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Local (and not-so-local) COVID-19 updates
Sep. 18th, 2020 04:57 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 8 newly reported confirmed deaths (7 less than yesterday - down 46.7%) for a total of 9,059 deaths, 431 newly reported confirmed cases (12 more than yesterday - up 2.9%) for a total of 124,570 cases, and 22,217 new patients tested by molecular tests (5,427 less than yesterday - down 19.6%) for a total of 2,046,523 individuals tested, with a total of 3,264,873 molecular tests administered to date. The ratio of newly confirmed cases to individuals tested by molecular test is 1.9%, compared to 1.5% yesterday. The state also reported 1 newly reported probable death (1 more than yesterday) for a total of 210 deaths, and 23 newly reported probable cases (13 more than yesterday - up 130.0%) for a total of 2,012 cases. The state also reported 317 patients tested by antibody tests (29 less than yesterday - down 8.4%) for a total of 117,770 patients, and 1,317 patients tested by antigen tests (134 less than yesterday - down 9.2%) for a total of 115,162 patients. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 9 new deaths for a total of 9,269 and 454 new cases for a total of 126,582.
The seven day average number of newly confirmed cases per day is 338.3 compared to 309.1 last week (up 9.4%) and 307.1 two weeks ago (up 10.1%). The seven day average number of newly confirmed deaths per day is 12.6 compared to 11.3 last week (up 11.4%) and 14.4 two weeks ago (down 12.9%). The seven day average number of molecular tests per day is 17,272.1 compared to 15,210.6 last week (up 13.6%) and 20,798.9 two weeks ago (down 17.0%). The seven day average percentage of tests coming back positive per day is 2.0% compared to 2.0% last week and 1.5% two weeks ago. (The above averages are calculated from today's raw data download.)
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the seven-day weighted average positive test rate is 0.8%, 0% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 17. The three-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 356, 18% above the lowest observed value of 302 on August 29. The number of hospitals using surge capacity is 5, 5 above the lowest observed value of 0 on September 5. The three-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 12, 30% above the lowest observed value of 9 on September 7.
Yeesh. Day-to-day deaths are down, but so are tests, while cases are actually up; that makes for a nasty jump in the percent-positive rate. The seven-day averages aren't any more encouraging; cases consistently up, deaths up from last week, and percent-positive up from two weeks ago. Even less happy-making is the upward trend in three of the state's four key metrics; the state's percent-positive calculation is at its lowest observed value, but the other three are all climbing.
Remember back in August when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed their COVID-19 testing guidance to say that if you've been in contact with someone else who's infected, but you don't yourself have any symptoms, you don't need a test? Remember how that blew up into a storm of controversy and people assuming that the Trump Administration political types had dictated that change? Well, they're going back to their original guidance:
( Read more... )
And here's that New York Times article reporting that yes, indeed, the August changes were made by the Trump Administration, without scientific review and against the scientists' objections:
( Read more... )
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really getting sick and tired of Donald Trump screwing around with medical advice in the middle of an at-best-imperfectly controlled pandemic to pretend that, hey, everything's just fine and dandy and we should reelect him because of the wonderful job he's doing.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 3:45PM on September 16, the town of Acton reported 202 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in town with 2 individuals in isolation, 179 recovered and 21 fatalities.
The seven day average number of newly confirmed cases per day is 338.3 compared to 309.1 last week (up 9.4%) and 307.1 two weeks ago (up 10.1%). The seven day average number of newly confirmed deaths per day is 12.6 compared to 11.3 last week (up 11.4%) and 14.4 two weeks ago (down 12.9%). The seven day average number of molecular tests per day is 17,272.1 compared to 15,210.6 last week (up 13.6%) and 20,798.9 two weeks ago (down 17.0%). The seven day average percentage of tests coming back positive per day is 2.0% compared to 2.0% last week and 1.5% two weeks ago. (The above averages are calculated from today's raw data download.)
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the seven-day weighted average positive test rate is 0.8%, 0% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 17. The three-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 356, 18% above the lowest observed value of 302 on August 29. The number of hospitals using surge capacity is 5, 5 above the lowest observed value of 0 on September 5. The three-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 12, 30% above the lowest observed value of 9 on September 7.
Yeesh. Day-to-day deaths are down, but so are tests, while cases are actually up; that makes for a nasty jump in the percent-positive rate. The seven-day averages aren't any more encouraging; cases consistently up, deaths up from last week, and percent-positive up from two weeks ago. Even less happy-making is the upward trend in three of the state's four key metrics; the state's percent-positive calculation is at its lowest observed value, but the other three are all climbing.
Remember back in August when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed their COVID-19 testing guidance to say that if you've been in contact with someone else who's infected, but you don't yourself have any symptoms, you don't need a test? Remember how that blew up into a storm of controversy and people assuming that the Trump Administration political types had dictated that change? Well, they're going back to their original guidance:
( Read more... )
And here's that New York Times article reporting that yes, indeed, the August changes were made by the Trump Administration, without scientific review and against the scientists' objections:
( Read more... )
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really getting sick and tired of Donald Trump screwing around with medical advice in the middle of an at-best-imperfectly controlled pandemic to pretend that, hey, everything's just fine and dandy and we should reelect him because of the wonderful job he's doing.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 3:45PM on September 16, the town of Acton reported 202 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in town with 2 individuals in isolation, 179 recovered and 21 fatalities.