Framingham’s rate of known Covid-19 infections remained mostly stable this week, according to data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
The daily rate of 27.1 per 100,000 population was slightly lower than in last week’s report, while positivity dropped and number of tests administered rose.
The city remains in the Baker administration’s yellow zone and the CDC’s red zone for highest risk of community transmission. More than 100 total cases per 100,000 population over seven days is deemed highest risk of spread, according to the CDC scale.
(The map below is approximate, since the CDC uses a 7-day total while the state reports a 14-day total; calculations below divide the 14-day total by two, which may not reflect significant changes between the two weeks.)
Massachusetts Communities by CDC Risk Level
While there is a lot of good news in this week’s numbers, the city’s infection rate remains roughly at November levels, still well above summertime lows even as vaccines have started to roll out.
And, the city’s rate is again higher than state-wide averages of 20.3 known daily new infections per 100,000 people and 1.83% positivity.
Covid-19 Known New Infections Prior 14 Days by Community
Note: I update graphs between weekly posts at my Framingham Covid-19 site and state-wide Massachusetts data site.
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