are up (seven-day weighted average of positive molecular test rates and number of COVID-19 patients in hospital), and one is steady but alarming (number of hospitals using surge capacity).
Today being Wednesday, the state also released its Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report. They changed the format slightly; now the "percent positivity" numbers are for the last 14 days of tests, rather than for the entire pandemic. (This is sensible, although annoying to those trying to track weekly trends.) My town of Acton is listed as having 162 confirmed cases (for a rate of 682.62 cases per 100k population) and 2,214 persons tested (for a rate of 9329.09 persons tested per 100k population), for a "percent positivity" of 0.73% over the past 14 days. The corresponding statewide numbers are 104,961 cases (1506.59 cases per 100k), 910,354 persons tested (13,067.06 persons tested per 100k), and 2.25% positive tests over the past 14 days.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 6AM yesterday, the town reported 176 cumulative cases of COVID-19 with 3 individuals in isolation, 152 recovered and 21 fatalities.
Not much in the way of good news, apart from molecular tests getting back up and a slight tick downward day-over-day in the percentage of tests coming back positive. Otherwise, the deaths are up (bad) and the cases are up (bad, but explainable by the tests being up). Worse, of the four key metrics only one is down (three-day average death count), two are up (seven-day weighted average of positive molecular test rates and number of COVID-19 patients in hospital), and one is steady but alarming (number of hospitals using surge capacity).
Today being Wednesday, the state also released its Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report. They changed the format slightly; now the "percent positivity" numbers are for the last 14 days of tests, rather than for the entire pandemic. (This is sensible, although annoying to those trying to track weekly trends.) My town of Acton is listed as having 162 confirmed cases (for a rate of 682.62 cases per 100k population) and 2,214 persons tested (for a rate of 9329.09 persons tested per 100k population), for a "percent positivity" of 0.73% over the past 14 days. The corresponding statewide numbers are 104,961 cases (1506.59 cases per 100k), 910,354 persons tested (13,067.06 persons tested per 100k), and 2.25% positive tests over the past 14 days.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 6AM yesterday, the town reported 176 cumulative cases of COVID-19 with 3 individuals in isolation, 152 recovered and 21 fatalities.