Local COVID-19 updates
Feb. 11th, 2021 05:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 61 newly reported confirmed deaths (21 less than yesterday - down 25.6%) for a total of 14,964 deaths, 2,213 newly reported confirmed cases (293 more than yesterday - up 15.3%) for a total of 523,258 cases, and 110,792 newly reported molecular tests (10,521 more than yesterday - up 10.5%). The seven day average positivity rate is 2.65%, compared to 2.82% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 4.24%, compared to 4.49% yesterday. The number of estimated active cases was 50,344 (2,028 less than yesterday - down 3.9%). The state also reported 1 newly reported probable death (same as yesterday) for a total of 305 and 237 newly reported probable cases (107 more than yesterday - up 82.3%) for a total of 28,138. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 62 new deaths for a total of 15,269 and 2,450 new cases for a total of 551,396. There were 1,313 COVID-19 patients in hospital (45 less than yesterday - down 3.3%), 304 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (5 less than yesterday - down 1.6%) and 185 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (2 more than yesterday - up 1.1%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,613.0 (163 less than yesterday - down 9.2%), 927% above the lowest observed value of 157.0 on 7/4/2020 and 75.0% below the highest observed value of 6,242.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.65% (0 less than yesterday - down 6.2%), 243% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on 9/21/2020 and 90% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 1,420.0 (40 less than yesterday - down 2.7%), 816% above the lowest observed value of 155.0 on 8/26/2020 and 64% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 46.0 (1 less than yesterday - down 2.1%), 318% above the lowest observed value of 11.0 on 9/9/2020 and 74% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,250 non-ICU beds, of which 6,920 (74.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,009 (10.9%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,321 (14.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,462 ICU beds, of which 845 (57.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 304 (20.8%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 313 (21.4%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,223 non-ICU beds, of which 6,803 (73.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,049 (11%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,371 (14.9%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,471 ICU beds, of which 836 (56.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 309 (21.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 326 (22.2%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 2,637.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 53.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,996.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 4.44% (or 6.34% excluding higher education).
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 710 total cases, with a two-week case count of 46 cases, a daily incidence rate of 13.8 which is the same than last week, and a risk color code of yellow. Acton is also listed as having 31,539 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 2,581 and a two-week positive test count of 49, for a percent-positive rate of 1.90 which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 521,045 total cases, with a two-week case count of 37,518 cases, a daily incidence rate of 38.5 which is lower than last week, and a risk color code of yellow. Massachusetts is also listed as having 14,520,845 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,293,888 and a two-week positive test count of 43,966, for a percent-positive rate of 3.40 which is lower than last week.
Of the 351 cites and towns in the Commonwealth, 82 are coded gray (compared to 72 last week), 22 are coded green (compared to 18 last week), and 137 are coded yellow (compared to 108 last week). The remaining 110 towns are coded red (compared to 153 last week): Abington, Acushnet, Adams, Attleboro, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Bellingham, Berkley, Blackstone, Boxford, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Chatham, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Cohasset, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Dighton, Douglas, Dracut, East Bridgewater, Eastham, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Foxborough, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Great Barrington, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Hanson, Haverhill, Holbrook, Holyoke, Hudson, Hull, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Littleton, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Malden, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Monson, New Bedford, North Reading, Norwood, Orleans, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pembroke, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rutland, Salisbury, Sandwich, Saugus, Seekonk, Shirley, Somerset, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Sunderland, Sutton, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Townsend, Ware, Webster, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Springfield, Westminster, Westport, Weymouth, Whitman, and Winchendon.
4 cities/towns are newly coded red this week (Eastham, North Reading, Sunderland, and Ware) and 47 cities/towns are no longer coded red this week (Agawam, Ashburnham, Barre, Berlin, Boylston, Braintree, Canton, Charlton, Chelmsford, Edgartown, Fitchburg, Framingham, Granby, Groveland, Harwich, Hopedale, Kingston, Lancaster, Lynnfield, Mansfield, Maynard, Mendon, Merrimac, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Nahant, Nantucket, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, Norton, Oak Bluffs, Pepperell, Rehoboth, Stoughton, Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham, West Boylston, Westfield, Westwood, Winthrop, Worcester, and Wrentham).
Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, 4 are coded green (Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, and Stow), 4 are coded yellow (Acton, Boxborough, Maynard, and Sudbury), and 2 are coded red (Hudson, and Marlborough).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Mixed bag of day-to-day changes - deaths down, which is always good, but cases up by more than tests went up (on a percentage basis), which is worrisome. If it's just a short-term flicker, that's fine; but newly reported cases have been rising for four days, now, and that's not a good sign. Continued drops in hospitalization counts and percent-positive are good to see, as are the various seven-day averages trending further downward.
The weekly city/town numbers are also generally trending in good directions; in particular, the number of highest-risk "red" color coded communities dropped again by a bunch. The state as a whole finally got down to a "yellow" risk code, courtesy of the drop in test positivity below four percent.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 23 active and 717 cumulative cases as of February 9. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 2:30PM on February 3, 2021 reported 691 cumulative cases with 30 individuals in isolation, 631 persons recovered and 30 fatalities.
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,613.0 (163 less than yesterday - down 9.2%), 927% above the lowest observed value of 157.0 on 7/4/2020 and 75.0% below the highest observed value of 6,242.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.65% (0 less than yesterday - down 6.2%), 243% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on 9/21/2020 and 90% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 1,420.0 (40 less than yesterday - down 2.7%), 816% above the lowest observed value of 155.0 on 8/26/2020 and 64% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 46.0 (1 less than yesterday - down 2.1%), 318% above the lowest observed value of 11.0 on 9/9/2020 and 74% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,250 non-ICU beds, of which 6,920 (74.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,009 (10.9%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,321 (14.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,462 ICU beds, of which 845 (57.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 304 (20.8%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 313 (21.4%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,223 non-ICU beds, of which 6,803 (73.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,049 (11%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,371 (14.9%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,471 ICU beds, of which 836 (56.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 309 (21.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 326 (22.2%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 2,637.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 53.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,996.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 4.44% (or 6.34% excluding higher education).
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 710 total cases, with a two-week case count of 46 cases, a daily incidence rate of 13.8 which is the same than last week, and a risk color code of yellow. Acton is also listed as having 31,539 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 2,581 and a two-week positive test count of 49, for a percent-positive rate of 1.90 which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 521,045 total cases, with a two-week case count of 37,518 cases, a daily incidence rate of 38.5 which is lower than last week, and a risk color code of yellow. Massachusetts is also listed as having 14,520,845 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,293,888 and a two-week positive test count of 43,966, for a percent-positive rate of 3.40 which is lower than last week.
Of the 351 cites and towns in the Commonwealth, 82 are coded gray (compared to 72 last week), 22 are coded green (compared to 18 last week), and 137 are coded yellow (compared to 108 last week). The remaining 110 towns are coded red (compared to 153 last week): Abington, Acushnet, Adams, Attleboro, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Bellingham, Berkley, Blackstone, Boxford, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Chatham, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Cohasset, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Dighton, Douglas, Dracut, East Bridgewater, Eastham, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Foxborough, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Great Barrington, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Hanson, Haverhill, Holbrook, Holyoke, Hudson, Hull, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Littleton, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Malden, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Monson, New Bedford, North Reading, Norwood, Orleans, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pembroke, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rutland, Salisbury, Sandwich, Saugus, Seekonk, Shirley, Somerset, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Sunderland, Sutton, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Townsend, Ware, Webster, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Springfield, Westminster, Westport, Weymouth, Whitman, and Winchendon.
4 cities/towns are newly coded red this week (Eastham, North Reading, Sunderland, and Ware) and 47 cities/towns are no longer coded red this week (Agawam, Ashburnham, Barre, Berlin, Boylston, Braintree, Canton, Charlton, Chelmsford, Edgartown, Fitchburg, Framingham, Granby, Groveland, Harwich, Hopedale, Kingston, Lancaster, Lynnfield, Mansfield, Maynard, Mendon, Merrimac, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Nahant, Nantucket, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, Norton, Oak Bluffs, Pepperell, Rehoboth, Stoughton, Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham, West Boylston, Westfield, Westwood, Winthrop, Worcester, and Wrentham).
Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, 4 are coded green (Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, and Stow), 4 are coded yellow (Acton, Boxborough, Maynard, and Sudbury), and 2 are coded red (Hudson, and Marlborough).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Mixed bag of day-to-day changes - deaths down, which is always good, but cases up by more than tests went up (on a percentage basis), which is worrisome. If it's just a short-term flicker, that's fine; but newly reported cases have been rising for four days, now, and that's not a good sign. Continued drops in hospitalization counts and percent-positive are good to see, as are the various seven-day averages trending further downward.
The weekly city/town numbers are also generally trending in good directions; in particular, the number of highest-risk "red" color coded communities dropped again by a bunch. The state as a whole finally got down to a "yellow" risk code, courtesy of the drop in test positivity below four percent.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 23 active and 717 cumulative cases as of February 9. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 2:30PM on February 3, 2021 reported 691 cumulative cases with 30 individuals in isolation, 631 persons recovered and 30 fatalities.