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Local COVID-19 updates
Dec. 22nd, 2022 05:53 pm( Wall-o-text, covering 7 days of data )
Gee, I guess we're getting our winter surge in COVID cases again this year, aren't we?
Today's 96 newly reported confirmed COVID deaths aren't just nearly twenty percent higher than last week's report (81) but are the highest reported since the state went to weekly reporting back in July. Newly confirmed cases are up almost ten percent to 9,216 (the highest that count has been since 9,646 were reported on August 4). Hospitalizations are up as well, with a current count of 908 COVID patients. All four seven-day averages are up; in particular, the percent-positive rate is up nearly a full percentage point compared to last week at 9.58%.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also reporting bad news regarding community transmission and risk levels; nationwide, 343 counties representing 17.38% of the population are at the highest risk level. Two of those counties (Hampden and Nantucket) are in Massachusetts. Eleven other counties in Massachusetts are at Medium risk level; only Berkshire County has a low enough rate of new hospitalizations to make it to Low level.
Not what I'd call tidings of comfort and joy. Alas.
Gee, I guess we're getting our winter surge in COVID cases again this year, aren't we?
Today's 96 newly reported confirmed COVID deaths aren't just nearly twenty percent higher than last week's report (81) but are the highest reported since the state went to weekly reporting back in July. Newly confirmed cases are up almost ten percent to 9,216 (the highest that count has been since 9,646 were reported on August 4). Hospitalizations are up as well, with a current count of 908 COVID patients. All four seven-day averages are up; in particular, the percent-positive rate is up nearly a full percentage point compared to last week at 9.58%.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also reporting bad news regarding community transmission and risk levels; nationwide, 343 counties representing 17.38% of the population are at the highest risk level. Two of those counties (Hampden and Nantucket) are in Massachusetts. Eleven other counties in Massachusetts are at Medium risk level; only Berkshire County has a low enough rate of new hospitalizations to make it to Low level.
Not what I'd call tidings of comfort and joy. Alas.