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Local COVID-19 updates
Mar. 22nd, 2021 06:21 pm( Wall-o-text )
The day-to-day comparison shows fewer newly reported confirmed deaths and cases, which is great - but a much bigger percentage drop in newly reported tests, which is not. That case count drop almost certainly is due to weekend reporting delays. Estimated active caseload continues to climb, and the hospitalization counts are up slightly; neither of these are great news. The seven-day averages for cases and positivity are both up compared to yesterday, and they're also both up compared to two weeks ago - not to mention being way up compared to last summer. Oh, and the state still has a seven-day daily incidence rate over twenty-five according to https://www.covidactnow.org, which puts us in their "very high risk" category.
So, of course, Governor Charlie Baker rolled back state-level restrictions today, supposedly because things are getting better?
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Y'know, Governor, you were adding restrictions back in November when cases were running around these levels and going up. Not removing them.
Stay cautious, folks. Because our Governor apparently thinks that opening Fenway Park and TD Garden for sportsball games is "consistent with the public health data" of rising case counts and test positivity rates.
Also worth noting: the state has gotten rid of the travel order issued last summer and replaced it with a travel advisory. The biggest point is, of course, that it's entirely advisory (the older order had a $500 fine for violations, although I don't recall hearing about anyone actually being fined anything). Exceptions to the testing/quarantine "suggestions" were added for anyone who was out of the state for less than 24 hours, and anyone from out of state spending less than 24 hours in-state. The state removed the previous exception for folks traveling from "lower-risk states" (most recently defined as those with a daily incidence rate of ten cases or fewer per 100k population, plus a test positivity rate of five percent or less); considering how much worse Massachusetts is currently doing compared to most of the rest of the country, that only surprises me a little bit.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 13 active and 817 cumulative cases as of March 21. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 2PM on March 19, 2021 reported 813 cumulative cases with 9 individuals in isolation, 772 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.
The day-to-day comparison shows fewer newly reported confirmed deaths and cases, which is great - but a much bigger percentage drop in newly reported tests, which is not. That case count drop almost certainly is due to weekend reporting delays. Estimated active caseload continues to climb, and the hospitalization counts are up slightly; neither of these are great news. The seven-day averages for cases and positivity are both up compared to yesterday, and they're also both up compared to two weeks ago - not to mention being way up compared to last summer. Oh, and the state still has a seven-day daily incidence rate over twenty-five according to https://www.covidactnow.org, which puts us in their "very high risk" category.
So, of course, Governor Charlie Baker rolled back state-level restrictions today, supposedly because things are getting better?
( Read more... )
Y'know, Governor, you were adding restrictions back in November when cases were running around these levels and going up. Not removing them.
Stay cautious, folks. Because our Governor apparently thinks that opening Fenway Park and TD Garden for sportsball games is "consistent with the public health data" of rising case counts and test positivity rates.
Also worth noting: the state has gotten rid of the travel order issued last summer and replaced it with a travel advisory. The biggest point is, of course, that it's entirely advisory (the older order had a $500 fine for violations, although I don't recall hearing about anyone actually being fined anything). Exceptions to the testing/quarantine "suggestions" were added for anyone who was out of the state for less than 24 hours, and anyone from out of state spending less than 24 hours in-state. The state removed the previous exception for folks traveling from "lower-risk states" (most recently defined as those with a daily incidence rate of ten cases or fewer per 100k population, plus a test positivity rate of five percent or less); considering how much worse Massachusetts is currently doing compared to most of the rest of the country, that only surprises me a little bit.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 13 active and 817 cumulative cases as of March 21. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 2PM on March 19, 2021 reported 813 cumulative cases with 9 individuals in isolation, 772 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.