Health & Fitness
Newton Reaches 5.36% COVID-19 Positivity Rate, Cases Rise
This week, the City of Newton reported a two-week case count of 434 compared to last week's case count of 412.
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NEWTON, MA — Newton's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 5.36 percent, a 0.62 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 459 compared to last week's case count of 434. Also over the past week, Newton was adding 35.8 new cases per day per 100,000 people. That’s slightly higher than the 33.8 cases per 100,000 in Newton measured on April 28.
On Thursday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health reported 4,376 new coronavirus cases and 13 new deaths. The seven-day average number of hospitalized patients was 494.9, up from 404 last week.
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The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents rose to just under 5.37 million. Over 89 percent are fully vaccinated in Newton, and 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.
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