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Local COVID-19 updates
Nov. 30th, 2021 05:58 pm( Wall-o-text )
Well, this sucks. Day-over-day deaths are way up, even with yesterday's numbers covering the entire weekend; in fact, today's 31 newly confirmed deaths are the highest single-day report since April 2. Day-over-day cases are down in raw numbers, but way higher than averaging the cases over the weekend - and nearly three thousand cases are way, way too damn many no matter what. Hospitalizations are also up again, over nine hundred for the first time since February 21. The seven-day average for newly confirmed cases is down compared to yesterday, and the seven-day average for deaths held steady, but the hospitalization average is up again and the percent-positive rate is way, way up at 4.46% - that's the highest reported since the state reported 4.67% on January 27!
So, things are basically as bad as they were last winter, before the Delta variant showed up and despite having one of the highest vaccination rates in the country. The Omicron variant hasn't been found in the US yet, but that's just a matter of time. And what steps are Governor Charlie Baker taking to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth?
<crickets></crickets>
No restrictions, no mandates, no nothing. Not even going back to daily reporting. Don't worry, be happy?
Vax up and mask up, that's about all we can do.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 55 active and 1,353 cumulative cases as of November 29. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 1PM on November 22, 2021 reported 1304 cumulative cases with 54 individuals in isolation, 1218 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.
Well, this sucks. Day-over-day deaths are way up, even with yesterday's numbers covering the entire weekend; in fact, today's 31 newly confirmed deaths are the highest single-day report since April 2. Day-over-day cases are down in raw numbers, but way higher than averaging the cases over the weekend - and nearly three thousand cases are way, way too damn many no matter what. Hospitalizations are also up again, over nine hundred for the first time since February 21. The seven-day average for newly confirmed cases is down compared to yesterday, and the seven-day average for deaths held steady, but the hospitalization average is up again and the percent-positive rate is way, way up at 4.46% - that's the highest reported since the state reported 4.67% on January 27!
So, things are basically as bad as they were last winter, before the Delta variant showed up and despite having one of the highest vaccination rates in the country. The Omicron variant hasn't been found in the US yet, but that's just a matter of time. And what steps are Governor Charlie Baker taking to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth?
<crickets></crickets>
No restrictions, no mandates, no nothing. Not even going back to daily reporting. Don't worry, be happy?
Vax up and mask up, that's about all we can do.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 55 active and 1,353 cumulative cases as of November 29. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 1PM on November 22, 2021 reported 1304 cumulative cases with 54 individuals in isolation, 1218 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.