Local COVID-19 updates
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edschweppeThe wall of text below was actually generated on July 28, once I got a wall-o-text builder working for the state's new and (un)improved once-a-week format.
As of 5PM today (Thursday July 21, 2022), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 42 newly reported confirmed deaths (11 more than last Thursday - up 35.5%) for a total of 19,860 deaths, 10,250 newly reported confirmed cases (3,154 more than last Thursday - up 44.4%) for a total of 1,793,437 cases, and 135,653 newly reported molecular tests (39,197 more than last Thursday - up 40.6%). Note that today's death data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 6.0 newly reported deaths per day (25 less than last Thursday - down 80.6%).
Note that today's case/test data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 1,464.3 newly reported cases per day (5,632 less than last Thursday - down 79.4%), and 19,379.0 newly reported molecular tests per day (77,077 less than last Thursday - down 79.9%).
Note that last Thursday's death data covers 6 days. Averaged over that period, there were 5.2 newly reported deaths per day and today's newly reported deaths are 37 more than last Thursday's values - up 712.9%.
Note that last Thursday's case/test data covers 6 days. Averaged over that period, there were 1,182.7 newly reported cases per day and today's newly reported cases are 9,067 more than last Thursday's values - up 766.7%. There were 16,076.0 newly reported molecular tests per day and today's newly reported tests are 119,577 more than last Thursday's values - up 743.8%.
The seven day average positivity rate is 8.17%, compared to 7.87% last Thursday. The state also reported 17 newly reported probable deaths (15 more than last Thursday - up 750.0%) for a total of 1,267 and 1,275 newly reported probable cases (499 more than last Thursday - up 64.3%) for a total of 162,407. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 59 new deaths for a total of 21,127 and 11,525 new cases for a total of 1,955,844. There were 589 COVID-19 patients in hospital (37 more than last Thursday - up 6.7%), 52 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (6 more than last Thursday - up 13.0%) and 20 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (8 more than last Thursday - up 66.7%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,123.0 (77 less than last Thursday - down 6.4%), 1,654% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 96.0% below the highest observed value of 23,204.0 on 1/8/2022. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 8.17% (0 more than last Thursday - up 3.9%), 2,555% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 70% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 557.0 (46 more than last Thursday - up 9.0%), 563% above the lowest observed value of 84.0 on 7/8/2021 and 86% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 7.0 (1 more than last Thursday - up 16.7%), 600% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 97% below the highest observed value of 176.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 8,722 non-ICU beds, of which 7,638 (87.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 537 (6.2%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 547 (6.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,180 ICU beds, of which 924 (78.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 52 (4.4%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 204 (17.3%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported last Thursday a total of 8,686 non-ICU beds, of which 7,636 (87.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 506 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 544 (6.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported last Thursday a total of 1,183 ICU beds, of which 930 (78.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 46 (3.9%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 207 (17.5%) remained available.
One week ago (July 14), the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,200.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 6.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 511.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.87%.
Two weeks ago (July 7), the 7 day confirmed case average was 927.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 6.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 498.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.29% (or 7.60% excluding higher education).
One year ago (July 21, 2021), the 7 day confirmed case average was 245.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 2.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 107.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.30%.
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 3,605 total cases, with a two-week case count of 61 cases, a daily incidence rate of 18.1 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 105,533 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 857 and a two-week positive test count of 64, for a percent-positive rate of 7.47 which is lower than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 1,793,437 total cases, with a two-week case count of 19,394 cases, a daily incidence rate of 19.7 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 46,423,641 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 266,937 and a two-week positive test count of 21,190, for a percent-positive rate of 7.94 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, 104 would be coded gray (compared to 103 last week), 34 would be coded green (compared to 28 last week), and 33 would be coded yellow (compared to 45 last week).The remaining 180 towns would be coded red (compared to 175 last week): Abington, Acton, Acushnet, Agawam, Andover, Arlington, Ashland, Attleboro, Auburn, Barnstable, Bedford, Belchertown, Bellingham, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Boston, Bourne, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Carver, Charlton, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Concord, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Easton, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Gardner, Gloucester, Grafton, Great Barrington, Groton, Hanover, Hanson, Harwich, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Lawrence, Lee, Leicester, Leominster, Lexington, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mashpee, Maynard, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Milford, Milton, Montague, Nantucket, Natick, Needham, New Bedford, Newburyport, Newton, Norfolk, North Adams, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Reading, Northampton, Northborough, Northbridge, Norton, Norwell, Norwood, Oxford, Palmer, Peabody, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Rockland, Salem, Sandwich, Saugus, Scituate, Seekonk, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Somerville, South Hadley, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Stoneham, Stoughton, Sturbridge, Sudbury, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, Wellesley, West Springfield, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Weston, Westport, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
14 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Blackstone, Chelsea, Douglas, Fitchburg, Gardner, Leicester, Leominster, Maynard, Montague, Norton, Sturbridge, Ware, Winchendon, and Winchester) and 9 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Adams, Dalton, Edgartown, Hamilton, Littleton, Medfield, Pepperell, Rehoboth, and Tisbury).
Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), none are coded gray, one is coded green (Boxborough), 3 are coded yellow (Carlisle, Littleton, and Stow), and 6 are coded red (Acton, Chelmsford, Concord, Maynard, Sudbury, and Westford).
Of the 10 towns near my church, one is coded gray (Berlin), 3 are coded green (Bolton, Boxborough, and Harvard), one is coded yellow (Stow), and 5 are coded red (Acton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, and Sudbury).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
As of 5PM today (Thursday July 21, 2022), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 42 newly reported confirmed deaths (11 more than last Thursday - up 35.5%) for a total of 19,860 deaths, 10,250 newly reported confirmed cases (3,154 more than last Thursday - up 44.4%) for a total of 1,793,437 cases, and 135,653 newly reported molecular tests (39,197 more than last Thursday - up 40.6%). Note that today's death data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 6.0 newly reported deaths per day (25 less than last Thursday - down 80.6%).
Note that today's case/test data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 1,464.3 newly reported cases per day (5,632 less than last Thursday - down 79.4%), and 19,379.0 newly reported molecular tests per day (77,077 less than last Thursday - down 79.9%).
Note that last Thursday's death data covers 6 days. Averaged over that period, there were 5.2 newly reported deaths per day and today's newly reported deaths are 37 more than last Thursday's values - up 712.9%.
Note that last Thursday's case/test data covers 6 days. Averaged over that period, there were 1,182.7 newly reported cases per day and today's newly reported cases are 9,067 more than last Thursday's values - up 766.7%. There were 16,076.0 newly reported molecular tests per day and today's newly reported tests are 119,577 more than last Thursday's values - up 743.8%.
The seven day average positivity rate is 8.17%, compared to 7.87% last Thursday. The state also reported 17 newly reported probable deaths (15 more than last Thursday - up 750.0%) for a total of 1,267 and 1,275 newly reported probable cases (499 more than last Thursday - up 64.3%) for a total of 162,407. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 59 new deaths for a total of 21,127 and 11,525 new cases for a total of 1,955,844. There were 589 COVID-19 patients in hospital (37 more than last Thursday - up 6.7%), 52 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (6 more than last Thursday - up 13.0%) and 20 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (8 more than last Thursday - up 66.7%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 1,123.0 (77 less than last Thursday - down 6.4%), 1,654% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 96.0% below the highest observed value of 23,204.0 on 1/8/2022. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 8.17% (0 more than last Thursday - up 3.9%), 2,555% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 70% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 557.0 (46 more than last Thursday - up 9.0%), 563% above the lowest observed value of 84.0 on 7/8/2021 and 86% below the highest observed value of 3,874.0 on 4/27/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 deaths is 7.0 (1 more than last Thursday - up 16.7%), 600% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/11/2021 and 97% below the highest observed value of 176.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 8,722 non-ICU beds, of which 7,638 (87.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 537 (6.2%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 547 (6.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,180 ICU beds, of which 924 (78.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 52 (4.4%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 204 (17.3%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported last Thursday a total of 8,686 non-ICU beds, of which 7,636 (87.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 506 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 544 (6.3%) remained available. Hospitals also reported last Thursday a total of 1,183 ICU beds, of which 930 (78.6%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 46 (3.9%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 207 (17.5%) remained available.
One week ago (July 14), the 7 day confirmed case average was 1,200.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 6.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 511.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.87%.
Two weeks ago (July 7), the 7 day confirmed case average was 927.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 6.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 498.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.29% (or 7.60% excluding higher education).
One year ago (July 21, 2021), the 7 day confirmed case average was 245.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 2.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 107.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 1.30%.
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 3,605 total cases, with a two-week case count of 61 cases, a daily incidence rate of 18.1 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 105,533 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 857 and a two-week positive test count of 64, for a percent-positive rate of 7.47 which is lower than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 1,793,437 total cases, with a two-week case count of 19,394 cases, a daily incidence rate of 19.7 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 46,423,641 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 266,937 and a two-week positive test count of 21,190, for a percent-positive rate of 7.94 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, 104 would be coded gray (compared to 103 last week), 34 would be coded green (compared to 28 last week), and 33 would be coded yellow (compared to 45 last week).The remaining 180 towns would be coded red (compared to 175 last week): Abington, Acton, Acushnet, Agawam, Andover, Arlington, Ashland, Attleboro, Auburn, Barnstable, Bedford, Belchertown, Bellingham, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Blackstone, Boston, Bourne, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Carver, Charlton, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Concord, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Easton, Everett, Fairhaven, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Gardner, Gloucester, Grafton, Great Barrington, Groton, Hanover, Hanson, Harwich, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Lawrence, Lee, Leicester, Leominster, Lexington, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mashpee, Maynard, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Milford, Milton, Montague, Nantucket, Natick, Needham, New Bedford, Newburyport, Newton, Norfolk, North Adams, North Andover, North Attleborough, North Reading, Northampton, Northborough, Northbridge, Norton, Norwell, Norwood, Oxford, Palmer, Peabody, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Rockland, Salem, Sandwich, Saugus, Scituate, Seekonk, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Somerville, South Hadley, Southborough, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Stoneham, Stoughton, Sturbridge, Sudbury, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, Wellesley, West Springfield, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Weston, Westport, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilbraham, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
14 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Blackstone, Chelsea, Douglas, Fitchburg, Gardner, Leicester, Leominster, Maynard, Montague, Norton, Sturbridge, Ware, Winchendon, and Winchester) and 9 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Adams, Dalton, Edgartown, Hamilton, Littleton, Medfield, Pepperell, Rehoboth, and Tisbury).
Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), none are coded gray, one is coded green (Boxborough), 3 are coded yellow (Carlisle, Littleton, and Stow), and 6 are coded red (Acton, Chelmsford, Concord, Maynard, Sudbury, and Westford).
Of the 10 towns near my church, one is coded gray (Berlin), 3 are coded green (Bolton, Boxborough, and Harvard), one is coded yellow (Stow), and 5 are coded red (Acton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, and Sudbury).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.