Local COVID-19 updates
Mar. 30th, 2021 06:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 18 newly reported confirmed deaths (3 more than yesterday - up 20.0%) for a total of 16,808 deaths, 1,683 newly reported confirmed cases (219 more than yesterday - up 15.0%) for a total of 595,925 cases, and 59,818 newly reported molecular tests (18,047 more than yesterday - up 43.2%). The seven day average positivity rate is 2.55%, compared to 2.37% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 4.25%, compared to 4.00% yesterday. The number of estimated active cases was 31,298 (130 less than yesterday - down 0.4%). The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (same as yesterday) for a total of 340 and 367 newly reported probable cases (331 more than yesterday - up 919.4%) for a total of 37,156. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 18 new deaths for a total of 17,148 and 2,050 new cases for a total of 633,081. There were 711 COVID-19 patients in hospital (36 more than yesterday - up 5.3%), 172 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (13 more than yesterday - up 8.2%) and 95 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (2 more than yesterday - up 2.2%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,543.0 (94 less than yesterday - down 5.7%), 882% above the lowest observed value of 157.0 on 7/4/2020 and 76.0% below the highest observed value of 6,239.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.55% (0 more than yesterday - up 7.6%), 231% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on 9/21/2020 and 91% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 648.0 (13 more than yesterday - up 2.0%), 318% above the lowest observed value of 155.0 on 8/26/2020 and 84% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 26.0 (1 less than yesterday - down 3.7%), 136% 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 9,163 non-ICU beds, of which 6,990 (76.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 539 (5.9%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,634 (17.8%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,386 ICU beds, of which 806 (58.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 172 (12.4%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 408 (29.4%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,143 non-ICU beds, of which 6,957 (76.1%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 516 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,670 (18.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,393 ICU beds, of which 825 (59.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 159 (11.4%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 409 (29.4%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,070.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 27.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 654.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.86% (or 3.20% excluding higher education).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Well, that ain't great. Day-to-day deaths, cases, and positivity are all up. So are the counts of COVID-19 patients in hospital. The seven-day averages for cases and percent-positive are both above where we were two weeks ago. (In slightly better news, the estimated active case count was down a wee bit. I guess we'll take what we can get?)
Alas, Governor Charlie Baker still seems to think things don't require any action on his part, saying this afternoon that he's "paying a lot of attention" to the rise in cases on Cape Cod:
Given that Massachusetts currently has a seven-day daily incidence rate of 31.4 cases/100k population (per https://www.covidactnow.org/) - still sixth-highest in the nation - I was really hoping for a bit more in the way of urgency from the Governor. No such luck, I guess.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 15 active and 842 cumulative cases as of March 29. 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 1,543.0 (94 less than yesterday - down 5.7%), 882% above the lowest observed value of 157.0 on 7/4/2020 and 76.0% below the highest observed value of 6,239.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.55% (0 more than yesterday - up 7.6%), 231% above the lowest observed value of 0.8% on 9/21/2020 and 91% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 648.0 (13 more than yesterday - up 2.0%), 318% above the lowest observed value of 155.0 on 8/26/2020 and 84% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 26.0 (1 less than yesterday - down 3.7%), 136% 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 9,163 non-ICU beds, of which 6,990 (76.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 539 (5.9%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,634 (17.8%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,386 ICU beds, of which 806 (58.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 172 (12.4%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 408 (29.4%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,143 non-ICU beds, of which 6,957 (76.1%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 516 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,670 (18.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,393 ICU beds, of which 825 (59.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 159 (11.4%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 409 (29.4%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,070.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 27.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 654.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.86% (or 3.20% excluding higher education).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Well, that ain't great. Day-to-day deaths, cases, and positivity are all up. So are the counts of COVID-19 patients in hospital. The seven-day averages for cases and percent-positive are both above where we were two weeks ago. (In slightly better news, the estimated active case count was down a wee bit. I guess we'll take what we can get?)
Alas, Governor Charlie Baker still seems to think things don't require any action on his part, saying this afternoon that he's "paying a lot of attention" to the rise in cases on Cape Cod:
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday addressed rising rates of COVID-19 cases on Cape Cod, saying his administration is in constant contact with officials in the region and noting Barnstable County has the highest vaccination rate in the state.
"We're pretty much in daily contact with the health care and public health community down on the Cape and are constantly talking to them about testing resources and vaccine resources," Baker said after touring the mass vaccination site at the Hynes Convention Center with Dr. Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Senator Edward Markey, and other Massachusetts officials.
While the Cape, which has a population that skews older, leads the state in COVID-19 vaccinations, both COVID-19 case numbers and positivity rates have increased in recent weeks. About half of the region's communities are now considered to be at high risk for the spread of the virus, according to the state's latest town-by-town report.
"The Cape, among other things, has the highest percent of its population vaccinated of any part of Massachusetts, but we're going to continue to be pretty aggressively involved with them around testing, around contact tracing, around isolation policy and support and around vaccine policy as well," Baker said Tuesday. "There's a lot going on down there and we're paying a lot of attention to it and we're spending a lot of time with them on it."
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The state's COVID-19 command center said in a statement that it is working with Barnstable County to address the spike in cases and is providing mobile testing sites in the region this week.
"The administration has worked with Barnstable County to help open 13 COVID-19 vaccination sites and Barnstable County residents are leading the state for vaccines doses, with 41% of residents having received a first dose and 24% of fully vaccinated - the highest percentages of any county in the state," Kate Reilly, a command center spokeswoman, wrote in an e-mail.
Baker's comments Tuesday came as he toured the convention center with Walensky, who the day before said she had a recurring feeling of "impending doom" over the direction of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
"We have so much reason for hope," Walensky said after the tour. "We have 95 million Americans vaccinated with one dose of vaccine, and 53 million Americans who are fully vaccinated."
In Massachusetts, Walensky said, "3.5 million people have received one dose, and one in five people, 20 percent, are fully vaccinated."
Given that Massachusetts currently has a seven-day daily incidence rate of 31.4 cases/100k population (per https://www.covidactnow.org/) - still sixth-highest in the nation - I was really hoping for a bit more in the way of urgency from the Governor. No such luck, I guess.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 15 active and 842 cumulative cases as of March 29. 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.