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Local (and not-so-local) COVID-19 updates
Jul. 20th, 2021 05:33 pm( Wall-o-text )
Yesterday, of course, covered three days worth of reporting, so day-over-day comparisons are a bit tricky. However, today's six newly reported deaths being up compared to a three-day period of only four is bad news any time. Yesterday's 717 confirmed cases averaged out to 239 cases per day, and today's 366 cases are much higher than that average. Hospitalizations, at least, are down compared to yesterday, but the ICU and ventilator patient counts are both up, neither of which is good. And, worse still, the seven-day averages for cases, percent-positive and deaths are all up over yesterday. Bad news all in all; another surge is clearly getting underway.
And that surge is now almost entirely the Delta variant, reports the Associated Press:
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Alas, too many folks are still refusing to get vaccinated, presumably for political reasons:
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Fortunately, it sounds as though the current US vaccines are effective against the Delta variant. Get your damn shots, already!
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 5 active and 986 cumulative cases as of July 19. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 11:45AM on May 28, 2021 reported 978 cumulative cases with 3 individuals in isolation, 943 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.
Yesterday, of course, covered three days worth of reporting, so day-over-day comparisons are a bit tricky. However, today's six newly reported deaths being up compared to a three-day period of only four is bad news any time. Yesterday's 717 confirmed cases averaged out to 239 cases per day, and today's 366 cases are much higher than that average. Hospitalizations, at least, are down compared to yesterday, but the ICU and ventilator patient counts are both up, neither of which is good. And, worse still, the seven-day averages for cases, percent-positive and deaths are all up over yesterday. Bad news all in all; another surge is clearly getting underway.
And that surge is now almost entirely the Delta variant, reports the Associated Press:
( Read more... )
Alas, too many folks are still refusing to get vaccinated, presumably for political reasons:
( Read more... )
Fortunately, it sounds as though the current US vaccines are effective against the Delta variant. Get your damn shots, already!
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 5 active and 986 cumulative cases as of July 19. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 11:45AM on May 28, 2021 reported 978 cumulative cases with 3 individuals in isolation, 943 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.