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Feb. 23rd, 2023
Local COVID-19 updates
Feb. 23rd, 2023 06:06 pm( Wall-o-text, covering 7 days of data )
Statewide, newly confirmed deaths and cases are both down from last week, which is encouraging; all four of the seven-day averages are also down compared to last week, which is good. There was a noticeable drop in the non-ICU bed count (8,772 last week, 8,607 this week), which I presume is due to the February 15 fire at Brockton Hospital showing up in the state's counts. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also reporting drops in newly reported deaths and cases compared to last week, along with a corresponding contiuned downward trend in the number of counties with High and Medium levels of COVID Community Risk. The CDC now has Massachusetts down to two counties at Medium level(Franklin and Worcester), with the rest at Low, courtesy of dropping new hospitalization rates.
I'm glad to see things trending in the good direction, both at the state level and nationally. On the other hand, the absolute numbers still aren't anything that I'd call great. Looking at the most recent wastewater data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the seven-day averages are currently at 497 copies/milliliter on the south side and 435 on the north side. That's far below this January's peaks (2,009 on January 5) and far, far below the peaks from last winter's surge (11,436 on January 3, 2022). However, that's far above the averages on this date last year (124 copies/mL south, 117 copies/mL north, even though the seven-day average case numbers were much higher this time last year (899 versus 408). There was a lot more formal testing going on a year ago, as reflected in the much lower percent-positive rates last year compared to this. As far as I can tell, there's still too damn much COVID floating around out there to let up my guard.
Sigh.
Statewide, newly confirmed deaths and cases are both down from last week, which is encouraging; all four of the seven-day averages are also down compared to last week, which is good. There was a noticeable drop in the non-ICU bed count (8,772 last week, 8,607 this week), which I presume is due to the February 15 fire at Brockton Hospital showing up in the state's counts. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also reporting drops in newly reported deaths and cases compared to last week, along with a corresponding contiuned downward trend in the number of counties with High and Medium levels of COVID Community Risk. The CDC now has Massachusetts down to two counties at Medium level(Franklin and Worcester), with the rest at Low, courtesy of dropping new hospitalization rates.
I'm glad to see things trending in the good direction, both at the state level and nationally. On the other hand, the absolute numbers still aren't anything that I'd call great. Looking at the most recent wastewater data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the seven-day averages are currently at 497 copies/milliliter on the south side and 435 on the north side. That's far below this January's peaks (2,009 on January 5) and far, far below the peaks from last winter's surge (11,436 on January 3, 2022). However, that's far above the averages on this date last year (124 copies/mL south, 117 copies/mL north, even though the seven-day average case numbers were much higher this time last year (899 versus 408). There was a lot more formal testing going on a year ago, as reflected in the much lower percent-positive rates last year compared to this. As far as I can tell, there's still too damn much COVID floating around out there to let up my guard.
Sigh.