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Local COVID-19 updates
Dec. 10th, 2020 05:46 pm( Wall-o-bad-news; aka we're a red state now )
The day-to-day comparison actually isn't all that bad; newly reported cases, deaths and positivity are all down compared to yesterday. Active cases and hospitalizations continue to climb, however, and the absolute levels of pretty much everything are appallingly high.
The weekly report, though, is just awful. We're now up to one hundred fifty eight cities and towns in the high-risk, "red" category, up from 97 just last week. The state as a whole qualifies as a high-risk community. (Under the old rules, 293 of 351 cities and towns would be considered high-risk; redefining things only bought Governor Baker a few weeks.)
No word yet in the news as to what, if anything, Governor Baker will do about this. I suspect he'll keep trying to stall as long as he thinks he can, hoping for some COVID relief from the feds; but indoor dining is one of the few things he can close down that would have a significant impact, short of closing everything, and he's going to have to pull the trigger sooner or later.
Meanwhile, the MBTA commuter rail is having to cut service levels by more than half, because they've got too many employees out sick with COVID:
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Good thing I don't take the train to work anymore, I guess.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 62 active and 400 cumulative cases as of December 9. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 4PM on December 8 reported 389 cumulative cases with 60 individuals in isolation, 307 persons recovered and 22 fatalities.
The day-to-day comparison actually isn't all that bad; newly reported cases, deaths and positivity are all down compared to yesterday. Active cases and hospitalizations continue to climb, however, and the absolute levels of pretty much everything are appallingly high.
The weekly report, though, is just awful. We're now up to one hundred fifty eight cities and towns in the high-risk, "red" category, up from 97 just last week. The state as a whole qualifies as a high-risk community. (Under the old rules, 293 of 351 cities and towns would be considered high-risk; redefining things only bought Governor Baker a few weeks.)
No word yet in the news as to what, if anything, Governor Baker will do about this. I suspect he'll keep trying to stall as long as he thinks he can, hoping for some COVID relief from the feds; but indoor dining is one of the few things he can close down that would have a significant impact, short of closing everything, and he's going to have to pull the trigger sooner or later.
Meanwhile, the MBTA commuter rail is having to cut service levels by more than half, because they've got too many employees out sick with COVID:
( Read more... )
Good thing I don't take the train to work anymore, I guess.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 62 active and 400 cumulative cases as of December 9. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 4PM on December 8 reported 389 cumulative cases with 60 individuals in isolation, 307 persons recovered and 22 fatalities.