New Positive Tests for COVID-19 (molecular tests, person-current-level), Boston Residents

7-Day Moving Average (Trailing), Oct. 14 to Nov. 15 COVID-19 New Positive

400 Tests
(7-day moving average)
Threshold=339.7 new positive tests
350
November 12:
300 New Positive Tests - Current All- 225.3 per day
Boston (33.2 per 100K residents)
250 229.3 229.4 225.3
216.9 216.9 211.6
188.7 195.0
200.6 204.4 Number above goal:
200 172.3 157.4
153.4 Goal: 67.9
140.0
150 129.3130.1 130.6 131.0 136.4 137.9 137.9133.1 128.7 128.1129.1 131.0
110.9 114.3 120.3
96.7 97.1 Number below threshold:
100 83.3 83.3 90.3
Data Data 114.3
<- complete* incomplete -> Threshold: 339.7
50
(50.0 per 100K residents)
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Data downloaded November 16, 2020

*Data to the left of vertical line assumed to be 95%-99% complete based on assessment of historical data.
 Current Community
Positivity for COVID-19 (percent positive for molecular tests, person-level), Boston Residents
Positivity for COVID-19
7-Day Moving Average (Trailing), Oct. 14 to Nov. 15
(7-day moving average)
14.0%
Current Community Positivity (excl. colleges)
11.9% November 12:
12.0% Current All-Boston Positivity (incl. colleges)
10.6% 5.4%
Cumulative All-Boston Positivity
10.0% Threshold=5.0% 9.4% 9.6%9.5%9.6% 9.5%
Percentage points
8.0% 8.1% 8.2% 8.1% 8.1% above goal:
7.7% 7.9% 7.5% 7.2% 7.1% 7.4% 7.6%
7.8%
8.0% 7.2% 7.1% 6.9% 1.4
6.6% 6.7% 6.3%
6.0%6.1% 6.1% Goal: 4.0%
5.7% 5.6% 5.3% 5.4% 5.4% 5.3%5.3% 5.3%
6.0% 5.3% 5.4%
4.7% 4.8% 5.1%
4.3% 4.6% Percentage points
3.8% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 3.6% 3.9%
3.4% 3.6% 3.7%3.8% 3.4%3.4% 3.4%3.4% 3.6% above threshold:
2.9% 2.9% 3.1% 3.2%
4.0%
2.5% 2.6% 2.7%
2.2% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%2.3%2.3% 2.4% 0.4
1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%1.5%1.5%1.5%1.5% 1.5% 1.4%1.4%1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0%
2.0% 1.0%1.0%1.0% 1.1%1.1% 1.2% 1.3% Threshold: 5.0%
Data Data
0.0%
<- complete* incomplete -> Number of Boston
2-Nov neighborhoods ≥ 8.0%:

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Threshold: 4 NHDs >=8.0%
Data downloaded November 16, 2020
*Data to the left of vertical line assumed to be 95%-99% complete based on assessment of historical data.
 Tests - Current Community (excl. colleges)
COVID-19 molecular tests performed (person-level), Boston Residents
7-Day Moving Average (Trailing), Oct. 14 to Nov. 15
Tests - Current All-Boston (incl. colleges)
12,000
COVID-19 Current
Tests - Cumulative All-Boston
10,001 Community Molecular
9,915 9,879 9,705
10,000
9,145
Tests Performed
8,884 9,056 9,091
8,531 8,738
8,166 November 12:
8,000
3,784 per day
(7-day moving average)
6,000
Number of consecutive
3,506 3,598 3,815 3,870 3,784 weeks with decrease: 0
4,000 3,212 3,237 3,141 3,358 (As of November 12)
2,963 3,036
2,469 2,539 2,297 2,339
1,561 1,574 1,667 1,669 1,611 1,698 1,794 Threshold: Decreasing for three
2,000
or more consequtive weeks
Data Data
<- complete* incomplete ->
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Data downloaded November 16, 2020
*Data to the left of vertical line assumed to be 95%-99% complete based on assessment of historical data.
 COVID-19 Emergency Department Visits to Boston Hospitals, All Patients
Higher compared with 7 days prior Oct. 14 to Nov. 16 COVID-19 ED visits
250 Lower compared with 7 days prior
7-Day Moving Avg (Trailing) November 16:
215.4 ED visits
200 (7-day moving average)

Number of consecutive
150
days higher than same
day of previous week:
1
100
(As of November 16)

Threshold: 7 consecutive days of

50 increase as compared to same
day the previous week

0
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 Percentage of Available Adult ICU and Adult Medical/Surgical Beds at Boston Hospitals, All Patients
7-day Moving Average (Trailing), Oct. 14 to Nov. 16 Percentage of Available
60% Adult ICU and Adult
Medical/Surgical Beds
50%
November 16:
27%
40%
Number of days moving
28% 28% 28% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% average below 20%:
30% 27% 26% 26% 26% 27%
0

20% Threshold: Five consequtive days

Threshold=20.0% below 20% of Beds Available

10%

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 Percentage of Occupied Adult Non-Surge ICU Beds* at Boston Hospitals, All Patients
7-day Moving Average (Trailing), Oct. 14 to Nov. 16 Percentage of Non-Surge
120% Adult ICU Beds Occupied

Threshold=95.0% November 16:

100%
81%
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80% Days above 95%:
0
60%
Threshold: Five consequtive days
95% or more occupied adult non-
40% surge ICU beds

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* Incudes staffed adult ICU beds. Does not include staffed surge ICU beds or unstaffed surge ICU beds. Assumes that all ICU
beds are used before any surge ICU bed.