Massachusetts COVID-19 average positive test rate continues increase, highest since February 21st, 44 deaths reported

Massachusetts saw an increase in cases, hospitalizations, and positive test rate in Wednesday’s COVID-19 report.

Massachusetts saw 1,640 more positive cases announced today. An increase from Tuesday’s report. The 7 day weighted average positive test rate saw another increase to 1.92%. The highest since February 21st. A week ago Sunday’s 1.66% was the lowest it has been since October 22nd.

Massachusetts had seen 1,018 more positive cases announced yesterday.

The Massachusetts Department of Health statistics show a rise in total confirmed cases to 572,278 with 44 more reported dead (44 confirmed, 0 probable) for a total of 16,732 (16,399 confirmed, 333 probable).

The overall amount of tests administered in Massachusetts is now 17,607,605 after 97,965 new molecular tests.

The 7 day average of confirmed COVID-19 deaths is currently 28.0.

Estimated active cases saw a decrease to 25,397.

Hospitalizations have increased in 96 of the last 175 days and 71 of the last 134 and saw an increase of 1, to up the total to 620. COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to decrease as of late as there were 2,428 in the Bay State on January 4th. Yesterday’s total of 619 was the lowest since November 9th.

Nursing home cases and cluster information issued on March 11th.

Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report

According to the March 11th report, Fall River has a 23.0 Average Daily COVID-19 Rate per 100,000 population (Last 14 days) (22.7 last week). New Bedford saw a decrease to 21.0 (was 23.6). Westport also saw a decrease to 17.9 (was 18.3), Swansea is at 18.4 and was 20.2 last week. Somerset also saw a decrease as they sit at 17.0 (was 21.2). Freetown decreased to 28.4 from 32.4 which is tops in Bristol County. Dartmouth is currently at 18.3 after seeing 23.9 last week. Acushnet saw 21.2 (was 31.4).

14 Massachusetts communities are still in the red (high risk). Blackstone, Chicopee, Douglas, Fall River, Freetown, Lawrence, Ludlow, Plainville, Revere, Springfield, Sterling, Sutton, Westminster, and Weymouth.

Massachusetts residents subject to COVID-19 quarantine by current status up to March 11th
• Total of individuals subject to quarantine: 266,506
• Total of individuals who have completed monitoring (no longer in quarantine): 255,998
• Total of individuals currently undergoing monitoring/under quarantine: 10,508

Massachusetts Officials have issued a “vaccine doses administered and shipped” report updated on March 11th.

As of March 17th, according to the CDC, the United States has seen 29,374,758 cases of COVID-19 with 534,099 reported deaths.

(Graphics courtesy of CDC)