Local COVID-19 updates
Sep. 16th, 2021 05:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 16 newly reported confirmed deaths (1 more than yesterday - up 6.7%) for a total of 18,046 deaths, 1,999 newly reported confirmed cases (717 less than yesterday - down 26.4%) for a total of 736,279 cases, and 124,355 newly reported molecular tests (4,376 more than yesterday - up 3.6%).The seven day average positivity rate is 2.30%, compared to 2.44% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 3.95%; that rate was not reported yesterday. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (same as yesterday) for a total of 378 and 149 newly reported probable cases (12 less than yesterday - down 7.5%) for a total of 52,496. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 16 new deaths for a total of 18,424 and 2,148 new cases for a total of 788,775. There were 675 COVID-19 patients in hospital (31 less than yesterday - down 4.4%), 173 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (same as yesterday) and 97 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (4 more than yesterday - up 4.3%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,333.0 (48 less than yesterday - down 3.5%), 1,982% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 79.0% below the highest observed value of 6,232.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.30% (0 less than yesterday - down 5.8%), 646% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 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 660.0 (7 more than yesterday - up 1.1%), 676% above the lowest observed value of 85.0 on 7/9/2021 and 83% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 10.0 (1 more than yesterday - up 11.1%), 900% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,018 non-ICU beds, of which 7,830 (86.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 502 (5.6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 686 (7.6%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,319 ICU beds, of which 871 (66.0%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 173 (13.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 275 (20.8%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 8,994 non-ICU beds, of which 7,640 (84.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 533 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 821 (9.1%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,323 ICU beds, of which 893 (67.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 173 (13.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 257 (19.4%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,099.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 7.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 590.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 2.45% (or 3.72% 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 1,057 total cases, with a two-week case count of 34 cases, a daily incidence rate of 10.2 which is lower than last week, with a corresponding risk color code of yellow (if the state was still reporting color codes). Acton is also listed as having 59,589 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 2,360 and a two-week positive test count of 37, for a percent-positive rate of 1.57 which is lower than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 734,280 total cases, with a two-week case count of 22,489 cases, a daily incidence rate of 23.1 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 27,327,406 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,075,473 and a two-week positive test count of 25,275, for a percent-positive rate of 2.35 which is lower 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, 89 would be coded gray (compared to 99 last week), 23 would be coded green (compared to 33 last week), and 187 would be coded yellow (compared to 169 last week).The remaining 52 towns would be coded red (compared to 50 last week): Acushnet, Ashburnham, Athol, Berkley, Billerica, Blackstone, Carver, Charlton, Chicopee, Dartmouth, Douglas, Dudley, Fall River, Freetown, Georgetown, Halifax, Hampden, Hanson, Holyoke, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leicester, Littleton, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Methuen, Middleborough, Monson, New Bedford, North Brookfield, Orange, Oxford, Palmer, Plainville, Rutland, Sandwich, Southbridge, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Sturbridge, Taunton, Templeton, Tisbury, Topsfield, Ware, Wareham, West Boylston, West Springfield, Westminster, Westport, and Winchendon.
16 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Ashburnham, Athol, Billerica, Blackstone, Georgetown, Leicester, Ludlow, Middleborough, Orange, Plainville, Rutland, Southbridge, Spencer, Taunton, Topsfield, and Ware) and 14 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Adams, Agawam, Ayer, East Bridgewater, Edgartown, Gardner, Great Barrington, Peabody, Revere, Saugus, Somerset, West Bridgewater, Whitman, and Wilmington).
Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, 4 are coded green (Boxborough, Harvard, Stow, and Sudbury), 6 are coded yellow (Acton, Berlin, Bolton, Hudson, Marlborough, and Maynard), and none are coded red.
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Day-over-day deaths are up but cases are down; yesterday's case count included a backlog of back reports, so the drop in cases may or may not actually be meaningful. On the other hand, hospitalizations dropped for a second day in a row, which is sort of encouraging; the seven-day averages are mixed (cases and percent-positive down, deaths and hospitalizations up), which really isn't.
The weekly city/town data is out, and the number of communities that would fall in the highest-risk "red" category (assuming Governor Charlie Baker gave enough of a rat's ass to have his folks report it) climbed again to 52. My own town is still in the "yellow" category, although the town's daily incidence and percent-positive rates are dropping.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 8 active and 1,092 cumulative cases as of September 15. 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 1,333.0 (48 less than yesterday - down 3.5%), 1,982% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 79.0% below the highest observed value of 6,232.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 2.30% (0 less than yesterday - down 5.8%), 646% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 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 660.0 (7 more than yesterday - up 1.1%), 676% above the lowest observed value of 85.0 on 7/9/2021 and 83% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 10.0 (1 more than yesterday - up 11.1%), 900% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,018 non-ICU beds, of which 7,830 (86.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 502 (5.6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 686 (7.6%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,319 ICU beds, of which 871 (66.0%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 173 (13.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 275 (20.8%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 8,994 non-ICU beds, of which 7,640 (84.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 533 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 821 (9.1%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,323 ICU beds, of which 893 (67.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 173 (13.1%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 257 (19.4%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,099.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 7.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 590.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 2.45% (or 3.72% 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 1,057 total cases, with a two-week case count of 34 cases, a daily incidence rate of 10.2 which is lower than last week, with a corresponding risk color code of yellow (if the state was still reporting color codes). Acton is also listed as having 59,589 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 2,360 and a two-week positive test count of 37, for a percent-positive rate of 1.57 which is lower than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 734,280 total cases, with a two-week case count of 22,489 cases, a daily incidence rate of 23.1 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 27,327,406 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,075,473 and a two-week positive test count of 25,275, for a percent-positive rate of 2.35 which is lower 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, 89 would be coded gray (compared to 99 last week), 23 would be coded green (compared to 33 last week), and 187 would be coded yellow (compared to 169 last week).The remaining 52 towns would be coded red (compared to 50 last week): Acushnet, Ashburnham, Athol, Berkley, Billerica, Blackstone, Carver, Charlton, Chicopee, Dartmouth, Douglas, Dudley, Fall River, Freetown, Georgetown, Halifax, Hampden, Hanson, Holyoke, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leicester, Littleton, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Methuen, Middleborough, Monson, New Bedford, North Brookfield, Orange, Oxford, Palmer, Plainville, Rutland, Sandwich, Southbridge, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Sturbridge, Taunton, Templeton, Tisbury, Topsfield, Ware, Wareham, West Boylston, West Springfield, Westminster, Westport, and Winchendon.
16 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Ashburnham, Athol, Billerica, Blackstone, Georgetown, Leicester, Ludlow, Middleborough, Orange, Plainville, Rutland, Southbridge, Spencer, Taunton, Topsfield, and Ware) and 14 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Adams, Agawam, Ayer, East Bridgewater, Edgartown, Gardner, Great Barrington, Peabody, Revere, Saugus, Somerset, West Bridgewater, Whitman, and Wilmington).
Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, 4 are coded green (Boxborough, Harvard, Stow, and Sudbury), 6 are coded yellow (Acton, Berlin, Bolton, Hudson, Marlborough, and Maynard), and none are coded red.
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Day-over-day deaths are up but cases are down; yesterday's case count included a backlog of back reports, so the drop in cases may or may not actually be meaningful. On the other hand, hospitalizations dropped for a second day in a row, which is sort of encouraging; the seven-day averages are mixed (cases and percent-positive down, deaths and hospitalizations up), which really isn't.
The weekly city/town data is out, and the number of communities that would fall in the highest-risk "red" category (assuming Governor Charlie Baker gave enough of a rat's ass to have his folks report it) climbed again to 52. My own town is still in the "yellow" category, although the town's daily incidence and percent-positive rates are dropping.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 8 active and 1,092 cumulative cases as of September 15. 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.