Massachusetts reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 32,011 new cases. That’s down 48.8% from the previous week’s tally of 62,465 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Massachusetts ranked 41st among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 42.6% from the week before, with 2,043,989 cases reported. With 2.07% of the country’s population, Massachusetts had 1.57% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, one states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Worcester County reported 4,233 cases and 63 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 7,614 cases and 66 deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 184,632 cases and 2,843 deaths.
Across Massachusetts, cases fell in 12 counties, with the best declines in Middlesex County, with 5,779 cases from 11,343 a week earlier; in Worcester County, with 4,233 cases from 7,614; and in Bristol County, with 2,530 cases from 5,734.
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Massachusetts ranked 2nd among states in share of people receiving at least one shot, with 95.1% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 75.4%, a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data shows. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most used in the United States, require two doses administered a few weeks apart.
In the week ending Wednesday, Massachusetts reported administering another 131,847 vaccine doses, including 42,816 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 187,324 vaccine doses, including 64,904 first doses. In all, Massachusetts reported it has administered 13,958,691 total doses.
Within Massachusetts, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Berkshire County with 748 cases per 100,000 per week; Franklin County with 738; and Hampden County with 566. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Middlesex County, with 5,779 cases; Worcester County, with 4,233 cases; and Suffolk County, with 3,608.
In Massachusetts, 470 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 507 people were reported dead.
A total of 1,630,462 people in Massachusetts have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 22,379 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 76,505,442 people have tested positive and 902,624 people have died.
Note: For Massachusetts, Johns Hopkins University reports data in a combined health department for Dukes and Nantucket counties. Those two counties may appear without any cases, and this will skew rankings of counties.
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Massachusetts’s COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Feb. 6.
Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 2,001
- The week before that: 2,466
- Four weeks ago: 3,166
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 135,738
- The week before that: 164,532
- Four weeks ago: 185,941
Hospitals in one states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in four states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in two states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of US Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at [email protected].
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