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12/19/2020 Public Health Indicators Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Dashboard of Public Health Indicators Total Cases By Age Group Testing and Cases from 11/29/2020-12/12/2020 * Newly Reported Total New 7-Day Average Estimated Active Confirmed Cases Molecular Tests Positivity Cases 0-19 years 11,108 Reported 3,995 80,214 6.01% 81,282 20-29 years 12,482 Hospitalization 30-39 years 10,413 Total Confirmed Total Confirmed Average Age of COVID Patients in COVID Patients in Cases that were 40-49 years 8,821 Hospital ICU Hospitalized* 1,927 383 67 50-59 years 9,309

Deaths Turnaround Time 60-69 years 6,167 Newly Reported Average Age of 14-Day Average Deaths among Turnaround (from Test Deaths* Sample to Report to DPH)* 70-79 years 2,949 Confirmed

47 81 1.83 80+ years 2,182

Note: For definitions, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'. Average age of hospitalized cases and deaths are calculated for a two week period covering 11/29/2020 to 12/12/2020. Please see the most current weekly dashboard for more details https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting 1 *Last updated Wednesday, 12/16/2020 1/1 12/19/2020 Public Health Indicators2 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Percent of Change Since Dashboard of Public Health Indicators Lowest Observed Value (LOV) 7-Day Average of 3,701 4,731 4,627 4,676 4,775 4,709 4,614 4,602 4,608 3,734 New Confirmed 4,000 4,459 4,567 4,512 4,585 4,575 4,402 3,255 Cases 2,960 2,627 2,637 2,731 2,733 2,606 2,688 1,862% 2,368 2,444 3,074 2,000 2,619 2,627 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 LOV = November December 157 7-Day Weighted 6.0% 5.7% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% Average of Positive 6% 5.2% 4.6% 4.7% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 6.2% 6.1% 6.2% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% Molecular Test Rate* 4.3% 5.9% 6.0% 3.6% 3.8% 680% 4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.4%

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December LOV = 0.8%

7-Day Average of 2,000 1,836 1,644 1,529 1,563 1,605 1,413 1,458 1,498 Number of 1,264 1,312 1,361 1,799 1,151 1,210 1,684 1,723 1,761 1,021 1,055 1,100 COVID-19 Patients 909 918 918 936 958 985 1,000 823 850 872 892 1,082% in Hospital**

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December LOV = 155

7-Day Average of 44 40 41 49 49 49 50 49 49 39 46 48 48 COVID-19 40 36 36 45 44 32 33 29 31 Deaths*** 27 28 28 28 320% 26 25 27 32 20 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 November December LOV = 11

*Calculated from total molecular tests for all of MA; **Includes only confirmed cases of COVID-19 in acute hospitals and alternate care sites; ***Includes deaths in only confirmed cases of COVID-19 Note: LOV = Lowest observed value, i.e. the lowest value the public health indicator has been since tracking started on 04/15/2020. Due to data lags, counts for most recent dates are likely incomplete, and thus measures are subject to change. 2 1/1 12/19/2020 Contents_TestingCases Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020

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3 1/1 12/19/2020 Testing Trends Molecular % Pos Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Testing by Date - Molecular (Percent Positive)

7-Day Weighted Average of Percent of Tests By Molecular Method that are Positive by Test Date

MA Statewide (metric on p.2) MA Higher Education Only MA with Higher Education Tests Removed 9%

8.15% 8.11% 7.78% 7.79% 8% 7.55% 7.44% 7.17% 6.92% 6.70% 7% 6.40% 6.20% 6.19% 6.01% 5.75% 5.68% 6% 5.52% 5.34% 5.20% 5.16% 5.22% 4.91% 4.78% 4.75% 5% 4.53% 4.34% 4.27% 4.09% 4.01% 3.65% 4% 3.50% 3.42% 3.37% 3.01% 3.07% 2.83% 2.64% 3% 2.43% 2.50% 2.23% 2.12% 2.04% 1.99% 1.91% 1.75% 1.73% 2% 1.60% 1.60% 1.59% 1.66% 1.57% 1.36% 1.19% 1.10% 0.85% 0.81% 0.77% 1% 0.51% 0.41% 0.29% 0.39% 0.09% 0.09% 0.11% 0.05% 0.13% 0.06% 0.10% 0.12% 0% Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 4 1/1 12/19/2020 Cases to Date_conf Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily Confirmed Cases (Since March) Confirmed COVID-19 Cases To Date by Date Individual Tested Confirmed Cases by Date 7-Day Average Confirmed Case Count 7K Total Confirmed

6K Cases

5K 306,928

Average Daily 3K Incidence Rate Per

Confirmed Case Count 100,000 (last 14 days)* 2K 65.1 1K

0K Mar 2020 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; State Population Estimate 2019: Small Area Population Estimates 2011-2020, version 2019, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. 5 1/1 *Last updated Wednesday, 12/16/2020; Covers 11/29/2020 - 12/12/2020. 12/19/2020 Cases to Date_conf2 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily Confirmed Cases (Past 6 Weeks) Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Date Individual Tested

3K Confirmed Case Count 2K

1K 281 1,326 943 3,177 2,818 2,663 2,987 2,607 1,710 1,192 3,524 3,134 2,923 3,001 2,847 1,768 1,189 3,596 3,792 2,941 445 3,379 2,903 1,760 5,501 5,854 6,067 5,747 5,283 2,180 2,102 6,195 5,390 5,401 5,420 4,898 2,807 2,142 6,037 5,320 4,192 739 0K 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December

Age Group 0-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years 80+ years Unknown 100% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 8% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 11% 9% 12% 5% 12% 12% 12% 12% 6% 5% 12% 13% 5% 6% 6% 15% 6% 16% 16% 8% 18% 8% 18% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 8% 9% 8% 9% 9% 13% 9% 7% 10% 10% 7% 10% 9% 8% 10% 9% 10% 8% 9% 10% 10% 8% 9% 9% 10% 10% 80% 9% 9% 12% 14% 11% 10% 13% 12% 12% 14% 13% 13% 12% 14% 13% 13% 14% 14% 13% 14% 14% 11% 13% 14% 11% 12% 15% 14% 14% 12% 15% 15% 13% 14% 13% 12% 13% 12% 13% 14% 13% 19% 13% 28% 14% 13% 14% 12% 13% 14% 13% 14% 14% 18% 14% 14% 13% 12% 16% 14% 15% 14% 15% 14% 14% 15% 15% 11% 14% 60% 13% 19% 14% 16% 13% 15% 14% 14% 15% 16% 14% 15% 14% 14% 16% 15% 11% 17% 12% 18% 18% 18% 17% 24% 16% 17% 18% 17% 19% 17% 20% 17% 17% 13% 17% 16% 17% 17% 17% 19% 17% 18% 18% 15% 13% 14% 14% 13% 16% 16% 15% 16% 16% 16% 40% 15% 14% 16% 14% 17% 34% 15% 14% 14% 13% 23% 15% 15% 21% 15% 15% 17% 23% 24% 18% 15% 22% 20% 21% 16% 18% 21% 21% 22% 20% 23% 19% 20% 23% 19% 20% 18% 23% 18% 23% 19% 25% 15% 24% 20% 14% 21% 13% 14% 13% 20% Percent of Total 7 Day Average Positive Tests Positive 7 Day Average of Total Percent 18% 15% 14% 15% 15% 11% 15% 14% 19% 13% 20% 13% 20% 20% 14% 15% 19% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 11% 16% 16% 15% 11% 15% 11% 14% 13% 12% 10% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 6% 6% 0% 5%

05-Jul-2012-Jul-2019-Jul-2026-Jul-20 01-Mar-2008-Mar-2015-Mar-2022-Mar-2029-Mar-2005-Apr-2012-Apr-2019-Apr-2026-Apr-2003-May-2010-May-2017-May-2024-May-2031-May-2007-Jun-2014-Jun-2021-Jun-2028-Jun-20 02-Aug-2009-Aug-2016-Aug-2023-Aug-2030-Aug-2006-Sep-2013-Sep-2020-Sep-2027-Sep-2004-Oct-2011-Oct-2018-Oct-2025-Oct-2001-Nov-2008-Nov-2015-Nov-2022-Nov-2029-Nov-2006-Dec-2013-Dec-20 Full Week of Testing Starting on the Date Shown

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: this data was last updated on Wednesday, 12/16/2020. This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 7 1/1 12/19/2020 Testing Trends Molecular All Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Testing by Date - Molecular (Total Tests Conducted Since March) Total Molecular Tests by Date All Molecular Tests 7-Day Average of All Molecular Tests 140,000 Total Molecular Tests 120,000 Administered

100,000 10,087,980

80,000

60,000 7-Day Average Molecular Tests Molecular Test Rate per 100,000 Residents 40,000 858 20,000

0 Mar 2020 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; State Population Estimate 2019: Small Area Population Estimates 2011-2020, version 2019, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. 8 Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 1/1 12/19/2020 Testing Trends Molecular2 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Testing by Date - Molecular (Total Tests Conducted Past 6 Weeks) Total Number of Molecular Tests Performed by Date 140,000 First Molecular Test Per Individual Molecular Tests that are Repeated in Individuals 130,198 126,330 102,349 121,419 121,773 117,543 100,190 116,716 120,000 116,512 109,810 110,948 112,092 107,930 107,421 104,990 105,841 106,235 104,359 103,960

100,000 96,208 96,054 94,707

87,346 82,861 80,000 77,149

64,650 60,367 60,000

New Test Count New Test 52,043 47,053 44,558 33,405 40,465 40,143 38,105 36,597 38,270 40,000 35,910 35,451 34,310

26,135

20,000

7,256 5,860

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Newly Reported Total Probable Cases Probable Cases 349 12,342

Newly Reported Total Deaths Among Deaths Among Probable Cases Probable 0 252

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 10 1/1 12/19/2020 Testing Trends Antigen Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 New Individuals Tested Total Individuals Tested Testing by Date - Antigens by Antigen Tests by Antigen Tests Number of Individuals Tested by Antigens by Test Date 4,275 319,467 Individuals with Negative Antigen Tests Individuals with Positive Antigen Tests 5K 491

4K 351 251 457 398 288 287 465 250 443 465

3K 237 321 400 352 273 241 438 331 176 422 243 475 309 284 189 307 173 219 289 353

2K 175 New Test Count New Test 164 281 352 217 292 281 188 178 108 1K 49 1,674 1,762 2,549 2,774 2,755 2,849 2,295 1,881 2,123 3,144 3,253 2,467 2,703 2,423 1,985 2,129 2,769 3,169 3,650 945 2,623 990 2,265 2,934 2,541 1,659 3,011 1,849 1,614 1,646 2,428 2,768 3,222 2,954 2,384 1,469 2,020 4,217 2,630 3,218 1,272 477 0K 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December

11 Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. 1/1 Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. 12/19/2020 Contents_Hospital Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020

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12 1/1 12/19/2020 Confirmed Hospital All Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily Confirmed Hospitalizations Total Confirmed COVID Patients in Hospital Confirmed COVID Hospitalizations 7-Day Average of Confirmed COVID Hospitalizations 4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

Hospitalizations 1,500

1,000

500

0 May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Notes: data are current as of 3:00pm on 12/18/2020. For purposes of this reporting, “confirmed” are cases with a PCR test. Hospitalization data includes alternate care sites beginning on 12/06/2020. Data prior to 07/22/2020 include both confirmed and suspected COVID hospitalizations, as confirmed COVID hospitalizations were not reported separately during this time. 13 1/1 12/19/2020 Cases Reported Hospitalized Trend Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Patients Reported as Hospitalized with Confirmed COVID-19 by Date Changes in Confirmed Hospitalized Patients by Date Total Hospital Census Today

100 2,000 100 93

81 80 1,500 68 70 65 65 59 60 Confirmed COVID-19 54 53 Cases Currently 50 1,000 44 46 41 Hospitalized 40 36 36 37 33 32 32 32 34 30 29 31 26 24 24 500 1,927 20 18 20 20 Hospitalizations Count 20 17 17

2 2 3 0 0 -2

-13 -13 -12 -12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Notes: data are current as of 3:00pm on 12/18/2020. For purposes of this reporting, “confirmed” are cases with a PCR test. Hospitalization data includes alternate care sites beginning on 12/06/2020. 14 1/1 12/19/2020 Cases Reported ICU Intubated Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily and Cumulative COVID-19 ICU and Intubations Patients Reported in ICU with COVID-19 by Date

Changes in ICU Count by Date Confirmed Patients in ICU 400 25 25 20 17 16 17 17 14 15 12 13 12 13 Count of Cases 11 200 8 8 8 8 8 10 7 6 Currently in ICU 5 5 4 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 New ICU Count -1 -1 -1 ICU Count Total -2 -2 -2 -3 -2 383 -10 -5 -13 -200 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December Patients Reported as Intubated with COVID-19 by Date

Changes in Intubation Count by Date Confirmed Patients Intubated

14 14 15 13 200 16 11 Count of Cases 10 9 10 8 8 8 Currently 6 5 5 100 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Intubated 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 196 -5 -3 -3 -3 -8 New Intubation Count

-4 -4 -4 Intubation Count Total -100 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November December

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the MDPH survey of hospitals (hospital survey data are self-reported); Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Notes: data are current as of 3:00pm on 12/18/2020. 15 1/1 12/19/2020 Hospital Capacity by Region-nonICU Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Total Hospital Capacity by Region (Non-ICU) Data collected as of 12/18/2020 3:00pm Massachusetts 9,224 100%

15%

80% By Region 2,898 1,086 1,511 1,030 1,549 1,150 100% 9% 14% 14% 19% 20% 18%

60% 80%

60% 85%

Percent of Beds Percent 40% 91% 86% 86% 40% 81% 80% 82% Percent of Beds Percent

20% 20%

0% Boston Central Metro West Northeast Southeast West 0% Total Occupied non-ICU Beds Available non-ICU Beds (including Surge)

Previously these graphs were based on rounded bed counts. As of 12/11/2020, they display the bed counts as reported. Occupancy/ availability as reported by hospitals to DPH. Regions shown represent EOHHS Regions. Note that total bed estimates may change day-to-day due to hospitals updating surge planning. As of 06/16/2020, data reflects updated data collection methodology and the removal of unstaffed beds from this analysis. Analysis here reflects total beds that hospitals could staff within 12-24 hours. As of 9/8/20, all observation beds and observation status patients are included in the Available Non-ICU Beds and Occupied Non-ICU Beds categories. 16 1/1 12/19/2020 Hospital Capacity by Region-ICU Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Total Hospital Capacity by Region (ICU) Data collected as of 12/18/2020 3:00pm Massachusetts 1,447 100%

27% 80% By Region 509 257 218 109 201 153 100% 16% 17% 22% 60% 80% 39% 38% 39%

60%

Percent of Beds Percent 40% 73% 84% 40% 83% 78% Percent of Beds Percent 61% 62% 61%

20% 20%

0% Boston Central Metro West Northeast Southeast West 0% Total Occupied ICU Beds Available ICU Beds (including Surge)

Previously these graphs were based on rounded bed counts. As of 12/11/2020, they display the bed counts as reported. Occupancy/ availability as reported by hospitals to DPH. Regions shown represent EOHHS Regions. Note that total bed estimates may change day-to-day due to hospitals updating surge planning. As of 06/16/2020, data reflects updated data collection methodology and the removal of unstaffed beds from this analysis. Analysis here reflects total beds that hospitals could staff within 12-24 hours. As of 9/8/20, all observation beds and observation status patients are included in the Available Non-ICU Beds and Occupied Non-ICU Beds categories. 17 1/1 12/19/2020 Contents_Deaths Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020

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18 1/1 12/19/2020 Death Trend All Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily Confirmed Deaths (Since March) Confirmed COVID Deaths by Date of Death Confirmed Deaths 7-Day Average of Confirmed Deaths 200

180

160

140 Total Deaths

120 Among Confirmed Cases 100

80 11,405 Confirmed Deaths

0 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

60 2 2 2 50 2 1 1 Total Deaths in 3 2

1 COVID-19 Cases 40 1 1 1

1 1 11,657 30 1 1 New Death Count

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21 1/1 12/19/2020 Trends Higher Ed Molecular Positive All Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 All Molecular COVID-19 Tests Associated with Higher Education Testing

7-Day Average Total Molecular Tests by Date 7-Day Average Total Positive Molecular Tests by Date MA without Higher Education Higher Education MA without Higher Education Higher Education 100K 6K

5K 80K

60K

40K

7-Day Average Total Molecular Tests Molecular Total 7-Day Average 20K 7-Day Average Positive Molecular Tests Molecular Positive 7-Day Average 1K

0K 0K Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. 22 Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 1/1 12/19/2020 LTCF Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 COVID-19 Cases in Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities

Residents/Healthcare Workers of Long-Term Care Facilities Probable or Confirmed COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facilities with Reporting At Least One Probable Deaths Reported in Long-Term Probable or Confirmed COVID-19 or Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Care Facilities 29,454 408 7,120

Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: all data are cumulative and current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Data includes nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and rest homes. 23 1/1 12/19/2020 County Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Daily and Cumulative County Data

County New Confirmed Cumulative New Confirmed Cumulative Confirmed Cases Reported Confirmed Cases and Probable and Probable Deaths To Date Deaths Reported To Date  Barnstable 131 4,455 2 215 Berkshire 25 2,404 1 117 Bristol 563 29,078 4 993 Dukes 6 418 0 Dukes and Nantucket 0 2 Essex 547 50,163 9 1,578 Franklin 18 1,112 0 82 Hampden 193 22,425 3 994 Hampshire 37 3,185 2 181 Middlesex 784 64,782 9 2,582 Nantucket 0 647 Norfolk 374 22,910 6 1,243 Plymouth 341 20,493 4 955 Suffolk 480 48,181 2 1,312 Unknown 4 870 0 6 Worcester 492 35,805 5 1,397 Total 3,995 306,928 47 11,657

24 Data Sources: COVID-19 Data provided by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics; Tables and Figures created by the Office of Population Health. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/18/2020. Includes both probable and confirmed cases. For the COVID-19 probable case definition, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'. 1/1 12/19/2020 Contents_Definition Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020

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25 1/1 12/19/2020 DOC Redirect Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Department of Corrections Data

Department of Corrections as required by Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020, previously found in this dashboard, are available at https://www.mass.gov/guides/doc-coronavirus-information-guide and on the dashboard website: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting under “Additional COVID-19 data.”

Direct links to the DOC information found on those pages include: -Inmate data - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/doc-covid-19-inmate-dashboard -Staff data - https://www.mass.gov/lists/doc-covid-19-staff-testing-reports -Inmate Housing Reports - https://www.mass.gov/lists/doc-covid-19-institution-cell-housing-reports

26 1/1 12/19/2020 Glossary Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Saturday, December 19, 2020 Glossary of Terms

Please Note: the following terms and definitions apply to COVID-19 only.

Case Definition: A standard set of criteria (including symptoms, laboratory tests and exposure) used to count persons who may have COVID-19. Case definitions tell public health professionals which people with disease to count; they don’t tell healthcare providers how to diagnose or treat COVID. Confirmed Case: A person is counted as a confirmed case of COVID-19 if they have a positive molecular test. Probable Case: A person is counted as a probable case in three ways: 1. if they have a positive antigen test; 2. if they have COVID symptoms AND were exposed to someone with COVID; 3. if they died and their death certificate lists COVID as a cause of death.

More complete information about the COVID-19 case definition may be found here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/ps/positionstatement2020/Interim-20-ID-02_COVID-19.pdf

COVID-19 Antigen Test: This test identifies the presence of proteins on the surface of the virus. These diagnostic tests are somewhat less accurate (i.e., low sensitivity) than molecular tests but a positive result is suggestive of current infection.

COVID-19 Molecular Test: Also known as a PCR test. This diagnostic test identifies the presence of virus’s genetic material. These tests are very accurate and a positive result means someone has current or very recent infection.

Estimated active cases: Patients with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis in the last 21 days.

Testing by Date: This refers to the date the sample (usually nasal swab or blood) was taken. Most reports and figures in this dashboard use this date.

Total Tests: This represents the total number of tests done and includes people who have had multiple tests.

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