Arlington’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Lowers To 5.56%, Cases Decrease

ARLINGTON, MA - Arlington's COVID-19 positivity rate was 5.56 percent, a 0.45 percent decrease from last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

This week, Arlington reported a two-week case count of 117 compared to last week’s count of 121. The total positive test number reported was 128. The average daily case rate was 18 and there were 2,301 tests administered in the last two weeks.

The Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 9,954 new coronavirus cases in the last week, as well as 38 new deaths and 4,527 vaccine doses administered.

The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents rose to more than 5.43 million. Booster doses were given to about 3.16 million residents.

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.