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Local COVID-19 updates
Aug. 5th, 2021 05:28 pm( Wall-o-text )
Another day, another set of mostly bad news. Deaths are down day-over-day, which is always encouraging; however, cases and hospitalizations are both up, which isn't. The 1,046 newly reported confirmed cases today mark the first time since May 6 that the state has reported more than a thousand cases in a single day. The seven-day averages for cases and hospitalizations are both up as well; on the other hand, the seven-day average for percent-positive actually ticked down slightly. Of course, compared to a couple of weeks ago, the averages for cases, hospitalizations and percent-positive are all way up. The one definite bright spot is that deaths aren't climbing; in fact, the seven-day average is actually less now than two weeks ago and is close to the Lowest Observed Value. Guess those vaccines are working!
The weekly city/town data is also mostly bad news. This week, eleven communities would qualify for "red", high-risk characterization - if the state actually bothered to make that calculation any more, that is. One of those newly red towns, Nantucket, issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, today:
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The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 9 active and 1,007 cumulative cases as of August 4. 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.
Another day, another set of mostly bad news. Deaths are down day-over-day, which is always encouraging; however, cases and hospitalizations are both up, which isn't. The 1,046 newly reported confirmed cases today mark the first time since May 6 that the state has reported more than a thousand cases in a single day. The seven-day averages for cases and hospitalizations are both up as well; on the other hand, the seven-day average for percent-positive actually ticked down slightly. Of course, compared to a couple of weeks ago, the averages for cases, hospitalizations and percent-positive are all way up. The one definite bright spot is that deaths aren't climbing; in fact, the seven-day average is actually less now than two weeks ago and is close to the Lowest Observed Value. Guess those vaccines are working!
The weekly city/town data is also mostly bad news. This week, eleven communities would qualify for "red", high-risk characterization - if the state actually bothered to make that calculation any more, that is. One of those newly red towns, Nantucket, issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, today:
( Read more... )
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 9 active and 1,007 cumulative cases as of August 4. 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.