Local COVID-19 updates
Aug. 5th, 2021 05:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 2 newly reported confirmed deaths (3 less than yesterday - down 60.0%) for a total of 17,725 deaths, 1,046 newly reported confirmed cases (84 more than yesterday - up 8.7%) for a total of 677,433 cases, and 47,670 newly reported molecular tests (4,025 more than yesterday - up 9.2%).The seven day average positivity rate is 2.61%, compared to 2.62% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 3.25%; that rate was not reported yesterday. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (same as yesterday) for a total of 368 and 125 newly reported probable cases (55 more than yesterday - up 78.6%) for a total of 47,756. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 2 new deaths for a total of 18,093 and 1,171 new cases for a total of 725,189. There were 264 COVID-19 patients in hospital (19 more than yesterday - up 7.8%), 55 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (3 less than yesterday - down 5.2%) and 19 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (same as yesterday).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 660.0 (34 more than yesterday - up 5.4%), 931% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 90.0% below the highest observed value of 6,234.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.61% (0 less than yesterday - down 0.2%), 748% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 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 219.0 (13 more than yesterday - up 6.3%), 157% above the lowest observed value of 85.0 on 7/9/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 1.0 (same as yesterday), 0% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/12/2021 and 100% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,120 non-ICU beds, of which 7,951 (87.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 209 (2.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 960 (10.5%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,345 ICU beds, of which 965 (71.7%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 55 (4.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 325 (24.2%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,104 non-ICU beds, of which 7,895 (86.7%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 187 (2%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,022 (11.2%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,342 ICU beds, of which 965 (71.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 58 (4.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 319 (23.8%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 271.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 2.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 109.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.39% (or 1.80% 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 975 total cases, with a two-week case count of 13 cases, a daily incidence rate of 3.9 which is higher than last week, with a corresponding risk color code of green (if the state was still reporting color codes). Acton is also listed as having 53,408 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,473 and a two-week positive test count of 13, for a percent-positive rate of 0.88 which is the same than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 676,387 total cases, with a two-week case count of 8,277 cases, a daily incidence rate of 8.5 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 24,799,971 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 437,886 and a two-week positive test count of 9,254, for a percent-positive rate of 2.11 which is higher than last week.
As of July 1, 2021, the state is no longer reporting risk color codes. However, if it was, of the 351 cites and towns in the Commonwealth, 177 would be coded gray (compared to 237 last week), 132 would be coded green (compared to 105 last week), and 31 would be coded yellow (compared to 5 last week).The remaining 11 towns would be coded red (compared to 4 last week): Acushnet, East Bridgewater, Fall River, Leicester, Nantucket, New Bedford, Provincetown, Somerset, Truro, West Boylston, and Yarmouth.
9 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Acushnet, East Bridgewater, Fall River, Leicester, Nantucket, New Bedford, Somerset, Truro, and West Boylston) and 2 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Norfolk, and Raynham).
Of the 10 towns near my church, 7 are coded gray (Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Harvard, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury), 3 are coded green (Acton, Hudson, and Marlborough), none are coded yellow, and none are coded red.
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Another day, another set of mostly bad news. Deaths are down day-over-day, which is always encouraging; however, cases and hospitalizations are both up, which isn't. The 1,046 newly reported confirmed cases today mark the first time since May 6 that the state has reported more than a thousand cases in a single day. The seven-day averages for cases and hospitalizations are both up as well; on the other hand, the seven-day average for percent-positive actually ticked down slightly. Of course, compared to a couple of weeks ago, the averages for cases, hospitalizations and percent-positive are all way up. The one definite bright spot is that deaths aren't climbing; in fact, the seven-day average is actually less now than two weeks ago and is close to the Lowest Observed Value. Guess those vaccines are working!
The weekly city/town data is also mostly bad news. This week, eleven communities would qualify for "red", high-risk characterization - if the state actually bothered to make that calculation any more, that is. One of those newly red towns, Nantucket, issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, today:
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 9 active and 1,007 cumulative cases as of August 4. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 11:45AM on May 28, 2021 reported 978 cumulative cases with 3 individuals in isolation, 943 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 660.0 (34 more than yesterday - up 5.4%), 931% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 90.0% below the highest observed value of 6,234.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.61% (0 less than yesterday - down 0.2%), 748% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 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 219.0 (13 more than yesterday - up 6.3%), 157% above the lowest observed value of 85.0 on 7/9/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 1.0 (same as yesterday), 0% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/12/2021 and 100% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,120 non-ICU beds, of which 7,951 (87.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 209 (2.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 960 (10.5%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,345 ICU beds, of which 965 (71.7%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 55 (4.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 325 (24.2%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 9,104 non-ICU beds, of which 7,895 (86.7%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 187 (2%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 1,022 (11.2%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,342 ICU beds, of which 965 (71.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 58 (4.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 319 (23.8%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 271.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 2.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 109.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.39% (or 1.80% 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 975 total cases, with a two-week case count of 13 cases, a daily incidence rate of 3.9 which is higher than last week, with a corresponding risk color code of green (if the state was still reporting color codes). Acton is also listed as having 53,408 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,473 and a two-week positive test count of 13, for a percent-positive rate of 0.88 which is the same than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 676,387 total cases, with a two-week case count of 8,277 cases, a daily incidence rate of 8.5 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 24,799,971 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 437,886 and a two-week positive test count of 9,254, for a percent-positive rate of 2.11 which is higher than last week.
As of July 1, 2021, the state is no longer reporting risk color codes. However, if it was, of the 351 cites and towns in the Commonwealth, 177 would be coded gray (compared to 237 last week), 132 would be coded green (compared to 105 last week), and 31 would be coded yellow (compared to 5 last week).The remaining 11 towns would be coded red (compared to 4 last week): Acushnet, East Bridgewater, Fall River, Leicester, Nantucket, New Bedford, Provincetown, Somerset, Truro, West Boylston, and Yarmouth.
9 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Acushnet, East Bridgewater, Fall River, Leicester, Nantucket, New Bedford, Somerset, Truro, and West Boylston) and 2 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Norfolk, and Raynham).
Of the 10 towns near my church, 7 are coded gray (Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Harvard, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury), 3 are coded green (Acton, Hudson, and Marlborough), none are coded yellow, and none are coded red.
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Another day, another set of mostly bad news. Deaths are down day-over-day, which is always encouraging; however, cases and hospitalizations are both up, which isn't. The 1,046 newly reported confirmed cases today mark the first time since May 6 that the state has reported more than a thousand cases in a single day. The seven-day averages for cases and hospitalizations are both up as well; on the other hand, the seven-day average for percent-positive actually ticked down slightly. Of course, compared to a couple of weeks ago, the averages for cases, hospitalizations and percent-positive are all way up. The one definite bright spot is that deaths aren't climbing; in fact, the seven-day average is actually less now than two weeks ago and is close to the Lowest Observed Value. Guess those vaccines are working!
The weekly city/town data is also mostly bad news. This week, eleven communities would qualify for "red", high-risk characterization - if the state actually bothered to make that calculation any more, that is. One of those newly red towns, Nantucket, issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, today:
3. In addition to physical distancing and in an effort to protect the Public Health, all persons, including customers and staff working in areas accessible to customers, shall wear a cloth face covering that covers their nose and mouth, such as a fabric or surgical mask, whenever they are indoors on the premises of a business, club, place of assembly or other place that is open to members of the public, including but not limited to retail establishments, restaurants, bars, performance venues, social clubs, event spaces, places of religious worship and municipal buildings.
4. Restaurants, indoor-bar and dance venue customers may only remove face coverings when seated at tables or seated at the bar. Patrons standing or ordering at the bar must be masked. Guests must be masked on indoor dance floors.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 9 active and 1,007 cumulative cases as of August 4. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 11:45AM on May 28, 2021 reported 978 cumulative cases with 3 individuals in isolation, 943 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.