Local COVID-19 updates
Nov. 11th, 2020 05:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 37 newly reported confirmed deaths (16 more than yesterday - up 76.2%) for a total of 9,994 and 2,495 newly reported confirmed cases (448 more than yesterday - up 21.9%) for a total of 172,471. The seven day average positivity rate is 2.88%, compared to 2.77% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 4.79%, compared to 4.63% yesterday. The number of estimated active cases was 25,055 (1,353 more than yesterday - up 5.7%). The state also reported 1 newly reported probable death (1 more than yesterday) for a total of 228 and 165 newly reported confirmed cases (58 more than yesterday - up 54.2%) for a total of 5,070. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 38 new deaths for a total of 10,222 and 2,660 new cases for a total of 177,541. There were 659 COVID-19 patients in hospital (41 more than yesterday - up 6.6%), 152 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (2 more than yesterday - up 1.3%) and 72 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (4 more than yesterday - up 5.9%).
Today being Wednesday, the weekly data points were also updated. The average age of hospitalized patients over the past week is 67 (same as last week) while the average age of deaths over the last two weeks is 80 (same as last week). The fourteen-day average test turnaround time (from sample draw to DPH report) is 1.83 (compared to 1.79 last week).
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,490, 849% above the lowest observed value of 157 on July 4. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.9%, 273% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 21. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 568, 266% above the lowest observed value of 155 on August 26. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 20, 81% above the lowest observed value of 11 on September 9.
FUUUUUUCK.
Cases are way up. I need to check manually, but I believe that's the highest number reported on this dashboard since April 24 - and that was the day they were catching up from a big reporting whoopsie.
Daily deaths are also way up, and we're likely to crack the ten-thousand mark for confirmed COVID-19 deaths tomorrow. The state's headline positivity rate is up, and the "non-higher-education" rate (which doesn't include all the college students being constantly retested) is getting scarily close to 5%. Hospitalization numbers are still going up as well.
There is, frankly, no good news that I can see in this report at all - except, I suppose, that the state still has room in the hospitals. For now.
FUUUUUUCK.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today, but did post one last night. As of the most recent report at 10PM on November 10, the town of Acton reported 256 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in town with 23 individuals in isolation, 212 recovered and 21 fatalities; that's sixteen more cases, seven more individuals in isolation, and nine more persons recovered compared to the previous report on November 4. Still no new deaths, which is always good; however, the pace of new cases is accelerating, and that's not good news.
Today being Wednesday, the weekly data points were also updated. The average age of hospitalized patients over the past week is 67 (same as last week) while the average age of deaths over the last two weeks is 80 (same as last week). The fourteen-day average test turnaround time (from sample draw to DPH report) is 1.83 (compared to 1.79 last week).
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,490, 849% above the lowest observed value of 157 on July 4. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.9%, 273% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 21. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 568, 266% above the lowest observed value of 155 on August 26. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 20, 81% above the lowest observed value of 11 on September 9.
FUUUUUUCK.
Cases are way up. I need to check manually, but I believe that's the highest number reported on this dashboard since April 24 - and that was the day they were catching up from a big reporting whoopsie.
Daily deaths are also way up, and we're likely to crack the ten-thousand mark for confirmed COVID-19 deaths tomorrow. The state's headline positivity rate is up, and the "non-higher-education" rate (which doesn't include all the college students being constantly retested) is getting scarily close to 5%. Hospitalization numbers are still going up as well.
There is, frankly, no good news that I can see in this report at all - except, I suppose, that the state still has room in the hospitals. For now.
FUUUUUUCK.
The town of Acton has yet to post an update today, but did post one last night. As of the most recent report at 10PM on November 10, the town of Acton reported 256 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in town with 23 individuals in isolation, 212 recovered and 21 fatalities; that's sixteen more cases, seven more individuals in isolation, and nine more persons recovered compared to the previous report on November 4. Still no new deaths, which is always good; however, the pace of new cases is accelerating, and that's not good news.
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Date: 2020-11-11 11:43 pm (UTC)After going through all the archived reports on the state's Archive of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts page, I found exactly three dashboards reporting more than today's 2,495 cases: 2,615 on April 12, 3,079 on April 23, and the aforementioned 4,946 on April 24.