Ma DPH Covid-19 Dashboard

Released
on: August 25, 2021

Massachusetts Department of Public Health | COVID-19 Dashboard Data as of: August 24, 2021
Today at a Glance Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Navigation Cases Testing Hospitalizations Deaths
Confirmed Cases Tests Reported Hospitalizations Confirmed Deaths

Today there were 1,400 new, There were 63,646 new There are 569 patients There were 3 new, confirmed
confirmed cases reported COVID-19 molecular tests hospitalized for COVID-19. deaths reported. There have
bringing the total to 700,577 reported, bringing the been 17,828 confirmed deaths
total confirmed cases. cumulative total to 25,784,002 in total.
tests.
Probable Cases Percent Positivity ICU & Intubated Patients Probable Deaths
Today, there were 95 new, The 7-day average of percent There are 145 patients in There were 1 new, probable
probable cases reported positivity is 2.69%. Intensive Care Units (ICU) and deaths reported. There have
bringing the total to 49,671 72 patients are intubated. been 371 probable deaths in
total probable cases. total.
Confirmed cases by age during the last two weeks *Data updated weekly Average Age of Deaths
4,000 3,612 The average age of patients
3,133
3,000 who died of COVID-19 was 75
2,133
2,000
1,922 years old.
1,056 961 1,041 1,227
1,000 837 690
393
0
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+
Age group (years)
For details on the definitions of each indicator hover over the box or graph. All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data
provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; COVID-19 Hospitalization Data provided by the MDPH
survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences,
Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services.
Released on: August 25, 2021
Trends: 7-day Averages Over Time Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Navigation Cases Testing

7-day average of COVID-19 confirmed cases 7-day weighted average percent positivity
6,000.0 30.00%
4,000.0 20.00%
2,000.0 946.7 10.00%

2.69%
0.0 0.00%
Feb 1, 20 Jun 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 Jun 1, 21 Feb 1, 20 Jun 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 Jun 1, 21
The lowest observed value was 64.0 on 6/25/2021. The lowest observed value was 0.31% on 6/25/2021.
Hospitalizations Deaths
7-day average of hospitalizations 7-day average of confirmed deaths
4,000.0
150.0
3,000.0
2,000.0 100.0
1,000.0 504.1 50.0

3.9
0.0 0.0
Apr 1, 20 Jul 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Jan 1, 21 Apr 1, 21 Jul 1, 21 Jun 1, 20 Sep 1, 20 Dec 1, 20 Mar 1, 21 Jun 1, 21 Sep 1, 21
The lowest observed value was 84.8 on 7/9/2021. The lowest observed value was 1.1 on 7/12/2021.
Select dates:
The lowest observed value is since tracking of the lowest value began on April 15, 2020. For details on the definitions of each indicator please see the corresponding tab for that
3/1/2020 to 8/24/20.. indicator. All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory
Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of
Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services.
Cases of COVID-19 Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Navigation Cases Over Time Contact Tracing Clusters
COVID-19 Confirmed and Probable Cases New confirmed cases reported by county and date
Select dates: Select new or total cases Select a date*
1/29/2020 to 8/24/2021 New confirmed cases 8/25/2021
9,000
8,000
Confirmed Cases
7,000
6,000 Essex
5,000 Franklin
4,000 Middlesex
3,000 Worcester
Hampshire Suffolk
2,000
1,000 Norfolk
Berkshire Plymouth
Hampden
Probable Cases
400
Bristol
Barnstable
200
Dukes
Nantucket
0
Jan 1, 20 May 1, 20 Sep 1, 20 Jan 1, 21 May 1, 21 Sep 1, 21 6 307
All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and
the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated
Surveillance and Informatics Services. Case counts for specific cities, towns, and counties change as data cleaning occurs (removal of duplicate reports within the system) and new
demographic information (assigning cases to their city or town of residence) is obtained.
*The most recent 30 days of data are viewable on this map. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data.
Filter by time period

CTC workforce
Cumulative The Cumulative time period includes data
Last two weeks from April 10, 2020 to August 14, 2021. The Community Tracing Collaborative currently has 175 workers
performing case investigation, contact tracing, and monitoring.
Cases outreach outcomes: Cumulative Contacts outreach outcomes: Cumulative
Deceased 11,730 Deceased 140

Isolation/Quarantine Isolation/Quarantine
369,449 219,084
Complete Complete
Lost to Follow Up 78,981 Lost to Follow Up 58,930
Monitoring and Support 23,537 Monitoring and Support 19,337
Never Reached 67,097 Never Reached 19,402
Not Yet Reached 34,758 Not Yet Reached 46,312
Other 23,298 Other 21,120
Total cases 608,850 Total contacts 384,325
0 250,000 500,000 750,000 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000
83.3% of outreach to all cases (cumulative) is complete 82.9% of outreach to all contacts (cumulative) is complete
Surveillance and Informatics Services. The COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) began operation on April 10, 2020. Data on contact tracing and clusters reflect the
combined efforts of the Local Health Departments, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and the CTC since that date. Prior to April 10, 2020, all COVID-19 contact
tracing in Massachusetts was conducted by Local Health Departments.
Current clusters of COVID-19 Click here to see number of cases and contacts
There are currently 4,005 total clusters of
Filter by exposure setting
COVID-19 involving 9,370 confirmed cases Scroll down to see additional data
All
and 620 close contacts.
There are 3,270 new clusters involving Confirmed cases and close contacts associated with new and ongoing clusters
Number of total, new, and ongoing clusters by exposure setting
8,460 confirmed cases and 428 close
Cases-New
Total clusters Cases-Ongoing Contacts-New Ongoing clusters
New clusters Contacts-Ongoing
contacts. New clusters are clusters where
the first case was identified during the past 24/7 Congregate
Total 9
8,460 910 6 428 3 192
four weeks, between July 18, 2021 and Settings
August 14, 2021.
24/7 Congregate
Child Care 59 46 13 20
21 2 3
There are also 735 ongoing clusters Settings
involving 910 confirmed cases and 192 Colleges &
3 2 1
close contacts. Universities
Child Care 170 33 221 130
Corrections 3 1 2
Colleges & Universities 6 0 5 0
Closed clusters
Hospitals 13 6 7
There are 117,814 closed clusters and Corrections 8 44 0 4
369,542 closed cases. A cluster is closed
Household 3,630 3,092 538
when 28 days have passed since the last
Hospitals 18 20 4 7
confirmed case. Cases are considered
closed if they occurred prior to the start of Industrial Settings 7 4 3
Household
the four-week period. K-12 Schools 7,632 248 0 0
8 7 1
14 0 3 0
All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
103 32 71
Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Long Term Care Facility Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network. Only clusters consisting of two or more confirmed
Massachusetts cases with a common exposure have been included.
26 0 15 3
1 0 1
232
19 80 16 0 3 0
03 1 1 0 2 0
41 0 1 0 0 1
34 0 2 0 2 0
6 3 3
5 0 0 0
4 1 3
13 2 0 0
COVID-19 Testing Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Navigation Tests Reported Total Antigen Tests Percent Positivity

There were 63,646 new COVID-19 There were 9,207 new antigen The 7-day average of percent
molecular tests reported, bringing the tests reported today, bringing the positivity is 2.69%.
cumulative total to 25,784,002 tests. total to 1,665,096 antigen tests.
Click here to see graphs on the numbers of tests Number of antigen tests
Proportion of positive tests for the past four weeks* by age group
12,000
25.00%
Percent positivity among Massachusetts residents
Number of molecular tests and the 7-day average
150,000
7-day weighted average of percent positivity (all
30.00% 20.00%
10,000
25.00% 15.00%
8,000
100,000
molecular tests)
20.00% 10.00%
6,000
15.00% 5.00%
50,000 4,000
10.00% 0.00%
Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22
2,000
5.00%
2.69% 0-4 years 15-19 years 40-49 years 70-79 years
0 0
5-9 years 20-29 years 50-59 years 80+ years
0.00%
Jun 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 Jun 1, 21 Mar 1, 20 30-39 years
10-14 years Jul 1, 20 Nov 1, 20
60-69 years Mar 1, 21 Jul 1, 21
Feb 1, 20 Jun 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 Jun 1, 21
Select dates: *The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on this graph. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data.
3/1/2020 to 8/24/20.. All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and
Surveillance and Informatics Services.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Navigation Hospitalizations ICU & Intubation Patient Demographics Bed Occupancy
Hospitalizations Number and 7-day average of COVID-19 patients in the hospital

On August 24, 2021 there 4,000
were 569 patients hospitalized
for COVID-19.
3,500
Of those 569 patients, 164
were reported to be fully 3,000
vaccinated for COVID-19
when they contracted
2,500
COVID-19.
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Select dates
4/4/2020 to 8/24/2021 0
Apr 1, 20 Jun 1, 20 Aug 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Dec 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 Apr 1, 21 Jun 1, 21 Aug 1, 21
Hospitalization data provided by the MDPH hospital survey (survey data are self-reported by hospitals). All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change.
Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services.
ICU & Intubated Patients Number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU and who are intubated
There are 145 patients in
Intensive Care Units 1000
Number of ICU patients

(ICU) and 72 patients are
intubated.
500
Number of intubated patients

800
600
400
Select dates 200

4/4/2020 to 8/24/2021
0
Apr 1, 20 Jun 1, 20 Aug 1, 20 Oct 1, 20 Dec 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 Apr 1, 21 Jun 1, 21 Aug 1, 21
Hospitalization data provided by the MDPH hospital survey (hospital survey data are self-reported). All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Created
by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services.
Select hospitalization rate or count Select a patient characteristic Select report date
Number of admissions during the last two weeks Age 8/18/2021
Rate of admissions during the last two weeks Gender
Hispanic Ethnicity The report date August 18, 2021
Race shows data on patients admitted to
hospitals between August 1, 2021
Rate of admissions during the last two weeks by Race and August 14, 2021.
15 14.5
10
7.3
5 3.6
0 * 0 * *
Alaskan Native or Asian Black or Native Hawaiian or White Other Unknown
American Indian African-American Pacific Islander
*Cells with fewer than 5 observations have been suppressed. Groups without population estimates, such as other/ unknown, will not have rates listed. All data included in this
dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on this page. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and
download the raw data. The demographic data shown are subsets of confirmed COVID admissions, which by definition include only patients who had confirmed COVID-19 at the time
of admission. The number of total people reported within each demographic characteristic group (age group, gender, race, and ethnicity) may not equal the total number of people
reported in the other demographic characteristic groups. Patients admitted with COVID who test positive after admission are not included. Data are provided by the MDPH hospital
survey (hospital survey data are self-reported).These hospitalization data should not be compared to previously reported demographics of hospitalized patients as they come from a
different data source. MDPH calculates rates per 100,000 population using denominators estimated by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute using a modified
Hamilton-Perry model (Strate S, et al. Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 through 2020, report, Oct 2016.) All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to
change. Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services.
Select a date*: Available and occupied medical/surgical (not ICU) beds by region
8/24/2021
10,000 8,890
Number of Beds
Occupied beds
5,000
As of today, 91% of
medical/surgical beds are 2,785
occupied and 78% of ICU 1,483 1,508 1,196
990 928
beds are occupied. 0
There are currently 0 beds Central Metro Boston Metro West Northeastern Southeastern Western All of
Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
occupied through alternate
medical sites.
Available and occupied ICU beds by region
1,500 1,316
Number of Beds
1,000
*The most recent 4 weeks of data 487

500
are viewable on this page by using 199 209 175 152
the "select a date" menu above. To 0 94
view data outside of this range, Central Metro Boston Metro West Northeastern Southeastern Western All of
please visit our data archive and Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
download the raw data.
Hospitalization data provided by the MDPH hospital survey (hospital survey data are self-reported). All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Created
by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services.
Deaths Caused by COVID-19 Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Average ages of people who tested positive for and died of

Navigation Confirmed Deaths Probable Deaths COVID-19
There were 3 new, confirmed There were 1 new, probable deaths 75
deaths reported. There have been reported. There have been 371 80
70
17,828 confirmed deaths in total. probable deaths in total.
Average age
60
50
40
35
30
Number of COVID-19 confirmed deaths, probable COVID-19 deaths, and 20
7-day average of confirmed deaths 10
200
Number of confirmed
Aug 1, 20 Nov 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 May 1, 21 Aug 1, 21

150
deaths
New confirmed and probable deaths reported by county

100
Select new or total deaths Select a date*
50 New confirmed and probable deaths 8/25/2021
0
Essex
10 Franklin
Number of probable
Middlesex Suffolk
Worcester
Hampshire
deaths
Norfolk
5
Berkshire Hampden Plymouth
Barnstable
Bristol
0
Mar 1, 20 Jun 1, 20 Sep 1, 20 Dec 1, 20 Mar 1, 21 Jun 1, 21 Sep 1, 21
Dukes and Nantucket
0 2
All data included in this dashboard re preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and
Select dates: the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated
3/10/2020 to 8/24/2021 Surveillance and Informatics Services. Case counts for specific cities, towns, and counties change as data cleaning occurs (removal of duplicate reports within the system) and new
demographic information (assigning cases to their city or town of residence) is obtained.
*The most recent 30 days of data are viewable on this map. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data.
Indicators on Higher Education Institutions and Long Term Care Facilities Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Navigation Higher Education Percent positivity over the last four weeks* for all of Massachusetts, for MA without higher
education institutions, and for higher education institutions on their own
Cases and testing associated with testing at higher
education institutions 3.60% 3.21%
3.20%
2.69%
2.80%
In the last week, there were 119 new case(s) 2.40%
associated with higher education testing. This brings 2.00%
the total to 18,490 confirmed cases associated with 1.60%
higher education testing. 1.20%
0.80%
0.40% 0.22%
In the last week, there were 53,938 new tests
associated with higher education testing. This brings Jul 29 Aug 3 Aug 8 Aug 13 Aug 18 Aug 23
the total to 8,388,355 tests associated with higher
education testing.
Number of molecular tests and confirmed cases associated with higher education testing
over the last four weeks*
Long Term Care Facilities
New confirmed New molecular

15,000
tests-Higher
education
Cases and deaths in long-term care facilities are no 10,000
longer being reported on the daily dashboard and are
5,000
available in the Chapter 93 data here:
0
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-re- 30
porting#covid-19-chapter-93-data-
cases-Higher
education
20
Data are reported according to federal CMS and CDC’s
National Healthcare Safety Network criteria: 10
https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/covid19/ltcf/57.144-toi- 0
508.pdf Jul 29 Aug 3 Aug 8 Aug 13 Aug 18
*The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on these graphs. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data.
Surveillance and Informatics Services.
The report on August 18, 2021 reflects data
Massachusetts Department of Public Health | COVID-19 Dashboard from the two week period August 1, 2021 to
Data by Patient Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Ethnicity August 14, 2021.
*These data are updated once per week.
Navigation Confirmed and probable cases and deaths (select below) by...
Age groups Race and Hispanic ethnicity Sex
Case rate during the last two weeks Case rate (cumulative) Case rate during the last two weeks
4,268.4 250 239.2
Asian, non-Hispanic
364.7
400
221.4
333
Black or African American,
8,819.8
non-Hispanic 200
300
257.1
239.4
Hispanic 18,489.2
231
213.9
226
150
185.1
200 White, non-Hispanic 5,653.4
138
110.4
100
103.9
Other race, non-Hispanic *
100
American Indian/Alaskan
4,903.9 50
Native, non-Hispanic
0 Native Hawaiian/ Pacific
Unknown age *
6,753.4
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
Islander, non-Hispanic 0 * *
Unknown sex
Female
Male
Transgender
Unknown, missing, or
*
refused
0 10,000 20,000
Select a date: *Cells with fewer than 5 observations have been suppressed. Groups without population estimates, such as other/ unknown, will not have rates listed. All data included in this
8/18/2021 dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital
Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and
Informatics Services. MDPH calculates rates per 100,000 population using denominators estimated by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute using a modified
Hamilton-Perry model (Strate S, et al. Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 through 2020, report, Oct 2016.) *The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on this page. To
view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health | COVID-19 Dashboard Showing report from: 8/19/2021
Weekly Data by City and Town Data from: 8/1/2021 to 8/14/2021
Navigation Testing Data Data by City and Town Data by County
Percent positivity Testing rate

Percent positivity, statewide 14-day Testing rate, statewide 14-day average View this data as a Bar Chart
average: 2.91% 8,383.4 per 100,000 MA residents
0.00 14.52 0.0 39,723.8
Select a date:
The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on this page. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data. All data included in this
8/19/2021 dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital
Limit Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and
Top 1 by MAX([Report Informatics Services.
Date])
Report date: August 19, 2021
Massachusetts Department of Public Health | COVID-19 Dashboard With data starting: August 1, 2021
Weekly Data by City and Town and ending on: August 14, 2021
Select an Indicator: Select Counties: Select a Date: 7.4 60.8

14-day Average Daily Incidence Rate Multiple values 8/19/2021
All of Massachusetts 15.3
Barnstable 11.5
Bourne 10.2 Provincetown Truro
Brewster 13
Chatham 7.4
Dennis 8.7 Wellfleet
Eastham 31
Falmouth 8.2 Eastham
Harwich 9.6
Mashpee 10.1 Dennis Orleans
Orleans 11.4 Brewster
Bourne Sandwich
Provincetown 60.8 Harwich
Barnstable Chatham
Sandwich 9.1
Truro 18.1 Yarmouth
Wellfleet 33.6 Falmouth
Yarmouth 9.5 Mashpee
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on this page. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data. *Cells with fewer than 5
observations have been suppressed. All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious
Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and
Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services. MDPH calculates rates per 100,000 population using denominators estimated by the University of
Massachusetts Donahue Institute using a modified Hamilton-Perry model (Strate S, et al. Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 through 2020, report, Oct 2016.) Please note:
Data for these tables are based on information available in the MDPH surveillance database at a single point in time. Case counts for specific cities, towns, and counties change as
data cleaning occurs (removal of duplicate reports within the system) and new demographic information (assigning cases to their city or town of residence) is obtained. Testing rates
are calculated from the number of tests conducted in the geographic area divided by the population denominator (the number of people living in that geographic area). Rates are use..
Report date: August 19, 2021
Massachusetts Department of Public Health | COVID-19 Dashboard With data starting: August 1, 2021
Weekly Data by City and Town and ending on: August 14, 2021
Select an Indicator Select a Date 8.2 65.4

14-day Average Daily Incidence Rate 8/19/2021
All of Massachusetts 15.3

Barnstable County 11.4
Berkshire County 15
Essex
Bristol County 21.6 Franklin
Dukes and Nantucket Counties 65.4
Middlesex
Essex County 14.3 Worcester Suffolk
Hampshire
Franklin County 9.4
Norfolk Plymouth
Hampden County 23
Hampshire County 8.2 Berkshire Hampden
Middlesex County 13.2
12.1 Bristol
Norfolk County
Plymouth County 16.4
Suffolk County 17.3 Barnstable
Unknown County *
Worcester County 12.9 Dukes and Nantucket
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
The most recent 4 weeks of data are viewable on this page. To view data outside of this range, please visit our data archive and download the raw data. *Cells with fewer than 5
observations have been suppressed. All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious
Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and
Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics Services. MDPH calculates rates per 100,000 population using denominators estimated by the University of
Massachusetts Donahue Institute using a modified Hamilton-Perry model (Strate S, et al. Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 through 2020, report, Oct 2016.) Please note:
Data for these tables are based on information available in the MDPH surveillance database at a single point in time. Case counts for specific cities, towns, and counties change as
data cleaning occurs (removal of duplicate reports within the system) and new demographic information (assigning cases to their city or town of residence) is obtained. Testing rates
are calculated from the number of tests conducted in the geographic area divided by the population denominator (the number of people living in that geographic area). Rates are used
to compare data between geographic areas that have different population sizes.
Additional Resources Caution: recent data may be incomplete
Definitions
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A person is counted as a confirmed case of COVID-19 when they have their first positive molecular test. They might have multiple tests but are only counted once.
An incidence rate is the number of new cases divided by the number of people living in the geographic area. MDPH calculates rates per 100,000 population using denominators
estimated by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute using a modified Hamilton-Perry model (Strate S, et al. Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 through 2020,
report, Oct 2016.) Rates are used to compare data between geographic areas that have different population sizes.
A person is counted as a probable case if they meet one of three criteria: 1. if they have a positive antigen test; 2. if they have COVID symptoms AND were exposed to someone with
To access past COVID-19 reports, please visit the Archive of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts:
COVID; 3. if they died and their death certificate lists COVID as a cause of death.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/archive-of-covid-19-cases-in-massachusetts
COVID-19 Molecular Test: The most common kind of molecular test is 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 a current COVID-19 infection.
CDC COVID Data Tracker (maps, charts, vaccine distribution information and data provided by the CDC):
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_casesper100klast7days
Total Tests: This represents the total number of laboratory tests done and includes people who have had multiple tests.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 Interim Case Definition:

Percent positivity: Percent positivity is calculated using molecular tests only. Percent positivity is calculated by dividing the number of positive tests by the total number of tests during
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/ps/positionstatement2020/Interim-20-ID-02_COVID-19.pdf
the time period.
Hospitalization data includes confirmed cases of COVID-19 in acute care hospitals and alternate care sites (added as of December 6, 2020). Hospitalization data are provided by the
Department of Corrections (DOC) data as required by Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020, previously found on this page, are available at
MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported).
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.”
A confirmed death is a person who died of COVID-19. They had been tested and diagnosed with COVID-19 before they died or were tested after they died, and the result was
positive. Effective April 1, 2021, a confirmed death is person who: died within 60 days of their first positive molecular test (unless their cause of death was clearly not related to
COVID-19); or COVID-19 is listed on their death certificate following a positive molecular test regardless of time since diagnosis.
Direct links to the DOC information found on those pages include:
- Inmate data - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/doc-covid-19-inmate-dashboard
A probable death is a death that is suspect to be COVID-19 related but is not confirmed. Probable deaths have a clinical presentation consistent with a COVID-19 death, but were not
- Staff data - https://www.mass.gov/lists/doc-covid-19-staff-testing-reports
tested and therefore not diagnosed with COVID-19. The number of probable deaths can fluctuate from day to day; some individuals will have subsequent molecular tests that move
- Inmate Housing Reports - https://www.mass.gov/lists/doc-covid-19-institution-cell-housing-reports
them into the confirmed death counts. Effective April 1, 2021, a probable death is a person who: died within 60 days of having their first positive antigen test (unless their cause of
death was clearly not related to COVID-19); or COVID-19 was listed on their death certificate but have no positive test for COVID-19. Persons who have COVID-19 listed on their
death certificate, have never tested positive and have a negative test within 7 days of death are not counted.
The "two week period" or "last two weeks" refers to the most recent two complete weeks. Weeks are defined as Sunday to Saturday.
Click here to view additonal links, references, and resources
All data included in this dashboard are preliminary and subject to change. Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of
Vital Records and Statistics; Created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics
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Navigation Cases Testing Hospitalizations Deaths

Confirmed Cases Tests Reported Hospitalizations Confirmed Deaths

Navigation Cases Testing

2,000.0 946.7 10.00%

1,000.0 504.1 50.0

Navigation Cases Over Time Contact Tracing Clusters

Navigation Cases Over Time Contact Tracing Clusters

Filter by time period

Cases outreach outcomes: Cumulative Contacts outreach outcomes: Cumulative

Deceased 11,730 Deceased 140

Monitoring and Support 23,537 Monitoring and Support 19,337

Never Reached 67,097 Never Reached 19,402

Not Yet Reached 34,758 Not Yet Reached 46,312

Other 23,298 Other 21,120

Total cases 608,850 Total contacts 384,325

0 250,000 500,000 750,000 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000

Navigation Cases Over Time Contact Tracing Clusters

Navigation Tests Reported Total Antigen Tests Percent Positivity

Navigation Hospitalizations ICU & Intubation Patient Demographics Bed Occupancy

Hospitalizations Number and 7-day average of COVID-19 patients in the hospital

Navigation Hospitalizations ICU & Intubation Patient Demographics Bed Occupancy

Number of ICU patients

Number of intubated patients

Select dates 200

Navigation Hospitalizations ICU & Intubation Patient Demographics Bed Occupancy

Navigation Hospitalizations ICU & Intubation Patient Demographics Bed Occupancy

*The most recent 4 weeks of data 487

Average ages of people who tested positive for and died of

Aug 1, 20 Nov 1, 20 Feb 1, 21 May 1, 21 Aug 1, 21

New confirmed and probable deaths reported by county

New confirmed New molecular

Navigation Testing Data Data by City and Town Data by County

Percent positivity Testing rate

Navigation Testing Data Data by City and Town Data by County

Select an Indicator: Select Counties: Select a Date: 7.4 60.8

Navigation Testing Data Data by City and Town Data by County

Select an Indicator Select a Date 8.2 65.4

All of Massachusetts 15.3

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 Interim Case Definition:

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