Massachusetts sees another decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations, positive test rate remains at 1.1%

Massachusetts saw a decrease in hospitalizations in Monday’s COVID-19 report.

Massachusetts has seen 571 more positive cases announced today. An increase from Saturday’s report. The 7 day weighted average positive test rate remains at 1.1%.

Due to the planned upgrade by DPH of its electronic laboratory reporting system during the weekend of August 22-23, today’s data report includes information reported to DPH over the weekend (from 5PM Friday 8/21 through 8AM Monday 8/24) and so numbers are higher than usual. All laboratory results, cases, and deaths have been assigned to their respective test dates.

The Massachusetts Department of Health statistics show a rise in total cases to 116,421 with 27 more reported dead for a total of 8,717.

37,815 tests were performed, over 29,500 more than Saturday’s report, to increase the overall total to 2,122,991. The amount of individuals tested is now 1,581,978.

Hospitalizations have decreased in 81 of the last 105 days, including 7 today to see the total drop to 307.
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Nursing home cases and cases by City and Town as of August 19th.
Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report

Massachusetts residents subject to COVID-19 quarantine by current status up to August 19th
• Total of individuals subject to quarantine: 79,187
• Total of individuals who have completed monitoring (no longer in quarantine): 76,344
• Total of individuals currently undergoing monitoring/under quarantine: 2,843

According to the CDC, as of August 24th, the total amount of COVID-19 cases in the country is 5,682,491 with 176,223 dead.

Courtesy of the CDC