Massachusetts COVID-19 average positive test rate increases again to 1.86%, hospitalizations continue decline

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

Massachusetts saw 1,018 more positive cases announced today. An increase from Monday’s report. The 7 day weighted average positive test rate saw another increase to 1.86%. A week ago Sunday’s 1.66% was the lowest it has been since October 22nd.

Massachusetts had seen 1,004 more positive cases announced yesterday.

The Massachusetts Department of Health statistics show a rise in total confirmed cases to 570,638 with 16 more reported dead (16 confirmed, 0 probable) for a total of 16,688 (16,355 confirmed, 333 probable).

The overall amount of tests administered in Massachusetts is now 17,509,640 after 47,546 new molecular tests.

The 7 day average of confirmed COVID-19 deaths is currently 27.1.

Estimated active cases saw another increase to 25,492.

Hospitalizations have increased in 96 of the last 175 days and 71 of the last 134, but saw a decrease of 5, to lower the total to 619. COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to decrease as of late as there were 2,428 in the Bay State on January 4th. Today’s total is 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 16th, according to the CDC, the United States has seen 29,319,457 cases of COVID-19 with 533,057 reported deaths.

(Graphics courtesy of CDC)