Local COVID-19 updates

Well, we're still seeing last week's note about delayed hospitalization data on the state's dashboard:

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a delay in reporting from one large hospital system, the hospitalization data from 11/6 to 11/8 is incomplete. We will post updated hospitalization data (to include reporting 11/6 to 11/17) in next Thursday’s dashboard.

As for actual data?

( Wall-o-text, covering 7 days of data )

Newly confirmed deaths and cases are both down compared to last week, which is always good news. The Mass General Brigham network is reporting hospitalization counts again, which probably explains why this week's reported count (562) is higher than last week's (540); according to the raw data file, last week's reported count (including the Mass General network) should have been 620, which makes this week's numbers rather better.

Things are also looking better (locally, at least) in the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as none of Massachusetts' fourteen counties have high community transmission or community level numbers this week. (First time in a long time.) Granted, most of the state still has substantial community transmission, but getting below a hundred cases per week per 100k population is a definite improvement.

Death of Usenet ... er, Twitter ... predicted. Film at eleven

From the Associated Press: More Twitter workers flee after Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum:
( Give ultimatums to your employees? What could possibly go wrong? )

Hopefully the birdsite doesn't completely die over the next few days. Meanwhile, I'm trying to come up with a good filk, to the tune of Paper Lace's "The Night Chicago Died".