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Local COVID-19 updates
Aug. 16th, 2021 05:52 pm( Wall-o-text )
Compared to Friday, deaths are down while cases and hospitalizations are up; of course, the deaths and cases numbers cover three days, rather than one, so apples-to-apples comparisons are kind of difficult (and I still haven't decided on the best way to try and make them). Compared to last Monday, though, it's all bad news, with deaths, cases and hospitalizations all up by big percentages. The seven-day average for percent-positive is down a bit from Friday, which is slightly hopeful; however, the seven-day averages for cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all up, which is not.
Every county in Massachusetts, once again, has either "substantial" or "high" levels of community transmission of COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker; thus mask wearing is recommended for all in indoor public spaces. Governor Charlie Baker, on the other hand, has no plans to change the current state guidance (which, for schools in particular, is much weaker):
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Meanwhile, the folks tracking virus levels in Greater Boston's wastewater are seeing another surge coming, with viral counts near the levels of late January:
( Read more... )
So schools are going to be opening in a couple of weeks, little kids can't get vaccinated, the Governor refuses anything even vaguely resembling a mask mandate, and we've got widespread and growing case counts statewide. Oh, joy.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 7 active and 1,024 cumulative cases as of August 15. 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.
Compared to Friday, deaths are down while cases and hospitalizations are up; of course, the deaths and cases numbers cover three days, rather than one, so apples-to-apples comparisons are kind of difficult (and I still haven't decided on the best way to try and make them). Compared to last Monday, though, it's all bad news, with deaths, cases and hospitalizations all up by big percentages. The seven-day average for percent-positive is down a bit from Friday, which is slightly hopeful; however, the seven-day averages for cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all up, which is not.
Every county in Massachusetts, once again, has either "substantial" or "high" levels of community transmission of COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker; thus mask wearing is recommended for all in indoor public spaces. Governor Charlie Baker, on the other hand, has no plans to change the current state guidance (which, for schools in particular, is much weaker):
( Read more... )
Meanwhile, the folks tracking virus levels in Greater Boston's wastewater are seeing another surge coming, with viral counts near the levels of late January:
( Read more... )
So schools are going to be opening in a couple of weeks, little kids can't get vaccinated, the Governor refuses anything even vaguely resembling a mask mandate, and we've got widespread and growing case counts statewide. Oh, joy.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 7 active and 1,024 cumulative cases as of August 15. 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.