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Local (and not-so-local) COVID-19 updates
Oct. 20th, 2021 08:47 pm( Wall-o-text )
Day-over-day deaths are down a bunch, which is certainly good. Day-over-day cases are also down; alas, I have no way to tell how much of that is due to the recent reporting issues. Hospitalizations are also down day-over-day. The seven-day averages for cases is down, but those for percent-positive and hospitalizations are up.
The big news today, of course, is on the COVID vaccine booster front; the Food and Drug Adminstration today authorized a third shot for folks originally vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine, and a second shot for those with the Johnson & Johnson one:
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still have to issue their recommendations, and the devil is always in the details. But I suspect I'll be getting a Moderna booster in the not too distant future.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 11 active and 1,175 cumulative cases as of October 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.
Day-over-day deaths are down a bunch, which is certainly good. Day-over-day cases are also down; alas, I have no way to tell how much of that is due to the recent reporting issues. Hospitalizations are also down day-over-day. The seven-day averages for cases is down, but those for percent-positive and hospitalizations are up.
The big news today, of course, is on the COVID vaccine booster front; the Food and Drug Adminstration today authorized a third shot for folks originally vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine, and a second shot for those with the Johnson & Johnson one:
( Read more... )
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still have to issue their recommendations, and the devil is always in the details. But I suspect I'll be getting a Moderna booster in the not too distant future.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 11 active and 1,175 cumulative cases as of October 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.