Local COVID-19 updates
Mar. 23rd, 2021 05:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 20 newly reported confirmed deaths (7 less than yesterday - down 25.9%) for a total of 16,578 deaths, 1,476 newly reported confirmed cases (373 more than yesterday - up 33.8%) for a total of 582,159 cases, and 49,100 newly reported molecular tests (12,231 more than yesterday - up 33.2%). The seven day average positivity rate is 2.20%, compared to 2.00% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 3.72%, compared to 3.43% yesterday. The number of estimated active cases was 27,006 (335 less than yesterday - down 1.2%). The state also reported 1 newly reported probable death (1 more than yesterday) for a total of 337 and 345 newly reported probable cases (242 more than yesterday - up 235.0%) for a total of 35,536. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 21 new deaths for a total of 16,915 and 1,821 new cases for a total of 617,695. There were 608 COVID-19 patients in hospital (5 more than yesterday - up 0.8%), 148 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (3 more than yesterday - up 2.1%) and 86 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (2 less than yesterday - down 2.3%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,281.0 (73 less than yesterday - down 5.4%), 715% above the lowest observed value of 157.0 on 7/4/2020 and 80.0% below the highest observed value of 6,240.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.20% (0 more than yesterday - up 10.0%), 185% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on 9/21/2020 and 92% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 599.0 (2 less than yesterday - down 0.3%), 286% above the lowest observed value of 155.0 on 8/26/2020 and 85% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 25.0 (2 less than yesterday - down 7.4%), 127% above the lowest observed value of 11.0 on 9/9/2020 and 86% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,058 non-ICU beds, of which 7,021 (77.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 460 (5.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,577 (17.4%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,392 ICU beds, of which 815 (58.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 148 (10.6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 429 (30.8%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,027 non-ICU beds, of which 6,909 (76.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 458 (5%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,660 (18.4%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,401 ICU beds, of which 821 (58.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 145 (10.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 435 (31.0%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,006.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 30.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 714.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.74% (or 2.97% excluding higher education).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Oh, joy. Day-to-day deaths are down (always a yay) but cases are up. The estimated active case count is down a tag, as is the seven-day average of newly reported cases - but the percent-positive ratio is up, as are the total hospitalization counts and COVID-19 ICU counts. And the seven-day averages for cases and percent-positive are still above where we were two weeks ago; for that matter, they're still above where we were four weeks ago on February 23 (1,182 cases, 1.89% positive tests). Dunno about you folks, but that doesn't sound like "progress" to me.
The good folks at https://www.covidactnow.org/ currently have Massachusetts in the red, "very high risk" category, with the seventh-highest daily incidence rate in the country (at 25.7 daily new cases per 100k population); only New Jersey, Rhode Island, Michigan, New York, Delaware, and Connecticut have higher daily case rates. Remember, before the state discontinued its "travel order", a "lower risk state" had to have a daily incidence rate less than ten new daily cases per 100k population; Massachusetts went above that number back in October and hasn't been anywhere near that since.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 13 active and 817 cumulative cases as of March 21, and apparently has not been updated since. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 2PM on March 19, 2021 reported 813 cumulative cases with 9 individuals in isolation, 772 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,281.0 (73 less than yesterday - down 5.4%), 715% above the lowest observed value of 157.0 on 7/4/2020 and 80.0% below the highest observed value of 6,240.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.20% (0 more than yesterday - up 10.0%), 185% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on 9/21/2020 and 92% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 599.0 (2 less than yesterday - down 0.3%), 286% above the lowest observed value of 155.0 on 8/26/2020 and 85% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 25.0 (2 less than yesterday - down 7.4%), 127% above the lowest observed value of 11.0 on 9/9/2020 and 86% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,058 non-ICU beds, of which 7,021 (77.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 460 (5.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,577 (17.4%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,392 ICU beds, of which 815 (58.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 148 (10.6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 429 (30.8%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,027 non-ICU beds, of which 6,909 (76.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 458 (5%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,660 (18.4%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,401 ICU beds, of which 821 (58.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 145 (10.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 435 (31.0%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,006.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 30.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 714.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.74% (or 2.97% excluding higher education).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Oh, joy. Day-to-day deaths are down (always a yay) but cases are up. The estimated active case count is down a tag, as is the seven-day average of newly reported cases - but the percent-positive ratio is up, as are the total hospitalization counts and COVID-19 ICU counts. And the seven-day averages for cases and percent-positive are still above where we were two weeks ago; for that matter, they're still above where we were four weeks ago on February 23 (1,182 cases, 1.89% positive tests). Dunno about you folks, but that doesn't sound like "progress" to me.
The good folks at https://www.covidactnow.org/ currently have Massachusetts in the red, "very high risk" category, with the seventh-highest daily incidence rate in the country (at 25.7 daily new cases per 100k population); only New Jersey, Rhode Island, Michigan, New York, Delaware, and Connecticut have higher daily case rates. Remember, before the state discontinued its "travel order", a "lower risk state" had to have a daily incidence rate less than ten new daily cases per 100k population; Massachusetts went above that number back in October and hasn't been anywhere near that since.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 13 active and 817 cumulative cases as of March 21, and apparently has not been updated since. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 2PM on March 19, 2021 reported 813 cumulative cases with 9 individuals in isolation, 772 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.