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Local COVID-19 updates
Nov. 10th, 2021 07:48 pm( Wall-o-text )
Another day, another mixed bag compared to yesterday. Deaths were down, but cases were up a lot and hospitalizations were up a little bit. The seven-day average for hospitalizations held steady, but the others (cases, deaths, percent-positive) are all up compared to yesterday. For that matter, the averages for cases and percent-positive are both up compared to two weeks ago.
In case that's not disheartening enough, nearly three quarters of the staff at Massachusetts nursing homes haven't gotten a booster COVID vaccination, despite being (a) eligible and (b) recommended by the feds:
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The nursing homes and other long-term care facilities were the epicenter of the state's first, horrible wave of COVID back in the spring of 2020, and they were at the top of the priority list once vaccinations were available. They're the absolute last place I want to see immunity waning.
Also worth noting: tomorrow being Veteran's Day, the state isn't going to report anything; Friday's report will include both the Wednesday and Thursday data.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 21 active and 1,222 cumulative cases as of November 9. 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 mixed bag compared to yesterday. Deaths were down, but cases were up a lot and hospitalizations were up a little bit. The seven-day average for hospitalizations held steady, but the others (cases, deaths, percent-positive) are all up compared to yesterday. For that matter, the averages for cases and percent-positive are both up compared to two weeks ago.
In case that's not disheartening enough, nearly three quarters of the staff at Massachusetts nursing homes haven't gotten a booster COVID vaccination, despite being (a) eligible and (b) recommended by the feds:
( Read more... )
The nursing homes and other long-term care facilities were the epicenter of the state's first, horrible wave of COVID back in the spring of 2020, and they were at the top of the priority list once vaccinations were available. They're the absolute last place I want to see immunity waning.
Also worth noting: tomorrow being Veteran's Day, the state isn't going to report anything; Friday's report will include both the Wednesday and Thursday data.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 21 active and 1,222 cumulative cases as of November 9. 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.