![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Local COVID-19 updates
Jul. 27th, 2020 05:46 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 7 newly reported confirmed deaths (for a total of 8,317), 182 newly reported confirmed cases (for a total of 108,562), and 10,291 new patients tested by molecular tests (for a total of 1,123,793), with a total of 1,454,584 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 219), 107 newly reported probable cases (for a total of 7,364), and 205 patients tested by antibody tests (for a total of 92,664). Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 7 new deaths (for a total of 8,536) and 289 new cases (for a total of 115,926).
On a day-to-day comparison, these numbers look better than yesterday - deaths and (confirmed) cases down, tests up (slightly), and percent-positive back down below two percent. On the other hand, it's a Monday, and I've seen most Mondays come in with better results than the rest of the week. On the gripping hand, the three-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is down again, and the number of hospitals using surge capacity is down to zero.
However, the case counts have been ticking upward, compared to several weeks ago - and that has Governor Baker concerned:
( cut to save your reading page )
He's not the only one concerned. Yes, the state is in a much better place today than three months ago. But this is still a pandemic with neither effective treatments nor effective vaccines. Most of the rest of the US is doing far worse than we are, and the much-ballyhooed quarantine requirements have yet to kick in. (Assuming they do any good for situations like the Baystate Health employee mentioned above.)
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 11:30AM on July 24,the town reported 181 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Acton with 4 individuals in isolation, 156 recovered and 21 fatalities.
On a day-to-day comparison, these numbers look better than yesterday - deaths and (confirmed) cases down, tests up (slightly), and percent-positive back down below two percent. On the other hand, it's a Monday, and I've seen most Mondays come in with better results than the rest of the week. On the gripping hand, the three-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is down again, and the number of hospitals using surge capacity is down to zero.
However, the case counts have been ticking upward, compared to several weeks ago - and that has Governor Baker concerned:
( cut to save your reading page )
He's not the only one concerned. Yes, the state is in a much better place today than three months ago. But this is still a pandemic with neither effective treatments nor effective vaccines. Most of the rest of the US is doing far worse than we are, and the much-ballyhooed quarantine requirements have yet to kick in. (Assuming they do any good for situations like the Baystate Health employee mentioned above.)
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 11:30AM on July 24,the town reported 181 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Acton with 4 individuals in isolation, 156 recovered and 21 fatalities.