Local COVID-19 updates
Dec. 21st, 2020 06:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 41 newly reported confirmed deaths (19 less than yesterday - down 31.7%) for a total of 11,506 deaths, 3,760 newly reported confirmed cases (402 less than yesterday - down 9.7%) for a total of 314,850 cases, and 61,067 newly reported molecular tests (29,722 less than yesterday - down 32.7%). The seven day average positivity rate is 5.94%, compared to 5.78% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 7.61%, compared to 7.53% yesterday. The number of estimated active cases was 84,368 (1,751 more than yesterday - up 2.1%). The state also reported 1 newly reported probable death (1 more than yesterday) for a total of 253 and 83 newly reported probable cases (16 less than yesterday - down 16.2%) for a total of 12,524. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 42 new deaths for a total of 11,759 and 3,843 new cases for a total of 327,374. There were 1,991 COVID-19 patients in hospital (72 more than yesterday - up 3.8%), 410 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (23 more than yesterday - up 5.9%) and 215 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (10 more than yesterday - up 4.9%).
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 3,489 (230 more than yesterday - up 7.1%), 2,122% above the lowest observed value of 157 on July 4 and 27% below the highest observed value of 4,779 on December 7. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 5.9% (0 more than yesterday - up 2.8%), 671% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 21 and 79% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on April 15. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 1,895 (29 more than yesterday - up 1.6%), 1,122% above the lowest observed value of 155 on August 26 and 52% below the highest observed value of 3,874 on April 27. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 45 (2 less than yesterday - down 4.3%), 309% above the lowest observed value of 11 on September 9 and 75% below the highest observed value of 175 on April 24.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,509, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 34, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,361, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 5.5% (or 7.44% excluding higher education).
Day-to-day deaths and cases down, so yay - but tests were down even more, so that's not great news overall. Positivity and hospitalization counts are all up, which continues to be bad.
Governor Baker is still relying more on "begging" people to beware of COVID rather than mandate action, even as he warned of another significant surge over the holidays:
Hey, it'd be great if Baker has already taken enough action to keep the state's hospitals from being as badly overrun as those in places like California. I'm just hugely skeptical.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 64 active and 476 cumulative cases as of December 20. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 9PM on December 15 reported 433 cumulative cases with 63 individuals in isolation, 345 persons recovered and 25 fatalities.
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 3,489 (230 more than yesterday - up 7.1%), 2,122% above the lowest observed value of 157 on July 4 and 27% below the highest observed value of 4,779 on December 7. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 5.9% (0 more than yesterday - up 2.8%), 671% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on September 21 and 79% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on April 15. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 1,895 (29 more than yesterday - up 1.6%), 1,122% above the lowest observed value of 155 on August 26 and 52% below the highest observed value of 3,874 on April 27. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 45 (2 less than yesterday - down 4.3%), 309% above the lowest observed value of 11 on September 9 and 75% below the highest observed value of 175 on April 24.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,509, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 34, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,361, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 5.5% (or 7.44% excluding higher education).
Day-to-day deaths and cases down, so yay - but tests were down even more, so that's not great news overall. Positivity and hospitalization counts are all up, which continues to be bad.
Governor Baker is still relying more on "begging" people to beware of COVID rather than mandate action, even as he warned of another significant surge over the holidays:
Governor Charlie Baker warned Monday that the state could be on the verge of another surge of COVID-19 infections and said officials are "begging" residents to celebrate the upcoming holidays in person with their immediate households only.
Baker, speaking during his regular State House press conference, said the post-Thanksgiving spike in cases and hospitalizations has slowed a bit, but "not enough, by any means, especially with the Christmas and New Year's holidays coming up, where we unfortunately anticipate there could be another significant surge."
He once again beseeched residents to stay home during the holidays to prevent the spread of the virus.
"We're basically begging everyone to stay within their immediate household," Baker said.
The governor added that all options are on the table for officials examining the public health data.
"As we discuss this and model it out, every option is on the table" for combatting the virus, Baker said. "And we're currently reviewing additional steps that we can take to try to minimize the impact of all this."
Hey, it'd be great if Baker has already taken enough action to keep the state's hospitals from being as badly overrun as those in places like California. I'm just hugely skeptical.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 64 active and 476 cumulative cases as of December 20. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 9PM on December 15 reported 433 cumulative cases with 63 individuals in isolation, 345 persons recovered and 25 fatalities.