Massachusetts sees COVID-19 cases and positive test rate increase, 53 new deaths

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

Massachusetts saw 1,413 more positive cases announced today. An increase from Tuesday’s report. The 7 day weighted average positive test rate saw another increase as it now sits at 1.77%. Sunday’s 1.66% was the lowest it has been since October 22nd.

Massachusetts had seen 1,006 more positive cases announced yesterday.

The Massachusetts Department of Health statistics show a rise in total confirmed cases to 562,394 with 53 more reported dead (53 confirmed, 0 probable) for a total of 16,509 (16,176 confirmed, 333 probable).

The overall amount of tests administered in Massachusetts is now 17,019,491 after 93,800 new molecular tests.

The 7 day average of confirmed COVID-19 deaths is currently 30.1.

Estimated active cases saw a decrease to 26,135.

Hospitalizations have increased in 95 of the last 171 days and 70 of the last 130, but saw a decrease of 15, to lower the total to 689. COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased as of late as there were 2,428 in the Bay State on January 4th. On Sunday, the total was the lowest since November 11th before increases on Monday and Tuesday.

Nursing home cases and cluster information issued on March 4th.

Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report

According to the March 4th report, Fall River has a 22,7 Average Daily COVID-19 Rate per 100,000 population (Last 14 days) (27.0 last week). New Bedford saw a decrease to 23.6 (was 31.6). Westport also saw a decrease to 18.3 (was 26.4), Swansea is at 20.2 and was 27.3 last week. Somerset also saw a decrease as they sit at 21.2 (was 22.8). Freetown decreased to 32.4 from 35.5. Dartmouth is currently at 23.9 after seeing 27.7 last week. Acushnet saw 31.4 (was 41.7).

19 Massachusetts communities are still in the red (high risk). Blackstone, Chicopee, Clinton, Fall River, Freetown, Hadley, Haverhill, Lawrence, Ludlow, Lynn, Methuen, New Bedford, Peabody, Plainville, Springfield, Sterling, Sutton, West Bridgewater, and Weymouth.

Massachusetts residents subject to COVID-19 quarantine by current status up to March 4th
• Total of individuals subject to quarantine: 261,329
• Total of individuals who have completed monitoring (no longer in quarantine): 251,282
• Total of individuals currently undergoing monitoring/under quarantine: 10,047

Massachusetts Officials have now also issued a “vaccine doses administered and shipped” report updated on March 4th.
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As of March 10th, according to the CDC, the United States has seen 28,992,598 cases of COVID-19 with 526,213 reported deaths.

(Graphics courtesy of CDC)