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Local COVID-19 updates
Mar. 18th, 2021 05:56 pm( Wall-o-text, with some worrisome trends )
Day-to-day deaths down, which is good, but cases and positivity both up, which is not. Total hospitalizations are down, but ICU cases are up slightly. Worse still, not only are the seven-day cases and positivity averages up from yesterday, they're up from two weeks ago.
And, even though Charlie Baker doesn't talk about it anymore, the count of cities and towns in the highest-risk category is up this week for the first time since January 21 (at the peak of the last surge). Granted, the total number is much lower today, but twelve new communities joining the list is definitely trending in the wrong damn direction. (In selfish personal news, my town of Acton has improved and is now in the green "low risk" category.)
But, hey, lots of vaccinations happening, right? And the numbers are all down from the January surge values. So, according to the governor, it's time to party hearty, and go to Phase 4 Step 1 of the reopening plan starting Monday:
( Party on! )
Oh, and the travel order will be downgraded to an "advisory" on Monday, as well:
( Come on down! )
Woohoo! Party on! Pay no attention to those pesky public health experts who are worried that the case counts have leveled out:
( buncha spoilsports )
At least I'm not the only one noticing this distinct lack of improving trends - but apart from a minor bit of personal egoboo, it's not good news at all.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 18 active and 811 cumulative cases as of March 17. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 10PM on March 10, 2021 reported 791 cumulative cases with 18 individuals in isolation, 741 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.
Day-to-day deaths down, which is good, but cases and positivity both up, which is not. Total hospitalizations are down, but ICU cases are up slightly. Worse still, not only are the seven-day cases and positivity averages up from yesterday, they're up from two weeks ago.
And, even though Charlie Baker doesn't talk about it anymore, the count of cities and towns in the highest-risk category is up this week for the first time since January 21 (at the peak of the last surge). Granted, the total number is much lower today, but twelve new communities joining the list is definitely trending in the wrong damn direction. (In selfish personal news, my town of Acton has improved and is now in the green "low risk" category.)
But, hey, lots of vaccinations happening, right? And the numbers are all down from the January surge values. So, according to the governor, it's time to party hearty, and go to Phase 4 Step 1 of the reopening plan starting Monday:
( Party on! )
Oh, and the travel order will be downgraded to an "advisory" on Monday, as well:
( Come on down! )
Woohoo! Party on! Pay no attention to those pesky public health experts who are worried that the case counts have leveled out:
( buncha spoilsports )
At least I'm not the only one noticing this distinct lack of improving trends - but apart from a minor bit of personal egoboo, it's not good news at all.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 18 active and 811 cumulative cases as of March 17. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 10PM on March 10, 2021 reported 791 cumulative cases with 18 individuals in isolation, 741 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.