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Local COVID-19 updates
May. 11th, 2022 05:16 pm( Wall-o-text )
Total deaths down compared to yesterday, but yesterday's count covers three days, so it should have gone down. However, there was a big jump in newly reported confirmed cases; today's 3,996 are not only way up compared to yesterday, but are way up compared to last Wednesday's 2,985. Hospitalizations are also up again. The seven-day cases average is down a tad compared to yesterday but is way up compared to last Wednesday; the other seven-day averages are all up or even compared to yesterday, and way up compared to last week. All in all, this sucks.
The Boston Globe, at least, has finally noticed the trends of the last couple of months. But, fear not, they say! Experts think we may be nearing the peak:
( Read more... )
(Note that this article was posted to the Globe's website before today's statewide numbers were released.)
I really want to believe that we're nearing the peak of this particular surge. And it is true that summer in New England has seen drops in cases; heck, back in June of last year, the state was averaging less than a hundred cases per day, with a low of 31 on June 27, 2021. However, we keep seeing cases and hospitalizations go up week by week by week, not down. How the heck this qualifies as peaking is beyond me.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 50 active and 3,201 cumulative cases as of May 10. 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.
Total deaths down compared to yesterday, but yesterday's count covers three days, so it should have gone down. However, there was a big jump in newly reported confirmed cases; today's 3,996 are not only way up compared to yesterday, but are way up compared to last Wednesday's 2,985. Hospitalizations are also up again. The seven-day cases average is down a tad compared to yesterday but is way up compared to last Wednesday; the other seven-day averages are all up or even compared to yesterday, and way up compared to last week. All in all, this sucks.
The Boston Globe, at least, has finally noticed the trends of the last couple of months. But, fear not, they say! Experts think we may be nearing the peak:
( Read more... )
(Note that this article was posted to the Globe's website before today's statewide numbers were released.)
I really want to believe that we're nearing the peak of this particular surge. And it is true that summer in New England has seen drops in cases; heck, back in June of last year, the state was averaging less than a hundred cases per day, with a low of 31 on June 27, 2021. However, we keep seeing cases and hospitalizations go up week by week by week, not down. How the heck this qualifies as peaking is beyond me.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 50 active and 3,201 cumulative cases as of May 10. 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.