It is time for the August 2022 dashboard summary. We continue semi-regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA and NH counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
Vermont and MA have very limited looks at what are going on these days, with weekly snapshots. NH attempt daily updates but doesn’t always give new totals. We try…. : )
Here are links to the full list of dashboard summaries: July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2022, December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2021, December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, and April 2020. 28 months!
August 2, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220727.pdf
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NH, as of 8/1 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 16,991 cumulative cases, 118 deaths – 4 current
Sullivan – 10,451 cumulative cases , 71 deaths – 7 current
2,120 total cases as of July 28
127 new cases
2,628 deaths total
MA, as of 7/28 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.
Beginning Monday, July 11, 2022, Massachusetts will be updating COVID-19 data reporting on a weekly basis, to reflect the evolving COVID-19 response in the Commonwealth.”
9,954 new cases, 8.09% 7-day avg positivity (above 8%)
38 new deaths , 19,898 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 76 new, 12,599 total
Hampshire – 223 new, 34,442 total
Berkshire – 234 new, 29,784 total
Hampden – 898 new, 150,349 total (passes 150k)
August 3, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: July 24 to July 31, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. The rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 79.01 per 100K o WeeklyCaseCount:493(decreaseoffivefrompreviousweek)
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 7.85 per 100K o 49totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19(increasefrompreviousweek)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 2.72% (increase from previous week)
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection peaked in January 2022 and increased again throughout April and into early May. After several weeks of a downward trend, the seven-day number of new admissions with a COVID-19 infection rose leading up to July 2nd, decreased for two weeks, increased again in the most recent two weeks. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• As in the previous few reporting periods, during this reporting period around 2% to 3% of emergency visits in participating emergency departments have included COVID-like illness. This is slightly higher than the same calendar dates in 2020 and 2021.
• There were 16 sequenced specimens so far reflecting the week of 7/10: one of BA.4 and fifteen of BA.5, including related subvariants. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program; CDC COVID Data Tracker)
• 1 outbreak in Windham County active on Aug 2
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220803.pdf
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NH, as of 8/2 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 16,983 cumulative cases, 118 deaths – 6 current
Sullivan – 10,456 cumulative cases , 71 deaths – 7 current
2,120 total cases as of July 28
168 new cases
2,628 deaths total
MA, as of 7/28 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.
Beginning Monday, July 11, 2022, Massachusetts will be updating COVID-19 data reporting on a weekly basis, to reflect the evolving COVID-19 response in the Commonwealth.”
9,954 new cases, 8.09% 7-day avg positivity (above 8%)
38 new deaths , 19,898 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 76 new, 12,599 total
Hampshire – 223 new, 34,442 total
Berkshire – 234 new, 29,784 total
Hampden – 898 new, 150,349 total (passes 150k)
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Variant Update 7/30/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BA.5 – 85.5%
Omicron BA.4 – 7.7%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 4.1% (new one)
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 2.6%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.1%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BA.5 – 86.3%
Omicron BA.4 – 7.0%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 3.7%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 2.8%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.1%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
August 5, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220803.pdf
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NH, as of 8/2 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 16,983 cumulative cases, 118 deaths – 6 current
Sullivan – 10,456 cumulative cases , 71 deaths – 7 current
1,935 total cases as of Aug 4
168 new cases
2,633 deaths total
MA, as of 8/4 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
9,646 new cases, 7.97% 7-day avg positivity (under 8%)
41 new deaths , 19,939 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 96 new, 12,695 total
Hampshire – 238 new, 34,680 total
Berkshire – 239 new, 30,023 total (over 30k)
Hampden – 829 new, 151,178 total (passes 151k)
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August 8, 2022
NH’s dashboard is held together with masking tape, but we got a bit of an update today. : )
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220803.pdf
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NH, as of 8/8 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,049 cumulative cases, 119 deaths – 5 current (passes 17k)
Sullivan – 10,499 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 1 current
1,935 total cases as of Aug 4
113 new cases
2,635 deaths total
MA, as of 8/4 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
9,646 new cases, 7.97% 7-day avg positivity (under 8%)
41 new deaths , 19,939 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 96 new, 12,695 total
Hampshire – 238 new, 34,680 total
Berkshire – 239 new, 30,023 total (over 30k)
Hampden – 829 new, 151,178 total (passes 151k)
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Aug 10, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: July 31 – August 6, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. The rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 84.3* per 100k o WeeklyCaseCount:526*(increasefrompreviousweek;*maybeovercountforthis period due to late reporting, delivered August 3, from an out-of-state lab)
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 6.09 per 100K o 38totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19(decreasefrompreviousweek)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 2.16% (decrease from previous week)
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection peaked in January 2022 and increased again throughout April and into early May. After several weeks of decline, the number of daily COVID-19-positive admissions has varied between three and seven since early June. This number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period under 3% of emergency visits in participating emergency departments included COVID-like illness. This is slightly lower than the same period in 2021.
• BA.5 continues to predominate among sampled sequences in Vermont, comprising 18 of the 21 processed samples collected the week of July 10, and 19 of the 21 collected the week of July 17. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program; CDC COVID Data Tracker)
• Windham Co had one active outbreak on 8/9
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220810.pdf
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NH, as of 8/9 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,055 cumulative cases, 119 deaths – 6 current
Sullivan – 10,501 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 2 current
1,935 total cases as of Aug 4
113 new cases
2,635 deaths total
MA, as of 8/4 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
9,646 new cases, 7.97% 7-day avg positivity (under 8%)
41 new deaths , 19,939 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 96 new, 12,695 total
Hampshire – 238 new, 34,680 total
Berkshire – 239 new, 30,023 total (over 30k)
Hampden – 829 new, 151,178 total (passes 151k)
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Variant Update 8/6/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BA.5 – 87.1%
Omicron BA.4 – 6.6%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 4.8%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 1.5%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.1%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BA.5 – 88.5%
Omicron BA.4 – 5.4%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 4.4%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 1.6%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
August 12, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220810.pdf
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NH, as of 8/11 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,080 cumulative cases, 120 deaths – 7 current
Sullivan – 10,524 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 12 current
1,906 total cases as of Aug 11
220 new cases
2,640 deaths total
MA, as of 8/11 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,950 new cases, 8.05% 7-day avg positivity (over 8%)
39 new deaths , 19,978 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 86 new, 12,781 total
Hampshire – 184 new, 34,864 total
Berkshire – 231 new, 30,254 total
Hampden – 812 new, 151,990 total
August 15, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220810.pdf
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NH, as of 8/12 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,096 cumulative cases, 120 deaths – 14 current
Sullivan – 10,531 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 7 current
1,906 total cases as of Aug 11
300 new cases
2,640 deaths total
MA, as of 8/11 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,950 new cases, 8.05% 7-day avg positivity (over 8%)
39 new deaths , 19,978 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 86 new, 12,781 total
Hampshire – 184 new, 34,864 total
Berkshire – 231 new, 30,254 total
Hampden – 812 new, 151,990 total
August 17, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
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• Report Timeframe: August 7 – August 13, 2022
• Statewide community levels: Low. The rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• • New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 72.28 per 100k o Weekly case count: 451 (decrease from previous week)
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 8.01 per 100K o 50totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19(increasefrompreviousweek)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 2.45% (increase from previous week)
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection peaked in January 2022 and increased again throughout April and into early May. After several weeks of decline, the number of daily COVID-19-positive admissions has varied between three and seven since early June. This number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period under 3% of emergency visits in participating emergency departments included COVID-like illness. This is slightly lower than the same period in 2021.
• Vermont-specific variant data are not available for this week’s report.
• 0 outbreaks in Windham County on Aug 15
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220817.pdf
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NH, as of 8/16 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,121 cumulative cases, 121 deaths – 3 current
Sullivan – 10,554 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 7 current
1,906 total cases as of Aug 11
128 new cases
2,644 deaths total
MA, as of 8/11 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,950 new cases, 8.05% 7-day avg positivity (over 8%)
39 new deaths , 19,978 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 86 new, 12,781 total
Hampshire – 184 new, 34,864 total
Berkshire – 231 new, 30,254 total
Hampden – 812 new, 151,990 total
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Variant Update 8/13/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BA.5 – 88.8%
Omicron BA.4 – 5.3%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 5.1%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.8%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BA.5 – 90.5%
Omicron BA.4 – 4.5%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 4.1%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.9%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
August 19, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220817.pdf
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NH, as of 8/18 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,138 cumulative cases, 121 deaths – 10 current
Sullivan – 10,583 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 13 current
1,780 total cases as of Aug 18
249 new cases
2,646 deaths total
MA, as of 8/18 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,224 new cases, 7.84% 7-day avg positivity (below 8%)
47 new deaths , 20,025 total deaths (crosses 20k)
Counties:
Franklin – 93 new, 12,874 total
Hampshire – 184 new, 35,048 total (passes 35k)
Berkshire – 226 new, 30,480 total
Hampden – 837 new, 152,827 total (passes 152k)
August 22, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220817.pdf
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NH, as of 8/22 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,178 cumulative cases, 121 deaths – 2 current
Sullivan – 10,621 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 1 current
87 new cases
2,647 deaths total
MA, as of 8/18 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,224 new cases, 7.84% 7-day avg positivity (below 8%)
47 new deaths , 20,025 total deaths (crosses 20k)
Counties:
Franklin – 93 new, 12,874 total
Hampshire – 184 new, 35,048 total (passes 35k)
Berkshire – 226 new, 30,480 total
Hampden – 837 new, 152,827 total (passes 152k)
August 24, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220817.pdf
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NH, as of 8/23 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,184 cumulative cases, 121 deaths – 6 current
Sullivan – 10,625 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 4 current
131 new cases
2,652 deaths total
MA, as of 8/18 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,224 new cases, 7.84% 7-day avg positivity (below 8%)
47 new deaths , 20,025 total deaths (crosses 20k)
Counties:
Franklin – 93 new, 12,874 total
Hampshire – 184 new, 35,048 total (passes 35k)
Berkshire – 226 new, 30,480 total
Hampden – 837 new, 152,827 total (passes 152k)
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Variant Update 8/20/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BA.5 – 88.9%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 6.3%
Omicron BA.4 – 4.3%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BA.5 – 90.8%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 5.1%
Omicron BA.4 – 3.6%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
August 25, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: August 14 to August 20, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 82.85 per 100K o WeeklyCaseCount:517(increasefrompreviousweek)
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 4.81 per 100K o 30totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19(decreasefrompreviousweek)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 2.44% (decrease from previous week)
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection peaked in January 2022 and increased again throughout April and into early May. During June and July this number fluctuated. After several weeks of decline, the number of daily COVID-19- positive admissions has varied between three and seven since early June. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period under 3% of emergency visits in participating emergency departments included COVID-like illness. This is slightly lower than the same period in 2021.
• 1 outbreak on 8/23 in Windham County
• Vermont-specific variant data are not available for this week’s report.
• Detailed wastewater indicators are not available for this week’s report.
• The vaccination dashboard is updated on a weekly basis and can be found at https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-dashboard
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220824.pdf
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NH, as of 8/24 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,198 cumulative cases, 121 deaths – 14 current
Sullivan – 10,632 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 7 current
238 new cases
2,652 deaths total
MA, as of 8/25 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,952 new cases, 7.84% 7-day avg positivity
38 new deaths , 20,063 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 59 new, 12,933 total
Hampshire – 157 new, 35,205 total
Berkshire – 222 new, 30,702 total
Hampden – 899 new, 153,726 total (passes 153k)
August 30, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220824.pdf
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NH, as of 8/26 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,214 cumulative cases, 122 deaths – 8 current
Sullivan – 10,642 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 6 current
145 new cases
2,657 deaths total
MA, as of 8/25 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,952 new cases, 7.84% 7-day avg positivity
38 new deaths , 20,063 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 59 new, 12,933 total
Hampshire – 157 new, 35,205 total
Berkshire – 222 new, 30,702 total
Hampden – 899 new, 153,726 total (passes 153k)
August 31, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: August 21 to August 27, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 87.34 per 100k o Weekly case count: 545 (increase from previous week)
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 9.30 per 100K o 58totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19(increasefrompreviousweek)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 3.89% (increase from previous week)
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection peaked in January 2022 and increased again throughout April and into early May. The number of daily COVID-19-positive admissions is currently at its highest point since the end of May 2022. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period slightly over 3% of emergency visits in participating emergency departments included COVID-like illness. This is similar to the same period in 2021.
• BA.5 continues to predominate among sampled sequences in Vermont, comprising 40 of the 42 processed samples collected the weeks of July 31 and August 7th. *Only six samples from the week of August 14th have been sequenced so far, four of which are BA.5. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program; CDC COVID Data Tracker)
• *The Health Department updated its definition of up to date to align with the CDC: people who have received all recommended doses of vaccine they are eligible for. Up to date numbers now reflect Vermonters age fifty and older who have received a second booster and those age five to eleven who have received a booster
• Zero outbreaks in Windham County on Aug 31, 2022
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20220831.pdf
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NH, as of 8/30 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 17,238 cumulative cases, 122 deaths – 5 current
Sullivan – 10,672 cumulative cases , 72 deaths – 1 current
190 new cases
2,661 deaths total
MA, as of 8/25 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,952 new cases, 7.84% 7-day avg positivity
38 new deaths , 20,063 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 59 new, 12,933 total
Hampshire – 157 new, 35,205 total
Berkshire – 222 new, 30,702 total
Hampden – 899 new, 153,726 total (passes 153k)
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Variant Update 8/27/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BA.5 – 88.7%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 7.5%
Omicron BA.4 – 3.6%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.2%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BA.5 – 90.4%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 6.4%
Omicron BA.4 – 3.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
This concludes August 2022 semi-regular COVID-19 updates.
Anecdotally, hardly anyone is wearing a mask anymore, it’s not much of a topic of discussion, and everyone is sort of acting as if it isn’t out there anymore. But people are still catching it…
Unmasked
Yes, I’ve noticed that. Numbers keep coming in but folks are back to no precautions at all.