Massachusetts coronavirus cases surge 2,650, the highest daily count since February
State health officials on Wednesday reported a spike of 2,650 new coronavirus cases, which was the highest daily COVID-19 infection count since the general population got vaccinated.
Infections had been plateauing amid the more highly contagious delta variant, but case counts are now significantly up in the last couple of weeks.
The count of 2,650 new daily infections is the most in one day since Feb. 7’s tally of 3,004 cases. That was when most of the population was not vaccinated. Now the majority of the state is vaxxed, but immunity is waning and more people are gathering indoors. Also, many people remain unvaccinated and at a high risk for a severe case.
The single-day average of daily COVID-19 cases is now 1,512, compared to 1,126 cases a few weeks ago.
The average percent positivity has now jumped to 2.84%. The rate has been climbing from 1.67% a few weeks ago. The positive test average for Wednesday’s count was 2.72%.
State health officials reported 20 new COVID deaths, bringing the state’s total recorded death toll to 19,235. The daily average of COVID deaths is now 10.4, compared to the record-low average of 1.3 in mid-July.
After COVID hospitalizations increased by 43 patients, the state’s overall patient count is now 642 patients.
There are now 124 patients in intensive care units, and 63 patients are intubated.
Of the total 642 patients, 237 patients are fully vaccinated — or about 37%. Those who are unvaccinated are at a much higher risk for a severe case and hospitalization.
More than 4.8 million people in Massachusetts are fully vaccinated, and more than 5.5 million people have gotten at least one shot of the vaccine.
The state reported that 832,629 people have received a booster dose.
from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/2Z0kEbY
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