Health & Fitness
Arlington’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises To 5.13%, Cases Increase
This week, the Town of Arlington reported a two-week case count of 133 compared to last week's case count of 120.
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ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 5.13 percent, a 0.81 percent increase since last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.
This week, the Town of Arlington reported a two-week case count of 133 compared to last week's case count of 120. Also over the past week, Arlington was adding 20.7 new cases per day per 100,000 people. That's higher than the 18.7 cases per 100,000 in Arlington measured on June 30.
On Thursday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health reported 1,915 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths and 7,864 vaccine doses administered.
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The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents is 5.41 million. Booster doses were given to about 3.12 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.
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