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Local COVID-19 updates
Aug. 6th, 2020 04:30 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 32 newly reported confirmed deaths (for a total of 8,470), 162 newly reported confirmed cases (for a total of 111,533), and 11,555 new patients tested by molecular tests (for a total of 1,262,877), with a total of 1,653,792 molecular tests administered to date. The ratio of newly confirmed cases to individuals tested by molecular test is 1.4%. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (for a total of 221), 69 newly reported probable cases (for a total of 8,341), and 598 patients tested by antibody tests (for a total of 99,768). Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 32 new deaths (for a total of 8,691) and 231 new cases (for a total of 119,874).
The seven day average number of newly confirmed cases per day is 304.7 compared to 245.3 last week and 201.7 two weeks ago. The seven day average number of newly confirmed deaths per day is 13.6 compared to 15.7 last week and 14.6 two weeks ago. The seven day average number of molecular tests per day is 14,489.0 compared to 11,738.0 last week and 11,987.7 two weeks ago. The seven day average percentage of tests coming back positive per day is 2.1% compared to 2.1% last week and 1.7% two weeks ago. (The above averages are calculated from today's raw data download.)
Cases down day-over-day, which is great; deaths up day-over-day, which isn't. Testing was down by a lot, but the percent-positive ratio was also down by a lot, which (to my mind) is more important. Over the longer term, the case count continues to be trending upward, while the deaths are trending downward; given that deaths trail cases by a couple of weeks, I'm more worried about the former than the latter.
Those rising case counts are also worrying hospital administrators, as this front-page story in today's Boston Globe reports:
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We are nowhere near out of the woods yet. And the federal "response" isn't helping matters.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 3PM on July 28,the town reported 183 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Acton with 4 individuals in isolation, 158 recovered and 21 fatalities.
The seven day average number of newly confirmed cases per day is 304.7 compared to 245.3 last week and 201.7 two weeks ago. The seven day average number of newly confirmed deaths per day is 13.6 compared to 15.7 last week and 14.6 two weeks ago. The seven day average number of molecular tests per day is 14,489.0 compared to 11,738.0 last week and 11,987.7 two weeks ago. The seven day average percentage of tests coming back positive per day is 2.1% compared to 2.1% last week and 1.7% two weeks ago. (The above averages are calculated from today's raw data download.)
Cases down day-over-day, which is great; deaths up day-over-day, which isn't. Testing was down by a lot, but the percent-positive ratio was also down by a lot, which (to my mind) is more important. Over the longer term, the case count continues to be trending upward, while the deaths are trending downward; given that deaths trail cases by a couple of weeks, I'm more worried about the former than the latter.
Those rising case counts are also worrying hospital administrators, as this front-page story in today's Boston Globe reports:
( cut to preserve your reading page )
We are nowhere near out of the woods yet. And the federal "response" isn't helping matters.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 3PM on July 28,the town reported 183 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Acton with 4 individuals in isolation, 158 recovered and 21 fatalities.