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Local COVID-19 updates
Dec. 27th, 2021 05:01 pmHey, the state didn't take today off after all! We get data! Of course, the news stinks...
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The semi-sorta-good news is that, over the Christmas weekend, newly reported deaths are down and (averaged over the three days of reporting) newly reported confirmed cases are also down. And the state hasn't yet crossed the million-confirmed-case threshhold, which I was expecting after Friday's numbers. And the seven-day average for confirmed deaths is down a tad, as well. However, the hospitalization counts are up again; today's 1,636 patient census is the highest reported since the 1,676 reported on February 1.
Even worse, the seven-day average for percent-positive is up again, now being reported as 9.49%. That's the highest that number has been since May 28, 2020, and it is almost certainly an underestimate. (The state calculates that seven-day average by test date, not reporting date; thus those tests that were adminstered recently but whose results have not gotten to the state by the day's cutoff don't show up in the calculation. For instance, page 2 of the May 28, 2020 dashboard shows a seven-day percent-positive average of 8.1% while today's data download reports an average of 9.67% for that date.)
It's only going to get worse over the next few weeks, if the new records being set by virus levels in Boston-area waste water are to be believed:
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The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 145 active and 1,634 cumulative cases as of December 26. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 7PM on December 21, 2021, the town reported 1538 cumulative cases with 89 individuals in isolation, 1417 recovered and 32 fatalities.
( Wall-o-text, covering 3 days )
The semi-sorta-good news is that, over the Christmas weekend, newly reported deaths are down and (averaged over the three days of reporting) newly reported confirmed cases are also down. And the state hasn't yet crossed the million-confirmed-case threshhold, which I was expecting after Friday's numbers. And the seven-day average for confirmed deaths is down a tad, as well. However, the hospitalization counts are up again; today's 1,636 patient census is the highest reported since the 1,676 reported on February 1.
Even worse, the seven-day average for percent-positive is up again, now being reported as 9.49%. That's the highest that number has been since May 28, 2020, and it is almost certainly an underestimate. (The state calculates that seven-day average by test date, not reporting date; thus those tests that were adminstered recently but whose results have not gotten to the state by the day's cutoff don't show up in the calculation. For instance, page 2 of the May 28, 2020 dashboard shows a seven-day percent-positive average of 8.1% while today's data download reports an average of 9.67% for that date.)
It's only going to get worse over the next few weeks, if the new records being set by virus levels in Boston-area waste water are to be believed:
( Read more... )
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 145 active and 1,634 cumulative cases as of December 26. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 7PM on December 21, 2021, the town reported 1538 cumulative cases with 89 individuals in isolation, 1417 recovered and 32 fatalities.