12/8/2020 Public Health Indicators

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Dashboard of Public Health Indicators

Total Cases By Age Group
Testing and Cases from 11/15/2020-11/28/2020 *
Newly Reported Total New 7-Day Average Estimated Active
Confirmed Cases Molecular Tests Positivity Cases 0-19 years 5,891

Reported
3,627 58,501 5.81% 58,601 20-29 years 6,876

Hospitalization 30-39 years 5,713

Total Confirmed Total Confirmed Average Age of

COVID Patients in COVID Patients in Cases that were 40-49 years 4,739

Hospital ICU Hospitalized*

1,552 310 68
50-59 years 5,026

Deaths Turnaround Time 60-69 years 3,394

Newly Reported Average Age of 14-Day Average

Turnaround (from Test
Deaths among Deaths* Sample to Report to DPH)* 70-79 years 1,790
Confirmed

40 81 2.10 80+ years 1,315

Note: For definitions, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'. Average age of hospitalized cases and deaths are calculated for a two week period covering 11/15/2020
to 11/28/2020. Please see the most current weekly dashboard for more details https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting
*Last updated Wednesday, 12/2/2020 1
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 12/8/2020 Public Health Indicators2

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Dashboard of Public Health Indicators Percent of Change Since
Lowest Observed Value (LOV)
7-Day Average of 4,258 4,332 4,092
3,982
New Confirmed 4,000 3,609
Cases
2,584 2,585 2,620 2,628 2,638 2,732 2,736 2,606 2,687
2,950
3,232
1,972%
2,363 2,418 2,454 2,503 2,548 2,371 2,444
2,159 2,228 2,310 3,247
2,028
2,000 2,627
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
November December
LOV = 157
7-Day Weighted 6% 5.8%
4.6% 4.8%
Average of Positive 3.8%
4.3% 5.7% 5.9% 5.8% 5.7% 5.6% 5.6%
Molecular Test Rate* 4% 3.1% 3.3% 3.3%
3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3.7%
5.2%
650%
3.3%
2% 3.0%
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
November December LOV = 0.8%
7-Day Average of 1,500 1,413
1,210 1,264
Number of 1,055 1,100 1,151
909 918 918 936 958 985 1,021 1,312 1,361
COVID-19 Patients 1,000
641 665 693 724 756 792 823 850 872 892
810%
in Hospital** 527 546 568 592 617
500
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
November December LOV = 155
40
7-Day Average of 35 36
32 33 38 38
COVID-19 29 30 37 36
Deaths*** 30
23 23 23 24 24
26 27 26 26 27 27 27 28 28
32 238%
22 22 22
26
25
20
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
November December
LOV = 11

*Calculated from total molecular tests for all of MA; **Includes only confirmed cases of COVID-19 in acute hospitals and alternate care sites; ***Includes deaths in only confirmed cases of COVID-19
Note: LOV = Lowest observed value, i.e. the lowest value the public health indicator has been since tracking started on April 15, 2020. Due to data lags, counts for most recent dates are likely incomplete, and
thus measures are subject to change. 2
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12/8/2020 Contents_TestingCases

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Contents
Testing and Cases

Hospitalization

Deaths

Demographics, Activities, and Key Settings

Definitions and Disclaimers

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 12/8/2020 Testing Trends Molecular % Pos

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Testing by Date - Molecular (Percent Positive)

7-Day Weighted Average of Percent of Tests By Molecular Method that are Positive by Test Date
MA Statewide (metric on p.2) MA Higher Education Only MA with Higher Education Tests Removed
9%

8.15%
7.76% 8%
7.55%
7.17%
6.95%
6.70% 7%
6.20% 6.23%

5.76% 5.81% 5.81% 6%

5.55%
5.34%
5.20% 5.23%
4.92% 4.82%
4.60% 5%
4.53%
4.38% 4.28%
4.09% 4.04%
3.85%
4%
3.42% 3.51% 3.43%
3.40%
3.04% 3.09%
2.83%
2.66% 3%
2.43% 2.50%
2.12% 2.24%
1.99% 2.05%
1.92%
1.75% 1.66% 1.73% 2%
1.60% 1.60% 1.59% 1.59%
1.36%
1.19% 1.10%
1.07%
0.85% 0.81% 0.77% 1%
0.39% 0.44%
0.29% 0.30%
0.09% 0.07% 0.09% 0.11% 0.05% 0.13% 0.10% 0.06% 0.11% 0.12%
0%
Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one
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 12/8/2020 Cases to Date_conf

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily Confirmed Cases (Since March)

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases To Date by Date Individual Tested
Confirmed Cases by Date 7-Day Average Confirmed Case Count
6K

Total Confirmed
Cases
5K

4K
253,649
Confirmed Case Count

3K
Average Daily
Incidence Rate Per
2K 100,000 (last 14 days)*

1K
35.7
0K
Mar 2020 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; State Population Estimate 2019: Small Area Population Estimates 2011-2020, version 2019, Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to lag in reporting by
laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete.
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*Last updated Wednesday, 12/2/2020; Covers 11/15/2020-11/28/2020.
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 12/8/2020 Cases to Date_conf2

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily Confirmed Cases (Past 6 Weeks)

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Date Individual Tested
6K

5K

4K
Confirmed Case Count

3K

2K

1K
1,346

1,443

1,386

1,125

1,840

1,910

2,179

2,420

2,239

1,327

3,180

2,824

2,666

2,993

2,609

1,713

1,195

3,523

3,135

2,918

3,000

2,857

1,771

1,188

3,597

3,792

2,946

3,365

2,909

1,751

5,440

5,765

5,587

4,987

3,885

1,230
872

522

942

447

981

294
0K
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
October November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
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 12/8/2020 Testing Trends Molecular Age

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Positive Tests by Age Group

Percent Positive by Week and Age Group
Age Group 0-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years 80+ years Unknown
100%

5% 5%
6% 5%

6% 6%
6%

8%

10%

5%
11%
12%

5%
12%

5%
12%
12%

5%
12%
12%

5%

5%
13%

5%

5%
9%

5%
15%

16%

6%
16%
18%

18%
8%

8%
9%

9%

8%
13%

8%

9%
8%

8%

10%
9%

8%

9%
8%

9%
9%

10%
9%
7%

7%

10%
9%
8%

10%
9%

10%
10%
8%

9%
8%

9%
9%
Percent of Total 7 Day Average Positive Tests

9%

12%
80%
14%

11%

9%
10%

13%
12%
12%
14%
13%

13%
12%
14%

13%
13%

14%
14%

14%
13%

14%
11%

13%
14%
11%

12%

14%
14%
12%
13%

13%

14%
12%

15%
13%
12%
13%
13%
19%

13%
28%

14%

13%

14%

12%
13%

14%
13%

14%

14%
18%

14%
14%

12%

13%

16%

14%
15%
14%

15%

14%
14%

15%

15%
11%

13%
19%

60%

14%
16%

13%
15%

14%
15%
16%

15%

14%
14%
16%
15%

11%

17%
12%
18%

18%
18%

17%
24%

16%
17%

18%

17%
19%
17%

20%

17%

17%
13%

17%
16%

17%

17%

17%
19%

18%

18%
15%
13%
14%

14%
13%

16%
15%
16%

16%
15%

40%
14%

16%
14%

17%
34%

15%

14%

14%
13%

23%
15%
15%

21%
15%

15%
17%

23%

24%

18%
15%

20%

22%
21%
16%

18%

21%

21%
22%
20%

23%

19%
23%

20%
18%

23%
23%
25%

19%
15%

24%
14%

21%
13%
14%

20%
13%

20%
18%
15%
14%
15%

15%
11%

15%
14%
19%

13%

20%
13%

20%
20%
14%

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19%
18%

18%

18%
17%
17%

17%

17%
17%
17%
16%
11%

16%
16%
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11%

15%
11%

14%
13%
12%
10%
9%

9%

8%
8%
8%

8%
6%
6%

5%

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Full Week of Testing Starting on the Date Shown

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: this data was last updated on Wednesday, 12/2/2020 . This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 7
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 12/8/2020 Testing Trends Molecular All

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Testing by Date - Molecular (Total Tests Conducted Since March)

Total Molecular Tests by Date
All Molecular Tests 7-Day Average of All Molecular Tests
140,000
Total Molecular
Tests
120,000
Administered
100,000 9,072,057
Molecular Tests

80,000

60,000 7-Day Average

Test Rate per
40,000
100,000 Residents

20,000
904
0
Mar 2020 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; State Population Estimate 2019: Small Area Population Estimates 2011-2020, version 2019, Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one
molecular test. 8
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 12/8/2020 Testing Trends Molecular2

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Testing by Date - Molecular (Total Tests Conducted Past 6 Weeks)
Total Number of Molecular Tests Performed by Date
140,000 First Molecular Test Per Individual Molecular Tests that are Repeated in Individuals
129,564
124,755
121,214
120,000 115,723 116,704

109,388 110,462 109,478

107,624
104,783 104,032 104,464
101,915 101,407 100,703
100,000 95,240 96,088 95,237
93,607
90,390
87,070
84,135 82,960
80,915
New Test Count

80,000 76,894

69,873
64,245
60,015
60,000
51,657
46,881
40,290 39,976
40,000 35,762 37,932
35,279
32,538 32,673
29,893 26,342

18,599
20,000

6,889 7,147

0
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
October November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one
molecular test. 9
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 12/8/2020 Probables

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Probable Case Information

Newly Reported Total Probable Cases

Probable Cases

495 9,798

Newly Reported Total Deaths Among

Deaths Among Probable Cases
Probable

1 243

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population
Health Note: all data are cumulative and current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to ongoing data cleaning efforts, the number of newly reported cases may not exactly match the change in total cases from
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the previous day. For the COVID-19 probable case definition, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'.
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 12/8/2020 Testing Trends Antigen

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Testing by Date - Antigens New Individuals Tested

by Antigen Tests
Total Individuals Tested
by Antigen Tests

Number of Individuals Tested by Antigens by Test Date 4,050 284,946

Individuals with Negative Antigen Tests Individuals with Positive Antigen Tests
4,000

3,500

249
286

282

345

438
442
321
3,000

352
250

271
233
210

435
175
172

241

400
307
194
127

161

163

2,500
136

187
241
New Test Count

304
134

206

173
289
2,000 175

217
164
104

259
114

277
329

266
1,500

108

176
1,000

43
500
2,100

2,312

2,455

2,226

1,594

1,437

2,209

2,218

2,222

2,658

2,206

1,676

1,766

2,554

2,780

2,761

2,859

2,295

1,884

2,127

3,160

3,271

2,476

2,712

2,450

1,989

2,104

2,727

3,121

2,950

2,514

2,233

2,863

2,470

1,492

2,890

1,612

1,468

1,531
947

893

379
0
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
October November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. 11
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12/8/2020 Contents_Hospital

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Contents
Testing and Cases

Hospitalization

Deaths

Demographics, Activities, and Key Settings

Definitions and Disclaimers

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 12/8/2020 Confirmed Hospital All

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily Confirmed Hospitalizations

Total Confirmed COVID Patients in Hospital
Confirmed COVID Hospitalizations 7-Day Average of Confirmed COVID Hospitalizations
4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500
Hospitalizations

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0
May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Notes: data are current as of 3:00pm on 12/7/2020. For purposes of this reporting, “confirmed” are cases with a PCR test. Hospitalization data includes alternate care sites beginning on December 6, 2020. Data
prior to July 22, 2020 include both confirmed and suspected COVID hospitalizations, as confirmed COVID hospitalizations were not reported separately during this time.
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 12/8/2020 Cases Reported Hospitalized Trend

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Patients Reported as Hospitalized with Confirmed COVID-19 by Date
Changes in Confirmed Hospitalized Patients by Date Total Hospital Census Today
100 1,600
100
93
1,400

80
1,200
68 70
65
Hospitalizations Count

1,000
60
59 Confirmed COVID-19
54
50
800
Cases Currently
41
44 Hospitalized
40 36 34 36 600
33 33

1,552
30 32 32 32
27 29
26 24
22 20 20 400
16 17 18 17
20 14 15
200
3 2 2 2
0 0

-4
-200
-10 -12 -12
-13 -13
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
October November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Notes: data are current as of 3:00pm on 12/7/2020. For purposes of this reporting, “confirmed” are cases with a PCR test. Hospitalization data includes alternate care sites beginning on December 6, 2020.
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 12/8/2020 Cases Reported ICU Intubated

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily and Cumulative COVID-19 ICU and Intubations

Patients Reported in ICU with COVID-19 by Date
Changes in ICU Count by Date Confirmed Patients in ICU

300
25
20 17 16 17 Count of Cases

Total ICU Count

New ICU Count

14 15 200
13 13
9 10 9
12 Currently in ICU
10 7 7 8 8 8 8
6 5 6 5 100
3 3 3 4

0
-5 -4 -3
0

-1
2

-1
2
0 0 1

-5 -3
0 310
-2 -2 -2
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
October November December

Patients Reported as Intubated with COVID-19 by Date

Changes in Intubation Count by Date Confirmed Patients Intubated
14
15 13 150 Count of Cases

Total Intubation Count

New Intubation Count

16
11
10
7
10
8
9
100 Currently
5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Intubated
3 3 3 3 3 3 50
2 2 2 2

166
1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0
0 0
-3
-1 -4 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -4
-2 -50
-5
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
October November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Notes: data are current as of 3:00pm on 12/7/2020. 15
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 12/8/2020 Hospital Capacity by Region-nonICU

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Total Hospital Capacity by Region (Non-ICU)

Data collected as of 12/7/2020 3:00pm
Massachusetts
9,800
100%

22%

80%
By Region
100%
3,200 1,100 1,700 1,100 1,500 1,200

18% 20% 17%

22%
27% 29%
60% 80%
Percent of Beds

Percent of Beds

60%

40%
78%
40% 82% 80% 83%
78%
73% 71%

20% 20%

0%
Boston Central Metro West Northeast Southeast West
0%
Total Occupied non-ICU Beds Available non-ICU Beds (including Surge)

Occupancy/ availability as reported by hospitals to DPH.

Regions shown represent EOHHS Regions. Note that total bed estimates may change day-to-day due to hospitals updating surge planning. As of June 16th, data reflects updated data collection methodology
and the removal of unstaffed beds from this analysis. Analysis here reflects total beds that hospitals could staff within 12-24 hours. As of 9/8/20, all observation beds and observation status patients are
included in the Available Non-ICU Beds and Occupied Non-ICU Beds categories. 16
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 12/8/2020 Hospital Capacity by Region-ICU

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Total Hospital Capacity by Region (ICU)

Data collected as of 12/7/2020 3:00pm
Massachusetts
1,700
100%

35%
80%
By Region
100%
600 300 300 100 200 200

33% 33% 33%

60% 80%
Percent of Beds

50% 50%
Percent of Beds

60%

40% 100%

40%
65%
67% 67% 67%
50% 50%
20% 20%

0%
Boston Central Metro West Northeast Southeast West
0%
Total Occupied ICU Beds Available ICU Beds (including Surge)

Occupancy/ availability as reported by hospitals to DPH.

Regions shown represent EOHHS Regions. Note that total bed estimates may change day-to-day due to hospitals updating surge planning. As of June 16th, data reflects updated data collection methodology
and the removal of unstaffed beds from this analysis. Analysis here reflects total beds that hospitals could staff within 12-24 hours. As of 9/8/20, all observation beds and observation status patients are
included in the Available Non-ICU Beds and Occupied Non-ICU Beds categories. 17
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12/8/2020 Contents_Deaths

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Contents
Testing and Cases

Hospitalization

Deaths

Demographics, Activities, and Key Settings

Definitions and Disclaimers

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 12/8/2020 Death Trend All

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily Confirmed Deaths (Since March)

Confirmed COVID Deaths by Date of Death
Confirmed Deaths 7-Day Average of Confirmed Deaths
200

180

160

140
Total Deaths
Among Confirmed
Confirmed Deaths

120

Cases
100

80 10,833
60

40

20

0
May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; State Population Estimate 2019: Small Area Population Estimates 2011-2020, version 2019, Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. 19
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 12/8/2020 Deaths Trend

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Daily and Cumulative Deaths

Total Deaths* in COVID-19 Cases by Date of Death
New Confirmed Deaths New Probable Deaths
50

3
40

2
Total Deaths in

2
COVID-19 Cases
New Death Count

30

1
1
11,076
1

20

3
1

10
26

21

19

19

19

12

20

24

16

29

24

13

26

20

24

25

31

24

19

27

31

29

24

26

19

31

27

29

35

27

29

25

38

41

27

41

46

33

41

37

33

19
0
26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
October November December
Date of Death
Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020; *Counts on the trend chart do not match total number of deaths reported, as there is a several day lag in reporting by date of death. Includes both
probable and confirmed cases. For confirmed and probable case definitions, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'. 20
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Contents
Testing and Cases

Hospitalization

Deaths

Demographics, Activities, and Key Settings

Definitions and Disclaimers

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All Molecular COVID-19 Tests Associated with Higher Education Testing

7-Day Average Total Molecular Tests by Date 7-Day Average Total Positive Molecular Tests by Date
MA without Higher Education Higher Education MA without Higher Education Higher Education
100K 5K

7-Day Average Positive Molecular Tests

80K 4K
7-Day Average Total Molecular Tests

60K 3K

40K 2K

20K 1K

0K 0K
Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one
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COVID-19 Cases in Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities

Residents/Healthcare Workers of Long-Term Care Facilities Probable or Confirmed COVID-19

Long-Term Care Facilities with Reporting At Least One Probable Deaths Reported in Long-Term
Probable or Confirmed COVID-19 or Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Care Facilities

28,307 403 6,920

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are cumulative and current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Data includes nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and rest homes.
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Daily and Cumulative County Data

County New Confirmed Cumulative New Confirmed Cumulative Confirmed
Cases Reported Confirmed Cases and Probable and Probable Deaths
To Date Deaths Reported To Date
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Barnstable 40 3,554 1 198
Berkshire 56 2,025 4 81
Bristol 276 23,273 10 906
Dukes 7 322
Dukes and Nantucket 0 2
Essex 492 41,158 5 1,494
Franklin 21 798 1 79
Hampden 429 18,917 4 939
Hampshire 53 2,650 1 168
Middlesex 679 53,518 4 2,483
Nantucket 12 453
Norfolk 357 18,740 1 1,197
Plymouth 276 16,840 2 920
Suffolk 505 41,487 2 1,278
Unknown 0 735 0 6
Worcester 424 29,179 6 1,325
Total 3,627 253,649 41 11,076

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health.
Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/7/2020. Includes both probable and confirmed cases. For the COVID-19 probable case definition, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions
and Disclaimers'.
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Contents
Testing and Cases

Hospitalization

Deaths

Demographics, Activities, and Key Settings

Definitions and Disclaimers

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Department of Corrections Data

Department of Corrections as required by Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020, previously found in this
dashboard, are available at https://www.mass.gov/guides/doc-coronavirus-information-guide and
on the dashboard website: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting under
“Additional COVID-19 data.”
Direct links to the DOC information found on those pages include:
-Inmate data - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/doc-covid-19-inmate-dashboard
-Staff data - https://www.mass.gov/lists/doc-covid-19-staff-testing-reports
-Inmate Housing Reports - https://www.mass.gov/lists/doc-covid-19-institution-cell-housing-reports

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Glossary of Terms
Please Note: the following terms and definitions apply to COVID-19 only.

Case Definition: A standard set of criteria (including symptoms, laboratory tests and exposure) used to count persons who may have COVID-19. Case definitions tell public health professionals which people
with disease to count; they don’t tell healthcare providers how to diagnose or treat COVID.
Confirmed Case: A person is counted as a confirmed case of COVID-19 if they have a positive molecular test.
Probable Case: A person is counted as a probable case in three ways:
1. if they have a positive antigen test;
2. if they have COVID symptoms AND were exposed to someone with COVID;
3. if they died and their death certificate lists COVID as a cause of death.

More complete information about the COVID-19 case definition may be found here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/ps/positionstatement2020/Interim-20-ID-02_COVID-19.pdf

COVID-19 Antigen Test: This test identifies the presence of proteins on the surface of the virus. These diagnostic tests are somewhat less accurate (i.e., low sensitivity) than molecular tests but a positive result
is suggestive of current infection.

COVID-19 Molecular Test: Also known as a PCR test. This diagnostic test identifies the presence of virus’s genetic material. These tests are very accurate and a positive result means someone has current or
very recent infection.

Estimated active cases: Patients with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis in the last 21 days.

Testing by Date: This refers to the date the sample (usually nasal swab or blood) was taken. Most reports and figures in this dashboard use this date.

Total Tests: This represents the total number of tests done and includes people who have had multiple tests.

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