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As of 5PM today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 17 newly reported confirmed deaths (1 more than yesterday - up 6.2%) for a total of 19,531 deaths, 1,989 newly reported confirmed cases (209 more than yesterday - up 11.7%) for a total of 1,736,088 cases, and 39,584 newly reported molecular tests (5,260 more than yesterday - up 15.3%).The seven day average positivity rate is 6.38%, compared to 6.62% yesterday. Excluding higher education, the seven day average positivity rate is 6.81%; that rate was not reported yesterday. The state also reported zero newly reported probable deaths (1 less than yesterday) for a total of 1,195 and 261 newly reported probable cases (83 less than yesterday - down 24.1%) for a total of 155,710. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 17 new deaths for a total of 20,726 and 2,250 new cases for a total of 1,891,798. There were 505 COVID-19 patients in hospital (62 less than yesterday - down 10.9%), 49 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (4 less than yesterday - down 7.5%) and 15 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (1 less than yesterday - down 6.2%).

Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,410.0 (92 less than yesterday - down 6.1%), 2,103% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 94.0% below the highest observed value of 23,199.0 on 1/8/2022. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 6.38% (0 less than yesterday - down 3.6%), 1,973% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 77% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 596.0 (27 less than yesterday - down 4.3%), 609% above the lowest observed value of 84.0 on 7/8/2021 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 9.0 (1 more than yesterday - up 12.5%), 800% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 176.0 on 4/24/2020.

Statewide, hospitals reported 8,809 non-ICU beds, of which 7,761 (88.1%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 456 (5.2%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 592 (6.7%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,233 ICU beds, of which 959 (77.8%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 49 (4.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 225 (18.2%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported yesterday a total of 8,785 non-ICU beds, of which 7,685 (87.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 514 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 586 (6.7%) remained available. Hospitals also reported yesterday a total of 1,235 ICU beds, of which 972 (78.7%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 53 (4.3%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 210 (17.0%) remained available.

One week ago (June 2), the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,450.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 8.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 711.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.29% (or 7.77% excluding higher education).

Two weeks ago (May 26), the 7 day confirmed case average was 2,246.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 11.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 817.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 8.32% (or 9.17% excluding higher education).

One year ago (June 9, 2021), the 7 day confirmed case average was 109.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 4.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 187.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 0.55% (or 0.77% 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 3,390 total cases, with a two-week case count of 120 cases, a daily incidence rate of 36.1 which is lower than last week, with a corresponding risk color code of red (if the state was still reporting color codes). Acton is also listed as having 102,463 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 1,486 and a two-week positive test count of 131, for a percent-positive rate of 8.82 which is the same than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 1,734,099 total cases, with a two-week case count of 30,902 cases, a daily incidence rate of 31.7 which is lower than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 45,415,789 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 455,184 and a two-week positive test count of 34,183, for a percent-positive rate of 7.51 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, 76 would be coded gray (compared to 62 last week), 21 would be coded green (compared to 20 last week), and 37 would be coded yellow (compared to 24 last week).The remaining 217 towns would be coded red (compared to 245 last week): Abington, Acton, Acushnet, Adams, Agawam, Amesbury, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Ashland, Attleboro, Auburn, Ayer, Barnstable, Bedford, Belchertown, Bellingham, Belmont, Berkley, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Boston, Bourne, Boxborough, Boxford, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Carlisle, Carver, Charlton, Chelmsford, Chicopee, Clinton, Concord, Dalton, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Deerfield, Dennis, Dighton, Dover, Dracut, Dudley, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Easton, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Granby, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Groton, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Hanson, Harwich, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Lakeville, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lee, Lenox, Leominster, Lexington, Littleton, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mashpee, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Milton, Monson, Montague, Nantucket, Natick, Needham, New Bedford, Newburyport, Newton, Norfolk, North Adams, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Reading, Northborough, Northbridge, Norton, Norwell, Norwood, Orange, Oxford, Palmer, Peabody, Pembroke, Pepperell, Pittsfield, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Rehoboth, Revere, Rockland, Rockport, Rutland, Salem, Sandwich, Saugus, Scituate, Seekonk, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Somerville, South Hadley, Southampton, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Stoneham, Stow, Sturbridge, Sudbury, Sutton, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Tewksbury, Tisbury, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, West Boylston, West Springfield, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Westminster, Weston, Westport, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Williamstown, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.

1 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (South Hadley) and 29 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Ashburnham, Avon, Bolton, Cohasset, Douglas, Edgartown, Groveland, Hadley, Harvard, Hopedale, Kingston, Leicester, Lincoln, Marion, Merrimac, Newbury, Orleans, Rowley, Salisbury, Sheffield, Sherborn, Stoughton, Topsfield, Townsend, Upton, Webster, Wenham, West Bridgewater, and Williamsburg).

Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), none are coded gray, none are coded green, none are coded yellow, and 10 are coded red (Acton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, and Westford).

Of the 10 towns near my church, none are coded gray, one is coded green (Berlin), 2 are coded yellow (Bolton, and Harvard), and 7 are coded red (Acton, Boxborough, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury).

The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.

As of June 8, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, of 3220 counties nationwide, 2518 counties (78.20% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of High, 363 counties (11.27% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Substantial, 231 counties (7.17% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Moderate, and 108 counties (3.35% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Low. The CDC also reported that all 14 counties in Massachusetts have a Community Tranmission Level of High.

Barnstable County has 191.560 cases per 100k, 7.87 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Berkshire County has 248.110 cases per 100k, 6.92 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Bristol County has 164.180 cases per 100k, 6.52 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Dukes County has 167.320 cases per 100k, 8.13 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Essex County has 185.290 cases per 100k, 6.77 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Franklin County has 175.260 cases per 100k, 6.49 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Hampden County has 216.570 cases per 100k, 7.41 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Hampshire County has 198.970 cases per 100k, 4.93 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Middlesex County has 254.080 cases per 100k, 7.42 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Nantucket County has 131.590 cases per 100k, 6.83 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Norfolk County has 221.850 cases per 100k, 8.18 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Plymouth County has 153.300 cases per 100k, 6.16 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Suffolk County has 232.240 cases per 100k, 7.49 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Worcester County has 173.240 cases per 100k, 5.72 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
The underlying query for this data is available here.

As of June 9, 2022, the CDC reported COVID Community Levels for 3224 counties nationwide: 314 counties (9.74%, representing 22.05% of the population) with High community level, 1056 counties (32.75%, representing 45.29% of the population) with Medium community level, and 1854 counties (57.51%, representing 32.66% of the population) with Low community level. The CDC also reported the following COVID Community Levels for the 14 counties in Massachusetts: 3 counties (representing 45.30% of the state's population) with High community level (Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk), 9 counties (representing 35.05% of the state's population) with Medium community level (Barnstable, Berkshire, Dukes, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Nantucket, Plymouth, Worcester), and 2 counties (representing 19.65% of the state's population) with Low community level (Bristol, Essex).

Barnstable County (population 212990) has 191.56 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Berkshire County (population 124944) has 250.51 cases per 100k, 6.5 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.5 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Bristol County (population 565217) has 163.12 cases per 100k, 7.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.8 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Dukes County (population 17332) has 144.24 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Essex County (population 789034) has 185.42 cases per 100k, 7.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Franklin County (population 70180) has 192.36 cases per 100k, 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.4 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Hampden County (population 466372) has 225.36 cases per 100k, 6.2 hospitalizations per 100k and 6.5 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Hampshire County (population 160830) has 213.89 cases per 100k, 6.2 hospitalizations per 100k and 6.5 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Middlesex County (population 1611699) has 253.46 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of High.
Nantucket County (population 11399) has 149.14 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Norfolk County (population 706775) has 218.03 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of High.
Plymouth County (population 521202) has 155.41 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Suffolk County (population 803907) has 238.34 cases per 100k, 11.4 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.3 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of High.
Worcester County (population 830622) has 170.6 cases per 100k, 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.4 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
The underlying query for this data is available here.

Compared to yesterday, newly reported deaths and cases are both up, while hospitalizations are down. Three of the four seven-day averages (cases, hospitalizations, and percent-positive) are down compared to yesterday, while that for deaths ticked up slightly. In somewhat better news, things are definitely better this Thursday than last, although still far, far worse than this date last year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have updated their COVID Community Level numbers. Three counties in Massachusetts (Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk) remain at High; those three, alas, not only include my own county but also contain nearly half the state's population. Granted, for Massachusetts that's an improvement. But it still isn't anything that qualifies as "good".

The town of Acton's current Google Data Studio dashboard is showing 25 active and 3,509 cumulative cases as of June 8. In the most recent "newsflash style update" at 7PM on December 21, 2021, the town reported 1538 cumulative cases with 89 individuals in isolation, 1417 recovered and 32 fatalities.

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