Boston COVID wastewater, cases and hospitalizations drop, Massachusetts virus cases down 21%
Boston’s COVID wastewater, cases and hospitalizations keep dropping, as state health officials on Thursday also reported declining virus cases and patients.
Data from the Boston Public Health Commission’s wastewater surveillance program shows that the number of COVID particles in the wastewater plunged 25% over the past week. The wastewater data helps predict virus waves and lulls in the community.
In the city, the number of new COVID cases decreased 11% over the past week. The seven-day average of new virus cases is now 2.2 cases per 100,000. That’s a 34% drop over the last two weeks.
Also, the weekly total for new COVID hospital admissions in Boston was 66 patients, a 19% decline from the previous week.
On Thursday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,242 virus cases over the last week. The daily average of 177 COVID cases from the last week was a 21% decrease from the daily rate of 224 virus infections during the previous week.
The Bay State’s positive test average ticked down last week. The seven-day positive test rate is now 3.22%, a decline from 3.48% last week.
The state Department of Public Health on Thursday also reported that 273 total patients are hospitalized with COVID, which is a dip of 14 patients from this time last week.
The state reported 15 new COVID deaths over the past week, bringing the state’s total to 24,601 recorded deaths since the start of the pandemic. The daily average of deaths is now one.
State health officials recently updated how COVID deaths are counted, limiting COVID-associated deaths to those with COVID listed on the death certificate.
More than 2 million people in the state have received a booster dose since the bivalent vaccine was offered last September.
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