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Local COVID-19 updates
Jan. 6th, 2022 06:27 pm( Wall-o-text )
For once, both deaths and cases were down substantially on a day-to-day basis, so that's good to see (although both are still way, way too damn high). Hospitalizations keep going up, though, and have now passed the highest levels from last winter's surge. Today's 2,524 patients are the highest that count has been since 2,533 patients were reported on May 18, 2020, as the initial outbreak was beginning to subside. In further bad news, all four of the seven-day averages are up compared to yesterday, with the percent-positive ratio now up to 22.43%.
The Thursday city/town data is also out, and is unsurprisingly bad. If the state was still reporting risk-based color codes, 291 of the 351 communities would be in the highest, "red" category, including my town and every one bordering it.
It's quite the pity that Governor Charlie Baker steadfastly refuses to do a damn thing to reduce cases, even as hospitals fill up across the state. Wonder what he's waiting for?
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 162 active and 1,924 cumulative cases as of January 5. 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.
For once, both deaths and cases were down substantially on a day-to-day basis, so that's good to see (although both are still way, way too damn high). Hospitalizations keep going up, though, and have now passed the highest levels from last winter's surge. Today's 2,524 patients are the highest that count has been since 2,533 patients were reported on May 18, 2020, as the initial outbreak was beginning to subside. In further bad news, all four of the seven-day averages are up compared to yesterday, with the percent-positive ratio now up to 22.43%.
The Thursday city/town data is also out, and is unsurprisingly bad. If the state was still reporting risk-based color codes, 291 of the 351 communities would be in the highest, "red" category, including my town and every one bordering it.
It's quite the pity that Governor Charlie Baker steadfastly refuses to do a damn thing to reduce cases, even as hospitals fill up across the state. Wonder what he's waiting for?
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 162 active and 1,924 cumulative cases as of January 5. 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.