Local COVID-19 updates
Dec. 24th, 2020 06:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 76 newly reported confirmed deaths (5 less than yesterday - down 6.2%) for a total of 11,706 deaths, 5,655 newly reported confirmed cases (1,146 more than yesterday - up 25.4%) for a total of 328,307 cases, and 114,476 newly reported molecular tests (16,821 more than yesterday - up 17.2%). The seven day average positivity rate is 5.76%, compared to 5.92% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 7.02%, compared to 7.34% yesterday. The number of estimated active cases was 80,800 (312 less than yesterday - down 0.4%). The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (2 less than yesterday) for a total of 257 and 282 newly reported probable cases (23 less than yesterday - down 7.5%) for a total of 13,618. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 76 new deaths for a total of 11,963 and 5,937 new cases for a total of 341,925. There were 2,095 COVID-19 patients in hospital (29 more than yesterday - up 1.4%), 409 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (same as yesterday) and 232 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (6 more than yesterday - up 2.7%).
Of the Commonwealth's four "key metrics" listed on page 2 of the report, the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 2,854 (7 less than yesterday - down 0.2%), 1,717% above the lowest observed value of 157 on July 4 and 41% below the highest observed value of 4,778 on December 7. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 5.8% (0 less than yesterday - down 2.7%), 647% 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 1,982 (32 more than yesterday - up 1.6%), 1,178% above the lowest observed value of 155 on August 26 and 49% below the highest observed value of 3,874 on April 27. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 52 (4 more than yesterday - up 8.3%), 372% above the lowest observed value of 11 on September 9 and 71% below the highest observed value of 175 on April 24.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,108, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 42, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,498, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 5.7% (or 7.75% excluding higher education).
Today being Thursday, the state also released its Weekly COVID - 19 Public Health Report. My town of Acton is listed as having 468 cases, with a two week case count of 88 new cases in the last fourteen days (higher than last week), a daily incidence rate of 26.5 new cases per day per 100k population in the last fourteen days and a risk color code of yellow. Acton is also listed as having 22,132 total tests, with 2,413 total tests and 101 positive tests in the last fourteen days, for a percent positive rate of 4.19% over the last fourteen days, which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide numbers are 322,652 cases, with a two week case count of 61,603 new cases in the last fourteen days (lower than last week), a daily incidence rate of 63.2 new cases per day per 100k population in the last fourteen days and a risk color code of red. The state is also listed as having 10,399,569 total tests, with 1,170,158 total tests and 71,906 positive tests in the last fourteen days, for a percent positive rate of 6.14% over the last fourteen days, which is higher than last week.
Of the 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth, 75 are coded gray, 14 are coded green, and 74 are coded yellow. The remaining 188 cities/towns are coded red: Abington, Acushnet, Agawam, Amesbury, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashland, Athol, Attleboro, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Bellingham, Berkley, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Boxford, Boylston, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookfield, Burlington, Carlisle, Carver, Charlton, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Cohasset, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Deerfield, Dighton, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, East Bridgewater, East Longmeadow, Easton, Edgartown, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Granby, Groveland, Hadley, Halifax, Hamilton, Hanover, Hanson, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hudson, Hull, Lakeville, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lee, Leicester, Leominster, Littleton, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Medway, Melrose, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Milton, Monson, Montague, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newbury, Newburyport, Norfolk, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, North Reading, Northborough, Norton, Norwood, Oak Bluffs, Orange, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pembroke, Pepperell, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Rehoboth, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rowley, Rutland, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Seekonk, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Stoneham, Stoughton, Sturbridge, Sutton, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Tewksbury, Tisbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Wareham, Webster, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Springfield, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Westminster, Westport, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, and Yarmouth.
Using the old definitions (based purely on case counts), of the 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth, 46 would be coded gray (less than 5 total reported cases in the last 14 days), none would be coded green (less than 4.0 daily cases per 100k population), none would be coded yellow (4.0 to 8.0 daily cases per 100k population). The remaining 305 cities/towns would be coded red (high-risk; more than 8.0 daily cases per 100k population).
Of the 10 towns near my church in Stow, 1 is coded gray (Harvard), 1 is coded green (Bolton), 6 are coded yellow (Acton, Berlin, Boxborough, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury), and 2 are coded red (Hudson, and Marlborough). Under the original risk codes, of the 10 towns near my church in Stow, none are coded gray, none are coded green, none are coded yellow, and 10 are coded red (Acton, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Harvard, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury).
Not a particularly merry Christmas Eve on the COVID front. Deaths are down, but cases are up day-by-day. Positivity and estimated active cases are both down, both of which are good; but hospitalization counts are either up or flat. And the weekly report has the state up to 188 cities and towns in the highest-risk category, up one from last week.
The state will not be posting a report tomorrow, so neither will I. I also expect Saturday's numbers to be skewed, although to be honest I can't decide whether I expect extra-high case counts (because of it being two days worth of data) or extra-low ones (because so many test sites will be closed tomorrow).
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 47 active and 495 cumulative cases as of December 24. 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 2,854 (7 less than yesterday - down 0.2%), 1,717% above the lowest observed value of 157 on July 4 and 41% below the highest observed value of 4,778 on December 7. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 5.8% (0 less than yesterday - down 2.7%), 647% 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 1,982 (32 more than yesterday - up 1.6%), 1,178% above the lowest observed value of 155 on August 26 and 49% below the highest observed value of 3,874 on April 27. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 52 (4 more than yesterday - up 8.3%), 372% above the lowest observed value of 11 on September 9 and 71% below the highest observed value of 175 on April 24.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,108, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 42, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,498, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 5.7% (or 7.75% excluding higher education).
Today being Thursday, the state also released its Weekly COVID - 19 Public Health Report. My town of Acton is listed as having 468 cases, with a two week case count of 88 new cases in the last fourteen days (higher than last week), a daily incidence rate of 26.5 new cases per day per 100k population in the last fourteen days and a risk color code of yellow. Acton is also listed as having 22,132 total tests, with 2,413 total tests and 101 positive tests in the last fourteen days, for a percent positive rate of 4.19% over the last fourteen days, which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide numbers are 322,652 cases, with a two week case count of 61,603 new cases in the last fourteen days (lower than last week), a daily incidence rate of 63.2 new cases per day per 100k population in the last fourteen days and a risk color code of red. The state is also listed as having 10,399,569 total tests, with 1,170,158 total tests and 71,906 positive tests in the last fourteen days, for a percent positive rate of 6.14% over the last fourteen days, which is higher than last week.
Of the 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth, 75 are coded gray, 14 are coded green, and 74 are coded yellow. The remaining 188 cities/towns are coded red: Abington, Acushnet, Agawam, Amesbury, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashland, Athol, Attleboro, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Bellingham, Berkley, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Boxford, Boylston, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookfield, Burlington, Carlisle, Carver, Charlton, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Cohasset, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Deerfield, Dighton, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, East Bridgewater, East Longmeadow, Easton, Edgartown, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Granby, Groveland, Hadley, Halifax, Hamilton, Hanover, Hanson, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hudson, Hull, Lakeville, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lee, Leicester, Leominster, Littleton, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Medway, Melrose, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Milton, Monson, Montague, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newbury, Newburyport, Norfolk, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, North Reading, Northborough, Norton, Norwood, Oak Bluffs, Orange, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pembroke, Pepperell, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Rehoboth, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rowley, Rutland, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Seekonk, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Stoneham, Stoughton, Sturbridge, Sutton, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Tewksbury, Tisbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Wareham, Webster, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Springfield, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Westminster, Westport, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, and Yarmouth.
Using the old definitions (based purely on case counts), of the 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth, 46 would be coded gray (less than 5 total reported cases in the last 14 days), none would be coded green (less than 4.0 daily cases per 100k population), none would be coded yellow (4.0 to 8.0 daily cases per 100k population). The remaining 305 cities/towns would be coded red (high-risk; more than 8.0 daily cases per 100k population).
Of the 10 towns near my church in Stow, 1 is coded gray (Harvard), 1 is coded green (Bolton), 6 are coded yellow (Acton, Berlin, Boxborough, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury), and 2 are coded red (Hudson, and Marlborough). Under the original risk codes, of the 10 towns near my church in Stow, none are coded gray, none are coded green, none are coded yellow, and 10 are coded red (Acton, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Harvard, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury).
Not a particularly merry Christmas Eve on the COVID front. Deaths are down, but cases are up day-by-day. Positivity and estimated active cases are both down, both of which are good; but hospitalization counts are either up or flat. And the weekly report has the state up to 188 cities and towns in the highest-risk category, up one from last week.
The state will not be posting a report tomorrow, so neither will I. I also expect Saturday's numbers to be skewed, although to be honest I can't decide whether I expect extra-high case counts (because of it being two days worth of data) or extra-low ones (because so many test sites will be closed tomorrow).
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 47 active and 495 cumulative cases as of December 24. 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.