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Local COVID-19 updates
Mar. 30th, 2023 06:37 pm( Wall-o-text, covering 7 days of data )
I'd call this week's statewide numbers mixed at best; newly reported confirmed cases were down slightly compared to last week and current hospitalizations dropped as well, while newly reported tests were actually up a little bit. However, newly confirmed deaths jumped over 55% (from 38 last week to 59 today), and that's not good news under any circumstances. The national numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also look good at first blush, as both nationally reported case and death counts are down week-to-week.
If only I felt confident that the dropping official case counts accurately reflected the actual number of currently infectious people wandering around ...
I'd call this week's statewide numbers mixed at best; newly reported confirmed cases were down slightly compared to last week and current hospitalizations dropped as well, while newly reported tests were actually up a little bit. However, newly confirmed deaths jumped over 55% (from 38 last week to 59 today), and that's not good news under any circumstances. The national numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also look good at first blush, as both nationally reported case and death counts are down week-to-week.
If only I felt confident that the dropping official case counts accurately reflected the actual number of currently infectious people wandering around ...