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Local (and not-so-local) COVID-19 updates
Apr. 1st, 2022 05:27 pm( Wall-o-text )
The day-over-day numbers are mixed; deaths are up, cases are down, and hospitalizations are up. However, the seven-day averages for cases and percent-positive are both up again, and that's a very ominous trend.
Nationally, things seem to be getting better; the Associated Press reports that the number of COVID patients in US hospitals has dropped to the lowest levels of the pandemic:
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Massachusetts hospitals are also seeing low levels of COVID admissions; only 2.1% of the state's hospital beds are occupied by patients with COVID-19. However, as noted above, statewide case counts are on the rise again, and that does not bode well for the immediate future.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 23 active and 2,882 cumulative cases as of March 31. In 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.
The day-over-day numbers are mixed; deaths are up, cases are down, and hospitalizations are up. However, the seven-day averages for cases and percent-positive are both up again, and that's a very ominous trend.
Nationally, things seem to be getting better; the Associated Press reports that the number of COVID patients in US hospitals has dropped to the lowest levels of the pandemic:
( Read more... )
Massachusetts hospitals are also seeing low levels of COVID admissions; only 2.1% of the state's hospital beds are occupied by patients with COVID-19. However, as noted above, statewide case counts are on the rise again, and that does not bode well for the immediate future.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 23 active and 2,882 cumulative cases as of March 31. In 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.