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Local COVID-19 updates
Oct. 16th, 2020 04:45 pmAs of 4PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 30 newly reported confirmed deaths (7 more than yesterday - up 30.4%) for a total of 9,482 deaths, 702 newly reported confirmed cases (134 more than yesterday - up 23.6%) for a total of 139,353 cases, and 14,962 new patients tested by molecular tests (225 more than yesterday - up 1.5%) for a total of 2,486,650 individuals tested. There were 57,641 new molecular tests reported (1,482 less than yesterday - down 2.5%) with a total of 5,012,963 molecular tests administered to date. The ratio of newly confirmed cases to individuals tested by molecular test is 4.7%, compared to 3.9% yesterday. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (2 less than yesterday) for a total of 220 deaths, and 65 newly reported probable cases (46 more than yesterday - up 242.1%) for a total of 2,993 cases. The state also reported 321 patients tested by antibody tests (85 more than yesterday - up 36.0%) for a total of 123,893 patients, and 3,039 patients tested by antigen tests (2,430 more than yesterday - up 399.0%) for a total of 160,204 patients. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 30 new deaths for a total of 9,702 and 767 new cases for a total of 142,346.
The seven day average number of newly confirmed cases per day is 620.3 compared to 542.4 last week (up 14.4%) and 556.7 two weeks ago (up 11.4%). The seven day average number of newly confirmed deaths per day is 17.1 compared to 12.4 last week (up 37.9%) and 16.4 two weeks ago (up 4.3%). The seven day average number of newly tested individuals per day is 15,179.7 compared to 15,225.7 last week (down 0.3%) and 16,223.1 two weeks ago (down 6.4%). The seven day average percentage of individuals coming back confirmed positive per day is 4.1% compared to 3.6% last week and 3.4% 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 1.4%, 82% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 21. The three-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 505, 67% above the lowest observed value of 302 on August 29. The number of hospitals using surge capacity is 2, 2 above the lowest observed value of 0 on September 5. The three-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 18, 96% above the lowest observed value of 9 on September 7.
Yuck. Day-to-day deaths and cases both up a bunch. Seven-day averages for both cases and deaths are now not only higher than last week but also the week before. And the state's "key metrics" are still going up; the state's percent-positive number (which counts all tests, including multiple tests per person per day), while still low in absolute terms, is nearly double its lowest observed value. That's not a good sign.
In other news, Massachusetts has apparently decided to tweak its quarantine requirements for out-of-state travelers by changing the criteria used to determine "lower-risk states":
On the other hand, the state did pass the five million test milestone. So that's something.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 9:15PM on October 14, the town of Acton reported 217 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in town with 5 individuals in isolation, 191 recovered and 21 fatalities.
The seven day average number of newly confirmed cases per day is 620.3 compared to 542.4 last week (up 14.4%) and 556.7 two weeks ago (up 11.4%). The seven day average number of newly confirmed deaths per day is 17.1 compared to 12.4 last week (up 37.9%) and 16.4 two weeks ago (up 4.3%). The seven day average number of newly tested individuals per day is 15,179.7 compared to 15,225.7 last week (down 0.3%) and 16,223.1 two weeks ago (down 6.4%). The seven day average percentage of individuals coming back confirmed positive per day is 4.1% compared to 3.6% last week and 3.4% 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 1.4%, 82% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 21. The three-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 505, 67% above the lowest observed value of 302 on August 29. The number of hospitals using surge capacity is 2, 2 above the lowest observed value of 0 on September 5. The three-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 18, 96% above the lowest observed value of 9 on September 7.
Yuck. Day-to-day deaths and cases both up a bunch. Seven-day averages for both cases and deaths are now not only higher than last week but also the week before. And the state's "key metrics" are still going up; the state's percent-positive number (which counts all tests, including multiple tests per person per day), while still low in absolute terms, is nearly double its lowest observed value. That's not a good sign.
In other news, Massachusetts has apparently decided to tweak its quarantine requirements for out-of-state travelers by changing the criteria used to determine "lower-risk states":
Effective October 17th at 12:01 a.m., the Department of Public Health metric for determining lower-risk states for the purposes of Massachusetts’ interstate travel policy will consider data over two weeks rather than one week before moving a state from lower risk to high risk. One week of data will remain the standard for moving states into the lower risk category. Additionally, the threshold of daily cases per 100,000 residents will now be 10 to bring Massachusetts’s standard more in line with other states. States will be included on the "lower-risk" list based on meeting two criteria: average daily cases per 100K below 10 AND positive test rate below 5%, both measured as a 7-day rolling average.Perhaps the fact that Massachusetts itself hadn't meet the original criteria (average daily cases below 6 per 100k and less than 5% positive test rate) for the last couple of weeks had something to do with the change.
On the other hand, the state did pass the five million test milestone. So that's something.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today. As of the most recent report at 9:15PM on October 14, the town of Acton reported 217 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in town with 5 individuals in isolation, 191 recovered and 21 fatalities.