Massachusetts COVID-19 daily cases see another increase, hospitalizations rise

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

Massachusetts saw 2,362 more positive cases announced today. An increase from Friday’s report and the highest since February 7th. The 7 day weighted average positive test rate increased to 2.35%, the highest since February 12th. Two weeks ago from Sunday, the 1.66% registered was the lowest it had been since October 22nd.

Massachusetts had seen 2,301 more positive cases announced yesterday.

The Massachusetts Department of Health statistics show a rise in total confirmed cases to 590,961 with 35 more reported dead (35 confirmed, 0 probable) for a total of 17,086 (16,746 confirmed, 340 probable).

The overall amount of tests administered in Massachusetts is now 18,528,787 after 108,411 new molecular tests.

The 7 day average of confirmed COVID-19 deaths is currently 30.9.

Estimated active cases saw another increase to 29,806.

Hospitalizations have increased in 101 of the last 184 days and 76 of the last 143 and saw an increase of 32, to raise the total to 654. Before this week, COVID-19 hospitalizations had decreased as of late as there were 2,428 in the Bay State on January 4th. Sunday’s total of 580 was the lowest since November 7th.

Nursing home cases and cluster information issued on March 25th.

Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report

According to the March 25th report, Fall River has a 27.0 Average Daily COVID-19 Rate per 100,000 population (Last 14 days) (22.0 last week). New Bedford saw an increase to 21.9 (was 18.7). Westport saw a decrease to 19.6 (was 20.5), Swansea is at 17.9 and was 14.3 last week. Somerset also saw an increase as they sit at 13.1 (was 12.0). Freetown stands at 24.5 a decrease from 28.4 which was tops in Bristol County. Dartmouth is currently at 20.2 after seeing 16.0 last week. Acushnet saw 21.2 (was 23.9).

32 Massachusetts communities are still in the red (high risk) which is up from 20 last week. Barnstable, Bellingham, Blackstone, Brewster, Chicopee, Dennis, Fall River, Freetown, Hanson, Harwich, Haverhill, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lee, Lowell, Lynn, Mashpee, Methuen, Millis, Monson, New Bedford, North Attleboro, Palmer, Plainville, Plymouth, Revere, Sandwich, Southwick, Sutton, Templeton, West Bridgewater, and Yarmouth.

Massachusetts residents subject to COVID-19 quarantine by current status up to March 25th
• Total of individuals subject to quarantine: 276,263
• Total of individuals who have completed monitoring (no longer in quarantine): 266,555
• Total of individuals currently undergoing monitoring/under quarantine: 9,708

Massachusetts Officials have issued a “vaccine doses administered and shipped” report updated on March 25th.
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As of March 27th, according to the CDC, the United States has seen 29,976,179 cases of COVID-19 with 545,273 reported deaths.

(Graphics courtesy of CDC)