weekly COVID update
NEW BEDFORD — Thursday's Department of Public Health report on the latest local COVID data saw two more Greater New Bedford communities escape the state's red or high-risk designation for spread of coronavirus into the yellow or moderate risk category.
The communities to drop down to moderate risk were Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett remained moderate risk as it had been in the previous week's report.
Below is a breakdown of data from the region's communities, followed by statewide and national data:
(Last week; this week)
New Bedford (red; red)
Total Cases: 11,863;12,139
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 62.4; 50.3
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower; Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days):1,020;11670
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 8.01%;7.15%
Change in Percent Positivity: Lower; Lower
Dartmouth (red; yellow)
Total Cases: 3,095;3,172
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 52.7;42.4
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower; Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days): 304; 244
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 5.62%;4.49%
Change in Percent Positivity: Lower; Lower
Fairhaven (red; yellow)
Total Cases: 1,658;1,697
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 59.3;45.9
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower; Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days): 149;116
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 5.80%;4.81%
Change in Percent Positivity: Higher;Lower
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Acushnet (red; red)
Total Cases: 1,082;1,109
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 73.1;50.6
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower; Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days): 125;83
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 9.23%;7.96%
Change in Percent Positivity: Higher;Lower
Freetown (red; red)
Total Cases: 768;791
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 49.7;45.0
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower; Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days): 71;63
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 7.19%;6.75%
Change in Percent Positivity: Higher; Lower
Westport (red; red)
Total Cases: 1,281;1,316
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 46.5;42.2
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower; Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days): 140;117
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 7.51%;6.76%
Change in Percent Positivity: Lower; Lower
Mattapoisett (yellow; yellow)
Total Cases: 361;363
Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 days): 28.7;27.4
Relative Change in Case Counts: Lower;Lower
Total Positive Tests (Last 14 days): 27;25
Percent Positivity (Last 14 days): 3.58%;3.18%
Change in Percent Positivity: Lower;Lower
Statewide
Est. Active Cases: 38,666
Total Deaths:15,373
Source: Mass. Department of Public Health. Figures up to date as of Thursday.
United States
Last week; This week
Total Cases: 27,127,858;27,669,556
Total Deaths: 470,110;489,067
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Total Cases includes confirmed and presumptive cases. Figures up to date as of Thursday.
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February 19, 2021 at 05:58AM
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