Local COVID-19 updates

( Wall-o-text )

Nice to see newly reported deaths and cases both drop day-to-day; the steady upward trend in newly reported cases between Monday's count of 1,276 and Friday's of 2,228 had been disconcerting, to say the least. The continuing downward trend in percent-positive is also encouraging.

The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 25 active and 717 cumulative cases as of February 11, and has apparently not been updated since. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 3PM on February 12, 2021 reported 717 cumulative cases with 25 individuals in isolation, 661 persons recovered and 31 fatalities.

Disappointed but not too surprised

The Senate today refused to convict Donald Trump on his second impeachment, this time for inciting insurrection against the United States. The final roll call was 57 guilty, 43 not guilty, with a two-thirds vote required to convict.

The evidence was, I thought, overwhelming. However, considering how thoroughly the Republican Party has embraced Trump, I can't really say I'm surprised that only seven Republican Senators voted to convict. But I am disappointed. (Both my Senators, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, did vote guilty.)