Local COVID-19 updates
Apr. 22nd, 2020 07:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 4PM this afternoon, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting (via their new dashboard format) two hundred twenty one more deaths from COVID-19 (for a total of 2,182 to date), 1,745 new cases (for a total of 42,944) and 5,090 more tests performed (for a total of 180,462).
That's the highest daily death toll yet.
The state also released its second weekly report of cases and deaths broken out on a town-by-town basis. According to that report, Acton has 50 confirmed cases for a rate of 210.68 cases per 100k population. By comparison, the hardest-hit community in Massachusetts, Chelsea, has 1,447 cases (3841.80 per 100k). The state total of 42,944 confirmed cases corresponds to a rate of 616.41 cases per 100k.
The town of Acton has not posted an update yet today.
That's the highest daily death toll yet.
The state also released its second weekly report of cases and deaths broken out on a town-by-town basis. According to that report, Acton has 50 confirmed cases for a rate of 210.68 cases per 100k population. By comparison, the hardest-hit community in Massachusetts, Chelsea, has 1,447 cases (3841.80 per 100k). The state total of 42,944 confirmed cases corresponds to a rate of 616.41 cases per 100k.
The town of Acton has not posted an update yet today.