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Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Dashboard of Public Health Indicators Total Cases By Age Group Testing and Cases from 12/6/2020-12/19/2020 * Newly Reported Total New 7-Day Average Estimated Active Confirmed Cases Molecular Tests Positivity Cases 0-19 years 10,797 Reported 4,060 49,772 6.68% 80,620 20-29 years 11,427

Hospitalization 30-39 years 9,750 Total Confirmed Total Confirmed Average Age of COVID Patients in COVID Patients in Cases that were 40-49 years 8,500 Hospital ICU Hospitalized* 2,230 430 69 50-59 years 9,165

Deaths Turnaround Time 60-69 years 6,342 Newly Reported Average Age of 14-Day Average Deaths among Turnaround (from Test Deaths* Sample to Report to DPH)* 70-79 years 3,166 Confirmed

48 80 2.90 80+ years 2,446

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 12/6/2020 to 12/19/2020. Please see the most current weekly dashboard for more details https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting *Last updated Wednesday, 12/23/2020 1 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Percent of Change Since Dashboard of Public Health Indicators Lowest Observed Value (LOV)

4,423 7-Day Average of 4,304 4,411 4,404 4,235 4,778 4,760 3,703 4,733 4,629 4,678 4,712 4,615 4,572 4,622 4,635 4,642 4,728 New Confirmed 4,000 4,462 4,523 4,441 3,485 3,255 4,204 4,167 3,336 Cases 2,960 1,837% 3,035 2,000 2,687 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 LOV =157 November December

7-Day Weighted 7% 6.7% 6.3% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% 6.1% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 6.2% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% 6.2% Average of Positive 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 6.0% 6% 5.7% 6.5% 6.6% 6.7% Molecular Test Rate* 5.2% 6.1% 6.2% 6.2% 5.9% 6.1% 767% 5% 4.7%

29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November December LOV = 0.8%

7-Day Average of 2,035 2,103 1,895 1,920 1,950 1,982 2,013 1,761 1,799 1,836 1,866 Number of 2,000 1,605 1,644 1,684 1,723 1,458 1,498 1,529 1,563 1,312 1,361 1,413 2,069 COVID-19 Patients 1,151 1,210 1,264 1,021 1,055 1,100 1,254% in Hospital** 1,000 985 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November December LOV = 155

60 7-Day Average of 53 53 53 50 50 51 48 49 49 50 COVID-19 46 56 55 56 44 53 41 50 Deaths*** 39 40 49 49 49 359% 40 36 36 46 32 33 31 32

27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 LOV = November December 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 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020

Contents Testing and Cases

Hospitalization

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3 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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% 8.10% 7.69% 7.80% 7.73% 8% 7.55% 7.17% 7.25% 6.92% 6.70% 6.68% 7% 6.40% 6.20% 6.18% 6.06% 5.89% 5.75% 6% 5.52% 5.34% 5.19% 5.16% 5.22% 4.91% 4.77% 4.74% 5% 4.53% 4.34% 4.27% 4.09% 4.00% 3.65% 4% 3.50% 3.42% 3.37% 3.00% 2.94% 2.83% 3% 2.57% 2.43% 2.50% 2.22% 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% 1.07% 1.10% 0.85% 0.81% 0.77% 1% 0.49% 0.45% 0.51% 0.29% 0.37% 0.30% 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 12/27/2020. 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 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 342,764

Average Daily 3K Incidence Rate Per

Confirmed Case Count 100,000 (last 14 days)* 2K 63.2 1K

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

*Last updated Wednesday, 12/23/2020; Covers 12/6/2020-12/19/2020. 5 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Daily Confirmed Cases (Past 6 Weeks) Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Date Individual Tested

3K Confirmed Case Count

1K 175 2,569 3,525 3,135 2,924 3,000 2,848 1,768 1,191 3,591 3,786 2,940 3,382 2,905 1,758 5,501 5,856 6,074 5,759 5,277 2,179 2,101 6,203 5,392 5,397 5,454 4,935 2,869 2,196 6,252 5,991 5,626 1,560 5,637 3,614 2,282 6,378 5,733 3,963 2,041 445 0K 385 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November December

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 12/27/2020. Due to lag in reporting by laboratories, counts for most recent dates are likely to be incomplete. 6 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Positive Tests by Age Group Percent Positive by Week and Age Group

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% 11% 5% 9% 12% 5% 12% 12% 12% 12% 5% 6% 12% 5% 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% 7% 10% 10% 9% 8% 10% 9% 10% 10% 8% 9% 10% 8% 9% 9% 10% 11% 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% 15% 13% 13% 19% 15% 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%

60% 13% 14% 19% 14% 16% 13% 15% 14% 14% 15% 16% 14% 15% 14% 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% 18% 17% 18% 15% 13% 14% 14% 13% 16% 16% 15% 16% 16% 16% 15%

40% 15% 14% 16% 14% 17% 34% 15% 14% 14% 13% 23% 15% 15% 21% 15% 15% 17% 23% 24% 18% 15% 20% 22% 21% 16% 18% 21% 21% 22% 20% 23% 19% 23% 20% 20% 19% 18% 23% 18% 23% 17% 19% 25% 15% 24% 20% 14% 21% 13% 14% 13% 20% 18% Percent of Total 7 Day Average Positive Tests Positive 7 Day Average of Total Percent 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% 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-2020-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, 12/23/2020 . This includes individuals who have had more than one molecular test. 7 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 10,713,593

80,000

60,000 7-Day Average Molecular Tests Molecular Test Rate per 100,000 Residents 40,000 768 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. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/27/2020. 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. / 8 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Testing by Date - Molecular (Total Tests Conducted Past 6 Weeks) Total Number of Molecular Tests Performed by Date First Molecular Test Per Individual Molecular Tests that are Repeated in Individuals 140,000 136,563 130,251 126,498 121,469 102,447 122,056 119,313 117,617 100,535 120,000 116,776 113,113 111,085 112,482 112,085 107,947 106,959 105,006 106,409 106,191 103,978

100,000 96,277 96,305 95,004

80,000

64,725 63,770 60,412 60,000 54,479

New Test Count New Test 52,043 47,057 44,942 42,791 40,151 36,690 38,783 40,250 40,000 38,111 34,391 33,667

20,742 20,000

7,256 4,512 3,008 0 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November December

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 12/27/2020. 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. 9 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Probable Case Information

Newly Reported Total Probable Cases Probable Cases 138 14,170

Newly Reported Total Deaths Among Deaths Among Probable Cases Probable 0 258

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 12/27/2020. Due to ongoing data cleaning efforts, the number of newly reported cases may not exactly match the change in total cases from the previous day. For the COVID-19 probable case definition, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'. 10 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 1,417 344,885 Individuals with Negative Antigen Tests Individuals with Positive Antigen Tests 5K 504

4K 401 351 412 437 251 484 282 463 289 288 447 469 395 467 274 238

3K 411 341 439 426 176 485 309 299 404 188 309 175 354 2K New Test Count New Test 283 359 218 195 292 285 280 196 181 108 1K 23 55 204 3,137 3,244 2,463 2,700 2,420 1,985 2,128 2,940 3,147 3,582 943 2,618 991 2,262 2,929 2,553 1,666 3,019 1,843 1,609 1,640 2,461 2,828 3,210 3,033 2,450 1,470 2,021 4,318 2,692 3,495 1,487 3,312 1,423 2,320 3,764 2,984 3,532 3,310 1,069 0K 249 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November December

Contents Testing and Cases

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12 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 12/27/2020. 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 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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

100 100 93 2,000 81 79 80 72 74 68 70 65 65 62 1,500 59 60 Confirmed COVID-19 54 53 50 Cases Currently 46 1,000 Hospitalized 40 36 36 37 32 32 34 29 31 29 24 24 2,230 20 20 17 17 500

Hospitalizations Count 20 13

2 3 0 0

-2 -4 -8 -13 -13 -12 -12 -14 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 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 12/27/2020. For purposes of this reporting, “confirmed” are cases with a PCR test. Hospitalization data includes alternate care sites beginning on 12/06/2020. 14 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 20 25 17 25 17 16 15 23 14 13 13 14 Count of Cases 12 12 11 8 8 8 8 200 10 6 7 Currently in ICU 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 New ICU Count

-1 ICU Count Total -2 -2 -3 -2 -3 430 -10 -5 -200 -13 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November December Patients Reported as Intubated with COVID-19 by Date

Changes in Intubation Count by Date Confirmed Patients Intubated

14 14 13 200 10 11 10 18 18 Count of Cases 8 9 16 8 8 9 10 6 6 4 4 5 5 4 100 Currently 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 Intubated -1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -4 -3 -4 -3 -3 -100 -10 -8 -7 234 -200 New Intubation Count Total Intubation Count Total -18 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 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 12/27/2020. 15 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Total Hospital Capacity by Region (Non-ICU) Data collected as of 12/27/2020 3:00pm Massachusetts 8,958 100%

19%

80% By Region 2,792 1,060 1,460 986 1,519 1,141 100%

16% 17% 22% 20% 18% 18%

60% 80%

60%

Percent of Beds Percent 40% 81%

84% 83% 40% 78% 80% 82% 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 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020 Total Hospital Capacity by Region (ICU) Data collected as of 12/27/2020 3:00pm Massachusetts 1,449 100%

26%

80% By Region 507 252 221 111 205 153 100% 14% 19% 21% 33% 60% 80% 37% 36%

60%

Percent of Beds Percent 40% 74% 86% 40% 81% 79% Percent of Beds Percent 63% 67% 64%

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 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020

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18 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 11,900 Confirmed Deaths

0 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020

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

1 1 COVID-19 Cases 40 1 1 1 1 1 12,158 30 1 New Death Count

10 31 29 24 26 19 31 28 30 35 27 29 25 40 41 28 41 46 33 44 50 44 47 60 42 50 53 47 47 53 53 45 50 55 54 60 57 49 67 41 62 37 27 0 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 November December Date of Death

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 12/27/2020; *Counts on the trend chart do not match total number of deaths reported, as there is a several day lag in reporting by date of death. Includes both probable and confirmed cases. For confirmed and probable case definitions, please see the Glossary at the end of this document in 'Definitions and Disclaimers'. 20 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020

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21 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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. Note: all data are current as of 11:59pm on 12/27/2020. 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. / 22 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 30,415 414 7,272

County New Confirmed Cumulative New Confirmed Cumulative Confirmed Cases Reported Confirmed Cases and Probable and Probable Deaths To Date Deaths Reported To Date  Barnstable 51 5,117 1 229 Berkshire 56 2,733 2 131 Bristol 502 32,842 5 1,041 Dukes 6 465 Dukes and Nantucket 0 2 Essex 876 55,755 5 1,659 Franklin 8 1,222 1 91 Hampden 230 25,096 2 1,035 Hampshire 37 3,616 0 188 Middlesex 776 72,124 8 2,680 Nantucket 7 711 Norfolk 358 25,966 4 1,278 Plymouth 343 23,105 4 983 Suffolk 519 52,598 5 1,357 Unknown 9 996 0 6 Worcester 282 40,418 11 1,478 Total 4,060 342,764 48 12,158

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 12/27/2020. 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'. / 24 Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 2020

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25 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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 / Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard- Monday, December 28, 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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