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Tornado warning
Aug. 19th, 2021 01:31 pmCourtesy of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred and the National Weather Service:
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Aug. 19th, 2021
Local COVID-19 updates
Aug. 19th, 2021 07:06 pm( Wall-o-text )
Day-to-day changes are at least somewhat encouraging, as newly reported deaths and cases are both down compared to yesterday. Alas, hospitalizations continue to climb, as do the seven-day averages for cases and hospitalizations. The seven-day average for percent-positive ticked down again slightly. The weekly city and town data, on the other hand, is substantially worse than last week; 31 communities this week meet the state's old criteria for the red (highest-risk) color code (up from 24 last week), while 139 meet the criteria for the yellow ("moderate-risk") color code (up from 89 last week). Of course, Massachusetts is no longer announcing those ratings, but the data is still there for those who can make computers follow logic.
I've been very critical of Governor Charlie Baker's unwillingness to restore any of the old state mandates regarding COVID-19. Today, however, he did take one positive step, mandating vaccination for all Executive Department employees:
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Well, better late than never, I suppose. Now how about a mask mandate, given that every county in the state has either "sustained" or "high" community spread by the CDC standards?
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 20 active and 1,039 cumulative cases as of August 18. 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.
Day-to-day changes are at least somewhat encouraging, as newly reported deaths and cases are both down compared to yesterday. Alas, hospitalizations continue to climb, as do the seven-day averages for cases and hospitalizations. The seven-day average for percent-positive ticked down again slightly. The weekly city and town data, on the other hand, is substantially worse than last week; 31 communities this week meet the state's old criteria for the red (highest-risk) color code (up from 24 last week), while 139 meet the criteria for the yellow ("moderate-risk") color code (up from 89 last week). Of course, Massachusetts is no longer announcing those ratings, but the data is still there for those who can make computers follow logic.
I've been very critical of Governor Charlie Baker's unwillingness to restore any of the old state mandates regarding COVID-19. Today, however, he did take one positive step, mandating vaccination for all Executive Department employees:
( Read more... )
Well, better late than never, I suppose. Now how about a mask mandate, given that every county in the state has either "sustained" or "high" community spread by the CDC standards?
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 20 active and 1,039 cumulative cases as of August 18. 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.