Local COVID-19 updates
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edschweppeAs of 5PM today (Thursday December 08, 2022), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is reporting 76 newly reported confirmed deaths (13 more than last Thursday - up 20.6%) for a total of 20,972 deaths, 7,499 newly reported confirmed cases (2,431 more than last Thursday - up 48.0%) for a total of 1,942,303 cases, and 102,808 newly reported molecular tests (21,210 more than last Thursday - up 26.0%). Note that today's death data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 10.9 newly reported deaths per day (52 less than last Thursday - down 82.8%).
Note that today's case/test data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 1,071.3 newly reported cases per day (3,997 less than last Thursday - down 78.9%), and 14,686.9 newly reported molecular tests per day (66,911 less than last Thursday - down 82.0%).
Note that last Thursday's death data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 9.0 newly reported deaths per day and today's newly reported deaths are 67 more than last Thursday's values - up 744.4%.
Note that last Thursday's case/test data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 724.0 newly reported cases per day and today's newly reported cases are 6,775 more than last Thursday's values - up 935.8%. There were 11,656.9 newly reported molecular tests per day and today's newly reported tests are 91,151 more than last Thursday's values - up 782.0%.
The seven day average positivity rate is 7.85%, compared to 7.14% last Thursday. The state also reported 10 newly reported probable deaths (18 less than last Thursday - down 64.3%) for a total of 1,602 and 1,195 newly reported probable cases (433 more than last Thursday - up 56.8%) for a total of 181,940. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 86 new deaths for a total of 22,574 and 8,694 new cases for a total of 2,124,243. There were 766 COVID-19 patients in hospital (116 more than last Thursday - up 17.8%), 67 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (5 less than last Thursday - down 6.9%) and 27 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (1 less than last Thursday - down 3.6%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 835.0 (247 more than last Thursday - up 42.0%), 1,204% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 97.0% below the highest observed value of 23,222.0 on 1/8/2022. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 7.85% (0 more than last Thursday - up 10.0%), 2,452% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 72% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 707.0 (126 more than last Thursday - up 21.7%), 741% above the lowest observed value of 84.0 on 7/8/2021 and 82% 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 last Thursday - up 12.5%), 800% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/10/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 176.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 8,929 non-ICU beds, of which 7,772 (87.0%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 699 (7.8%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 458 (5.1%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,187 ICU beds, of which 977 (82.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 67 (5.6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 143 (12.0%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported last Thursday a total of 8,899 non-ICU beds, of which 7,912 (88.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 578 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 409 (4.6%) remained available. Hospitals also reported last Thursday a total of 1,196 ICU beds, of which 963 (80.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 72 (6.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 161 (13.5%) remained available.
One week ago (December 1), the 7 day confirmed case average was 588.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 8.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 581.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.14%.
Two weeks ago (November 24, but published on November 23), the 7 day confirmed case average was 513.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 7.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 557.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 5.59%.
One year ago (December 8, 2021), the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,309.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 17.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,064.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 4.99%.
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 4,026 total cases, with a two-week case count of 26 cases, a daily incidence rate of 7.7 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 111,831 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 428 and a two-week positive test count of 30, for a percent-positive rate of 7.01 which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 1,942,303 total cases, with a two-week case count of 11,946 cases, a daily incidence rate of 12.1 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 48,672,205 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 179,968 and a two-week positive test count of 13,064, for a percent-positive rate of 7.26 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, 143 would be coded gray (compared to 166 last week), 33 would be coded green (compared to 49 last week), and 68 would be coded yellow (compared to 79 last week).The remaining 107 towns would be coded red (compared to 57 last week): Abington, Acushnet, Agawam, Andover, Barnstable, Bellingham, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Bourne, Braintree, Brewster, Brockton, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Dracut, Duxbury, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Everett, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Framingham, Greenfield, Harwich, Haverhill, Holbrook, Holyoke, Hopkinton, Kingston, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Marblehead, Marlborough, Mashpee, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Milford, Millbury, New Bedford, Newburyport, North Adams, North Andover, Norwood, Oxford, Palmer, Peabody, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Salem, Sandwich, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerset, South Hadley, Southbridge, Spencer, Springfield, Stoneham, Swampscott, Taunton, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Wareham, Webster, West Springfield, Westfield, Westford, Westport, Weymouth, Wilbraham, Winchendon, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
51 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Abington, Acushnet, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Braintree, Brewster, Brockton, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelsea, Clinton, Dartmouth, Dedham, Duxbury, Fall River, Fitchburg, Framingham, Harwich, Hopkinton, Lakeville, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Millbury, New Bedford, North Adams, North Andover, Norwood, Oxford, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Reading, Sandwich, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerset, South Hadley, Spencer, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Westfield, Westford, Weymouth, Winchendon, and Wrentham) and 1 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Leicester).
Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), 3 are coded gray (Carlisle, Maynard, and Stow), 2 are coded green (Boxborough, and Concord), 3 are coded yellow (Acton, Littleton, and Sudbury), and 2 are coded red (Chelmsford, and Westford).
Of the 10 towns near my church, 5 are coded gray (Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, Maynard, and Stow), 2 are coded green (Boxborough, and Hudson), 2 are coded yellow (Acton, and Sudbury), and one is coded red (Marlborough).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
As of December 8, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, of 3222 counties nationwide, 2329 counties (72.28% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of High, 583 counties (18.09% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Substantial, 211 counties (6.55% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Moderate, and 99 counties (3.07% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Low. The CDC also reported that, of the 14 counties in Massachusetts, 7 counties have a Community Transmission Level of High (Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Nantucket, Suffolk), and 7 counties have a Community Transmission Level of Substantial (Dukes, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester).
Barnstable County has 119.720 cases per 100k, 8.58 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Berkshire County has 125.660 cases per 100k, 7.38 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Bristol County has 115.000 cases per 100k, 9.76 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Dukes County has 80.780 cases per 100k, 3.64 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Essex County has 134.340 cases per 100k, 8.92 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Franklin County has 86.920 cases per 100k, 6.01 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Hampden County has 173.250 cases per 100k, 9.34 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Hampshire County has 90.780 cases per 100k, 4.09 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Middlesex County has 97.160 cases per 100k, 7.35 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Nantucket County has 157.910 cases per 100k, 9.09 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Norfolk County has 92.670 cases per 100k, 7.43 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Plymouth County has 89.410 cases per 100k, 7.8 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Suffolk County has 104.990 cases per 100k, 7.51 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Worcester County has 94.390 cases per 100k, 7.55 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
The underlying query for this data is available here.
As of December 8, 2022, the CDC reported COVID Community Levels for 3218 counties nationwide: 299 counties (9.29%, representing 13.67% of the population) with High community level, 1134 counties (35.24%, representing 38.18% of the population) with Medium community level, and 1785 counties (55.47%, representing 48.15% of the population) with Low community level. The CDC also reported the following COVID Community Levels for the 14 counties in Massachusetts (population 6892503): 10 counties (representing 77.64% of the state's population) with Medium community level (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester), and 4 counties (representing 22.36% of the state's population) with Low community level (Berkshire, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire).
Barnstable County (population 212990) has 119.72 cases per 100k (implying 254.99 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Berkshire County (population 124944) has 125.66 cases per 100k (implying 157.00 cases in the county), 9.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.5 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Bristol County (population 565217) has 115.0 cases per 100k (implying 650.00 cases in the county), 11.6 hospitalizations per 100k and 5.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Dukes County (population 17332) has 80.78 cases per 100k (implying 14.00 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Essex County (population 789034) has 134.34 cases per 100k (implying 1,059.99 cases in the county), 8.1 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.8 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Franklin County (population 70180) has 86.92 cases per 100k (implying 61.00 cases in the county), 13.0 hospitalizations per 100k and 2.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Hampden County (population 466372) has 173.25 cases per 100k (implying 807.99 cases in the county), 8.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 6.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Hampshire County (population 160830) has 90.78 cases per 100k (implying 146.00 cases in the county), 8.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 6.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Low.
Middlesex County (population 1611699) has 97.16 cases per 100k (implying 1,565.93 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Nantucket County (population 11399) has 157.91 cases per 100k (implying 18.00 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Norfolk County (population 706775) has 92.67 cases per 100k (implying 654.97 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Plymouth County (population 521202) has 89.41 cases per 100k (implying 466.01 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Suffolk County (population 803907) has 104.99 cases per 100k (implying 844.02 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Worcester County (population 830622) has 94.39 cases per 100k (implying 784.02 cases in the county), 13.0 hospitalizations per 100k and 2.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
The CDC community level data implies a total of 7,483.92 cases statewide.
The underlying query for this data is available here.
(The town of Acton has stopped updating its COVID-19 Information Center and Google Data Studio dashboard.)
Well, fuck. Newly confirmed deaths statewide up twenty percent (to 76) from last week; newly confirmed cases up forty-eight percent (to 7,499), and current COVID hospitalizations up almost eighteen percent (to 766). All four seven-day averages are up compared to last week. In maybe-kinda-slightly good news, hospitals statewide are reporting slightly more total hospital beds (8,929 this week versus 8,899 last week), and the number of beds available is also up a tad (458 this week, 409 last week). Still, that's barely five percent of the non-ICU beds statewide actually being available
No good news on the national level either, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now reporting 299 counties (9.29%, representing 13.67% of the population) with High community level; that's up from 182 counties (5.66%, representing 4.84% of the population) last week. That's nearly triple the amount of the US population living in counties where the official CDC guidance is "everyone mask up indoors". Fortunately, for right now at least, none of those almost three hundred counties are in Massachusetts.
Note that today's case/test data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 1,071.3 newly reported cases per day (3,997 less than last Thursday - down 78.9%), and 14,686.9 newly reported molecular tests per day (66,911 less than last Thursday - down 82.0%).
Note that last Thursday's death data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 9.0 newly reported deaths per day and today's newly reported deaths are 67 more than last Thursday's values - up 744.4%.
Note that last Thursday's case/test data covers 7 days. Averaged over that period, there were 724.0 newly reported cases per day and today's newly reported cases are 6,775 more than last Thursday's values - up 935.8%. There were 11,656.9 newly reported molecular tests per day and today's newly reported tests are 91,151 more than last Thursday's values - up 782.0%.
The seven day average positivity rate is 7.85%, compared to 7.14% last Thursday. The state also reported 10 newly reported probable deaths (18 less than last Thursday - down 64.3%) for a total of 1,602 and 1,195 newly reported probable cases (433 more than last Thursday - up 56.8%) for a total of 181,940. Combining the confirmed and probable numbers gives 86 new deaths for a total of 22,574 and 8,694 new cases for a total of 2,124,243. There were 766 COVID-19 patients in hospital (116 more than last Thursday - up 17.8%), 67 COVID-19 patients in ICUs (5 less than last Thursday - down 6.9%) and 27 COVID-19 patients on ventilators (intubated) (1 less than last Thursday - down 3.6%).
Of the four overview trends (formerly the Page 2 "key metrics"), the 7-day average of newly confirmed cases is 835.0 (247 more than last Thursday - up 42.0%), 1,204% above the lowest observed value of 64.0 on 6/25/2021 and 97.0% below the highest observed value of 23,222.0 on 1/8/2022. The 7-day weighted average of positive molecular test rate is 7.85% (0 more than last Thursday - up 10.0%), 2,452% above the lowest observed value of 0.3% on 6/25/2021 and 72% below the highest observed value of 27.7% on 4/15/2020. The 7-day average number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is 707.0 (126 more than last Thursday - up 21.7%), 741% above the lowest observed value of 84.0 on 7/8/2021 and 82% 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 last Thursday - up 12.5%), 800% above the lowest observed value of 1.0 on 7/10/2021 and 95% below the highest observed value of 176.0 on 4/24/2020.
Statewide, hospitals reported 8,929 non-ICU beds, of which 7,772 (87.0%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 699 (7.8%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 458 (5.1%) remained available. Hospitals also reported 1,187 ICU beds, of which 977 (82.3%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 67 (5.6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 143 (12.0%) remained available. By comparison, hospitals reported last Thursday a total of 8,899 non-ICU beds, of which 7,912 (88.9%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 578 (6%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 409 (4.6%) remained available. Hospitals also reported last Thursday a total of 1,196 ICU beds, of which 963 (80.5%) were occupied by non-COVID patients, 72 (6.0%) were occupied by COVID patients, and 161 (13.5%) remained available.
One week ago (December 1), the 7 day confirmed case average was 588.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 8.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 581.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 7.14%.
Two weeks ago (November 24, but published on November 23), the 7 day confirmed case average was 513.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 7.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 557.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 5.59%.
One year ago (December 8, 2021), the 7 day confirmed case average was 3,309.0, the 7 day confirmed deaths average was 17.0, the 7 day hospitalization average was 1,064.0, and the 7 day weighted average positivity rate was 4.99%.
Today being Thursday, the state also included city/town specific information in the daily download. My town of Acton is listed as having 4,026 total cases, with a two-week case count of 26 cases, a daily incidence rate of 7.7 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 111,831 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 428 and a two-week positive test count of 30, for a percent-positive rate of 7.01 which is higher than last week. The corresponding statewide figures are 1,942,303 total cases, with a two-week case count of 11,946 cases, a daily incidence rate of 12.1 which is higher than last week. Massachusetts is also listed as having 48,672,205 total tests, with a two-week total test count of 179,968 and a two-week positive test count of 13,064, for a percent-positive rate of 7.26 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, 143 would be coded gray (compared to 166 last week), 33 would be coded green (compared to 49 last week), and 68 would be coded yellow (compared to 79 last week).The remaining 107 towns would be coded red (compared to 57 last week): Abington, Acushnet, Agawam, Andover, Barnstable, Bellingham, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Bourne, Braintree, Brewster, Brockton, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Clinton, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Dracut, Duxbury, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Everett, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Framingham, Greenfield, Harwich, Haverhill, Holbrook, Holyoke, Hopkinton, Kingston, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Longmeadow, Lowell, Ludlow, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Marblehead, Marlborough, Mashpee, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Milford, Millbury, New Bedford, Newburyport, North Adams, North Andover, Norwood, Oxford, Palmer, Peabody, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Salem, Sandwich, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerset, South Hadley, Southbridge, Spencer, Springfield, Stoneham, Swampscott, Taunton, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Wareham, Webster, West Springfield, Westfield, Westford, Westport, Weymouth, Wilbraham, Winchendon, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wrentham, and Yarmouth.
51 cities/towns would be newly coded red this week (Abington, Acushnet, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Braintree, Brewster, Brockton, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelsea, Clinton, Dartmouth, Dedham, Duxbury, Fall River, Fitchburg, Framingham, Harwich, Hopkinton, Lakeville, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Millbury, New Bedford, North Adams, North Andover, Norwood, Oxford, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Reading, Sandwich, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerset, South Hadley, Spencer, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Westfield, Westford, Weymouth, Winchendon, and Wrentham) and 1 cities/towns would no longer be coded red this week (Leicester).
Of the 10 towns nearby (including my own town), 3 are coded gray (Carlisle, Maynard, and Stow), 2 are coded green (Boxborough, and Concord), 3 are coded yellow (Acton, Littleton, and Sudbury), and 2 are coded red (Chelmsford, and Westford).
Of the 10 towns near my church, 5 are coded gray (Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, Maynard, and Stow), 2 are coded green (Boxborough, and Hudson), 2 are coded yellow (Acton, and Sudbury), and one is coded red (Marlborough).
The daily raw data file used to create this report is available here.
As of December 8, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, of 3222 counties nationwide, 2329 counties (72.28% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of High, 583 counties (18.09% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Substantial, 211 counties (6.55% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Moderate, and 99 counties (3.07% of total) have a Community Transmission Level of Low. The CDC also reported that, of the 14 counties in Massachusetts, 7 counties have a Community Transmission Level of High (Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Nantucket, Suffolk), and 7 counties have a Community Transmission Level of Substantial (Dukes, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester).
Barnstable County has 119.720 cases per 100k, 8.58 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Berkshire County has 125.660 cases per 100k, 7.38 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Bristol County has 115.000 cases per 100k, 9.76 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Dukes County has 80.780 cases per 100k, 3.64 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Essex County has 134.340 cases per 100k, 8.92 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Franklin County has 86.920 cases per 100k, 6.01 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Hampden County has 173.250 cases per 100k, 9.34 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Hampshire County has 90.780 cases per 100k, 4.09 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Middlesex County has 97.160 cases per 100k, 7.35 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Nantucket County has 157.910 cases per 100k, 9.09 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Norfolk County has 92.670 cases per 100k, 7.43 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Plymouth County has 89.410 cases per 100k, 7.8 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
Suffolk County has 104.990 cases per 100k, 7.51 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of high
Worcester County has 94.390 cases per 100k, 7.55 percent positive, and a Community Transmission level of substantial
The underlying query for this data is available here.
As of December 8, 2022, the CDC reported COVID Community Levels for 3218 counties nationwide: 299 counties (9.29%, representing 13.67% of the population) with High community level, 1134 counties (35.24%, representing 38.18% of the population) with Medium community level, and 1785 counties (55.47%, representing 48.15% of the population) with Low community level. The CDC also reported the following COVID Community Levels for the 14 counties in Massachusetts (population 6892503): 10 counties (representing 77.64% of the state's population) with Medium community level (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester), and 4 counties (representing 22.36% of the state's population) with Low community level (Berkshire, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire).
Barnstable County (population 212990) has 119.72 cases per 100k (implying 254.99 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Berkshire County (population 124944) has 125.66 cases per 100k (implying 157.00 cases in the county), 9.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 3.5 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Bristol County (population 565217) has 115.0 cases per 100k (implying 650.00 cases in the county), 11.6 hospitalizations per 100k and 5.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Dukes County (population 17332) has 80.78 cases per 100k (implying 14.00 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Essex County (population 789034) has 134.34 cases per 100k (implying 1,059.99 cases in the county), 8.1 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.8 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Franklin County (population 70180) has 86.92 cases per 100k (implying 61.00 cases in the county), 13.0 hospitalizations per 100k and 2.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Hampden County (population 466372) has 173.25 cases per 100k (implying 807.99 cases in the county), 8.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 6.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Low.
Hampshire County (population 160830) has 90.78 cases per 100k (implying 146.00 cases in the county), 8.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 6.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Low.
Middlesex County (population 1611699) has 97.16 cases per 100k (implying 1,565.93 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Nantucket County (population 11399) has 157.91 cases per 100k (implying 18.00 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Norfolk County (population 706775) has 92.67 cases per 100k (implying 654.97 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Plymouth County (population 521202) has 89.41 cases per 100k (implying 466.01 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
Suffolk County (population 803907) has 104.99 cases per 100k (implying 844.02 cases in the county), 10.9 hospitalizations per 100k and 4.2 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of High and a community level of Medium.
Worcester County (population 830622) has 94.39 cases per 100k (implying 784.02 cases in the county), 13.0 hospitalizations per 100k and 2.7 COVID bed utilization, for a community transmission level of Substantial and a community level of Medium.
The CDC community level data implies a total of 7,483.92 cases statewide.
The underlying query for this data is available here.
(The town of Acton has stopped updating its COVID-19 Information Center and Google Data Studio dashboard.)
Well, fuck. Newly confirmed deaths statewide up twenty percent (to 76) from last week; newly confirmed cases up forty-eight percent (to 7,499), and current COVID hospitalizations up almost eighteen percent (to 766). All four seven-day averages are up compared to last week. In maybe-kinda-slightly good news, hospitals statewide are reporting slightly more total hospital beds (8,929 this week versus 8,899 last week), and the number of beds available is also up a tad (458 this week, 409 last week). Still, that's barely five percent of the non-ICU beds statewide actually being available
No good news on the national level either, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now reporting 299 counties (9.29%, representing 13.67% of the population) with High community level; that's up from 182 counties (5.66%, representing 4.84% of the population) last week. That's nearly triple the amount of the US population living in counties where the official CDC guidance is "everyone mask up indoors". Fortunately, for right now at least, none of those almost three hundred counties are in Massachusetts.