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Local COVID-19 updates
Feb. 16th, 2022 05:28 pm( Wall-o-text )
Day-over-day comparisons are ... mixed. Deaths down in raw numbers compared to yesterday, but yesterday covered three days of death data; today's 46 newly reported confirmed deaths are up over fifty percent compared to the average of those three days. Cases are also up, but hospitalizations continue to trend downward. The seven-day average of deaths is also up, but the other three seven-day averages are down. I'm particularly glad that the percent-positive rate is below three percent, as it's a decent sign that there's enough testing being reported to catch the next damn surge in cases.
Meanwhile, the good folks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are considering changing their guidance around COVID-19:
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Yes, things are improving, especially compared to December and January. That's nowhere near the same as saying things are in great shape, especially as the latest CDC county-level data is still showing 6,244 counties nationwide (94.7% of the total) with high levels of community transmission (defined as either over 100 new cases per 100k population or percent-positive rate over 10% for the last week).
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 18 active and 2,749 cumulative cases as of February 15 (its first update since February 9). 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.
Day-over-day comparisons are ... mixed. Deaths down in raw numbers compared to yesterday, but yesterday covered three days of death data; today's 46 newly reported confirmed deaths are up over fifty percent compared to the average of those three days. Cases are also up, but hospitalizations continue to trend downward. The seven-day average of deaths is also up, but the other three seven-day averages are down. I'm particularly glad that the percent-positive rate is below three percent, as it's a decent sign that there's enough testing being reported to catch the next damn surge in cases.
Meanwhile, the good folks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are considering changing their guidance around COVID-19:
( Read more... )
Yes, things are improving, especially compared to December and January. That's nowhere near the same as saying things are in great shape, especially as the latest CDC county-level data is still showing 6,244 counties nationwide (94.7% of the total) with high levels of community transmission (defined as either over 100 new cases per 100k population or percent-positive rate over 10% for the last week).
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 18 active and 2,749 cumulative cases as of February 15 (its first update since February 9). 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.