Newton’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises Despite Statewide Drop
NEWTON, MA — Newton's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 13.2 percent, a 4 percent increase since last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.
This week, the City of Newton reported a two-week case count of 2,105 compared to last week's case count of 1,301. Also over the past week, Newton was adding 231.8 new cases per day per 100,000 people. That's higher than the 101.4 cases per 100,000 in Newton measured on Jan. 7.
On Thursday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health reported 18,721 new coronavirus cases statewide and 36 new deaths. Over 3,000 people were hospitalized with the virus, as of Wednesday.
The latest vaccine report shows the number of residents who are fully vaccinated has risen to 5.14 million. Just over 86 percent are fully vaccinated in Newton, and over 95 percent are partially vaccinated.
The state releases town-by-town testing data every Thursday, including the number of people tested, the testing rate, the positive test rate, cases and infection rates.
This article originally appeared on the Newton Patch
