Local COVID-19 updates
May. 17th, 2020 06:56 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 92 more deaths from COVID-19 (for a total of 5,797 to date), 1,077 new cases (for a total of 86,010) and 12,737 more tests reported (for a total of 460,826). The dashboard's "Testing By Date" chart (page 4) shows a 8% test positive rate for today.
Everybody is waiting for Governor Baker to announce which (if any) businesses will be allowed to start reopening, and when the reopenings will be permitted. Presumably, he'll be making some sort of announcement tomorrow.
The town of Acton last posted an update on Friday; that report was of "145 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Acton with 74 individuals in isolation, 62 recovered and nine fatalities (seven from congregate care facilities)."
Everybody is waiting for Governor Baker to announce which (if any) businesses will be allowed to start reopening, and when the reopenings will be permitted. Presumably, he'll be making some sort of announcement tomorrow.
The town of Acton last posted an update on Friday; that report was of "145 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Acton with 74 individuals in isolation, 62 recovered and nine fatalities (seven from congregate care facilities)."