Local COVID-19 updates
Dec. 16th, 2021 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeAs of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 30 newly reported confirmed deaths (3 more than yesterday - up 11.1%) for a total of 19,361 deaths, 5,883 newly reported confirmed cases (750 more than yesterday - up 14.6%) for a total of 927,563 cases, and 122,993 newly reported molecular tests (18,327 more than yesterday - up 17.5%).The seven day average positivity rate is 5.44%, compared to 5.35% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 8.07%; that rate was not reported yesterday. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (1 less than yesterday) for a total of 422 and 808 newly reported probable cases (178 more than yesterday - up 28.3%) for a total of 70,837. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 30 new deaths for a total of 19,783 and 6,691 new cases for a total of 998,400. There were 1,473 COVID-19 patients in hospital (62 more than yesterday - up 4.4%), 319 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (7 less than yesterday - down 2.1%) and 184 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (8 more than yesterday - up 4.5%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 3,445.0 (170 more than yesterday - up 5.2%), 5,282% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 45.0% below the highest observed value of 6,229.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 5.44% (0 more than yesterday - up 1.6%), 1,663% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 80% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 1,342.0 (34 more than yesterday - up 2.6%), 1,478% above the lowest observed value of 85.0 on 7/9/2021 and 66% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 22.0 (1 more than yesterday - up 4.8%), 2,100% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 88% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,032 non-ICU beds, of which 7,260 (80.4%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,154 (12.8%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 618 (6.8%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,276 ICU beds, of which 782 (61.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 319 (25.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 175 (13.7%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 8,978 non-ICU beds, of which 7,203 (80.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,085 (12%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 690 (7.7%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,289 ICU beds, of which 781 (60.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 326 (25.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 182 (14.1%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 2,363.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 13.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 854.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 4.94% (or 7.63% excluding higher education).
One year ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,257.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 45.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,723.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 6.03%.
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 1,387 total cases, with a two-week case count of 92 cases, a daily incidence rate of 27.7 which is higher 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 75,902 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 2,710 and a two-week positive test count of 98, for a percent-positive rate of 3.62 which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 921,680 total cases, with a two-week case count of 60,639 cases, a daily incidence rate of 62.2 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 34,885,252 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,338,404 and a two-week positive test count of 66,530, for a percent-positive rate of 4.97 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, 46 would be coded gray (compared to 57 last week), 12 would be coded green (compared to 13 last week), and 62 would be coded yellow (compared to 87 last week).The remaining 231 towns would be coded red (compared to 194 last week): Abington, Acushnet, Adams, Agawam, Amesbury, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Attleboro, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Barre, Belchertown, Bellingham, Berkley, Berlin, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Bolton, Bourne, Boxborough, Boxford, Boylston, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brimfield, Brockton, Brookfield, Canton, Carver, Charlton, Chatham, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Cheshire, Chicopee, Clarksburg, Clinton, Cohasset, Dalton, Danvers, Dartmouth, Deerfield, Dennis, Dighton, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, Dunstable, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Brookfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Edgartown, Essex, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Foxborough, Framingham, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Granby, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Hanson, Hardwick, Harwich, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holyoke, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Hudson, Hull, Huntington, Ipswich, Kingston, Lakeville, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lee, Leicester, Lenox, Leominster, Littleton, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mashpee, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Millville, Monson, Montague, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newbury, North Adams, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, North Reading, Northborough, Northbridge, Norwell, Norwood, Oak Bluffs, Orange, Orleans, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pembroke, Pepperell, Pittsfield, Plainville, Plymouth, Plympton, Princeton, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Rehoboth, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rowley, Russell, Rutland, Salem, Salisbury, Sandwich, Saugus, Seekonk, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Sturbridge, Sunderland, Sutton, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Tewksbury, Tisbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Upton, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wales, Walpole, Ware, Wareham, Warren, Webster, Wenham, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Newbury, West Springfield, Westfield, Westford, Westminster, Westport, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Williamstown, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winthrop, Woburn, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
38 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Canton, Chelsea, Deerfield, Dunstable, East Brookfield, Easthampton, Everett, Falmouth, Framingham, Hampden, Huntington, Lenox, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Millville, Nantucket, North Andover, Oak Bluffs, Orleans, Princeton, Quincy, Randolph, Shrewsbury, Sunderland, Swampscott, Wales, Winthrop, and Wrentham) and 1 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Norton).
Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), none are coded gray, none are coded green, 5 are coded yellow (Acton, Carlisle, Concord, Maynard, and Sudbury), and 5 are coded red (Boxborough, Chelmsford, Littleton, Stow, and Westford).
Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, none are coded green, 4 are coded yellow (Acton, Harvard, Maynard, and Sudbury), and 6 are coded red (Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Hudson, Marlborough, and Stow).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Well, this is atrocious. Compared to yesterday, newly reported confirmed deaths are up, and newly reported confirmed cases are way up. Today's 5,883 newly reported confirmed cases are the highest single-day amount since 7,110 cases were reported back on January 9. The hospitalization count is also up again; today's 1,473 reported patients is the highest that number has been since the 1,503 reported on February 5. All four seven-day moving averages are up compared to yesterday.
And as for the weekly city/town numbers? Well, if the states was still bothering to report its risk color codes, 231 of the 351 communities would be in the highest, red risk code. My own town of Acton hasn't hit that level yet, but every neighboring town including Acton is either in the yellow or red risk categories.
Yuck.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 51 active and 1,463 cumulative cases as of December 15. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 1PM on November 22, 2021 reported 1304 cumulative cases with 54 individuals in isolation, 1218 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 3,445.0 (170 more than yesterday - up 5.2%), 5,282% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 45.0% below the highest observed value of 6,229.0 on 1/8/2021. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 5.44% (0 more than yesterday - up 1.6%), 1,663% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 80% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 1,342.0 (34 more than yesterday - up 2.6%), 1,478% above the lowest observed value of 85.0 on 7/9/2021 and 66% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 22.0 (1 more than yesterday - up 4.8%), 2,100% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 88% below the highest observed value of 175.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 9,032 non-ICU beds, of which 7,260 (80.4%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,154 (12.8%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 618 (6.8%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,276 ICU beds, of which 782 (61.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 319 (25.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 175 (13.7%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 8,978 non-ICU beds, of which 7,203 (80.2%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 1,085 (12%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 690 (7.7%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,289 ICU beds, of which 781 (60.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 326 (25.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 182 (14.1%) remained available.
Two weeks ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 2,363.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 13.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 854.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 4.94% (or 7.63% excluding higher education).
One year ago, the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,257.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 45.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,723.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 6.03%.
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 1,387 total cases, with a two-week case count of 92 cases, a daily incidence rate of 27.7 which is higher 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 75,902 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 2,710 and a two-week positive test count of 98, for a percent-positive rate of 3.62 which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 921,680 total cases, with a two-week case count of 60,639 cases, a daily incidence rate of 62.2 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 34,885,252 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,338,404 and a two-week positive test count of 66,530, for a percent-positive rate of 4.97 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, 46 would be coded gray (compared to 57 last week), 12 would be coded green (compared to 13 last week), and 62 would be coded yellow (compared to 87 last week).The remaining 231 towns would be coded red (compared to 194 last week): Abington, Acushnet, Adams, Agawam, Amesbury, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Attleboro, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Barre, Belchertown, Bellingham, Berkley, Berlin, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Bolton, Bourne, Boxborough, Boxford, Boylston, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brimfield, Brockton, Brookfield, Canton, Carver, Charlton, Chatham, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Cheshire, Chicopee, Clarksburg, Clinton, Cohasset, Dalton, Danvers, Dartmouth, Deerfield, Dennis, Dighton, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, Dunstable, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Brookfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Edgartown, Essex, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Foxborough, Framingham, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Granby, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Hanson, Hardwick, Harwich, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holyoke, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Hudson, Hull, Huntington, Ipswich, Kingston, Lakeville, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lee, Leicester, Lenox, Leominster, Littleton, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marion, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mashpee, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Millville, Monson, Montague, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newbury, North Adams, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, North Reading, Northborough, Northbridge, Norwell, Norwood, Oak Bluffs, Orange, Orleans, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pembroke, Pepperell, Pittsfield, Plainville, Plymouth, Plympton, Princeton, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Rehoboth, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rowley, Russell, Rutland, Salem, Salisbury, Sandwich, Saugus, Seekonk, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Sturbridge, Sunderland, Sutton, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Tewksbury, Tisbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Upton, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wales, Walpole, Ware, Wareham, Warren, Webster, Wenham, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Newbury, West Springfield, Westfield, Westford, Westminster, Westport, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Williamstown, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winthrop, Woburn, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
38 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Canton, Chelsea, Deerfield, Dunstable, East Brookfield, Easthampton, Everett, Falmouth, Framingham, Hampden, Huntington, Lenox, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Millville, Nantucket, North Andover, Oak Bluffs, Orleans, Princeton, Quincy, Randolph, Shrewsbury, Sunderland, Swampscott, Wales, Winthrop, and Wrentham) and 1 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Norton).
Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), none are coded gray, none are coded green, 5 are coded yellow (Acton, Carlisle, Concord, Maynard, and Sudbury), and 5 are coded red (Boxborough, Chelmsford, Littleton, Stow, and Westford).
Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, none are coded green, 4 are coded yellow (Acton, Harvard, Maynard, and Sudbury), and 6 are coded red (Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Hudson, Marlborough, and Stow).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
Well, this is atrocious. Compared to yesterday, newly reported confirmed deaths are up, and newly reported confirmed cases are way up. Today's 5,883 newly reported confirmed cases are the highest single-day amount since 7,110 cases were reported back on January 9. The hospitalization count is also up again; today's 1,473 reported patients is the highest that number has been since the 1,503 reported on February 5. All four seven-day moving averages are up compared to yesterday.
And as for the weekly city/town numbers? Well, if the states was still bothering to report its risk color codes, 231 of the 351 communities would be in the highest, red risk code. My own town of Acton hasn't hit that level yet, but every neighboring town including Acton is either in the yellow or red risk categories.
Yuck.
The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 51 active and 1,463 cumulative cases as of December 15. The most recent "newsflash style update" at 1PM on November 22, 2021 reported 1304 cumulative cases with 54 individuals in isolation, 1218 persons recovered and 32 fatalities.