Reported cases of coronavirus on the rise in Attleboro area and rest of the state – The Sun Chronicle

Reported coronavirus cases statewide and locally went up in the week ending Dec. 9.

Statewide, the number increased to 3,156. Thats 148 more than in the week ending Dec. 2, which is an increase of 4.6%.

Locally, in the area covered by The Sun Chronicle, the number of reported cases increased from 55 in the week ending Dec. 2, to 60 in the week ending Dec. 9, which is an increase of 9%.

The area covered includes the communities of Attleboro, North Attleboro, Foxboro, Norfolk, Norton, Mansfield, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Wrentham.

The number of cases are not accurate, however, because of the prevalence of home-testing kits.

Not all the positive cases found through those kits are reported because the intensity of the disease has lessened.

Also, many people who become ill dont even bother testing at this point.

For context, the highest number of new reported cases statewide for one week was recorded on Jan. 14, 2022, at 132,557.

The highest number locally for one week was 3,463, recorded on Jan. 13, 2022.

All told, since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, the area has recorded 49,522 cases.

In the week ending Dec. 9, the reported case counts in the communities covered by The Sun Chronicle were:

Statewide, the number was 3,156 confirmed cases with 1,089 probable cases, for a total of 2,095,576 cases.

The number of confirmed deaths statewide was 25, and the number of probable deaths was three for the week ending Dec. 9.

The number of confirmed deaths statewide since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 is 23,069, and the number of confirmed and probable deaths is 26,601.

A new poll for the area has been taken recently and the death total, with just seven communities reporting, was 501.

Most of the deaths hit the elderly.

George W. Rhodes can be reached at 508-236-0432.

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Reported cases of coronavirus on the rise in Attleboro area and rest of the state - The Sun Chronicle