Statewide reported coronavirus cases near 1000, with a slight rise in Attleboro area – The Sun Chronicle

Reported coronavirus cases statewide increased by more than 100, from 794 to 911 in the week ending June 22. Thats an increase of 137 cases and a percentage increase of 17.25%.

In the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle in that same period, reported cases increased by 12, from 17 to 29. Thats a percentage increase of 70.58%.

The 10 local communities covered are: Attleboro, North Attleboro, Mansfield, Norton, Plainville, Foxboro, Norfolk, Wrentham, Seekonk and Rehoboth.

Reported cases in the 10 communities have ranged from 11 to 22 for 13 weeks.

In week 14, they exceeded the 22 by 7 reported cases.

And its the 15th consecutive week the number of reported cases statewide is under 1,000 and the third consecutive week the number of reported cases has gone up, nearing the 1,000 mark.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the area and state, however, is not accurate and the figure is likely higher because of the prevalence of home-testing kits. Not all the positive cases found through home-testing are reported to health officials. Also, many people who become ill with COVID-like symptoms fever, congestion, sneezing, fatigue, body aches, and headaches dont bother testing as the virus has weakened and the symptoms caused by the virus are less severe.

The last 20 weeks statewide, the number of reported cases has gone from 4,999 to 911 cases, which is a decrease of 81.77%.

That percentage has shrunk over the last three weeks.

In the week ending June 22, three towns had zero reported cases. They were Mansfield, Plainville and Rehoboth.

There were 236 coronavirus tests administered by health professionals in the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle, with 29 positives, which is a percentage of 12.28%, or 4.45 points higher than the week ending June 15.

Nationwide, the positive test percentage is 5.4%. Thats an increase of 12 tests from the 17 recorded last week, which equals 70.58%.

For context, the highest number of new 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 50,962 cases. Thats 25.38% of the 200,793 population in the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle.

Percentages of the disease in each community range from 22% to 29% (rounded up) and the average is 24.75%

Norfolk is the lowest at 22.03% and Attleboro is the highest at 28.72%.

In the week ending June 22,, the case counts in each of the 10 communities was:

Statewide, the number was 911 confirmed cases with 313 probable cases for a total statewide of 2,159,166 confirmed and probable cases since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

The number of confirmed deaths statewide for the week of June 22 was 8 and the number of probable deaths was 0.

The number of confirmed deaths statewide since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 is 23,490 and the number of confirmed and probable deaths is 30,002.

A recent poll for the local 10 communities reported the total number of deaths at 520. Thats a death rate of 1.02%.

Death totals per community covered by The Sun Chronicle were:

Most of the deaths were suffered by those over 65.

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

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Statewide reported coronavirus cases near 1000, with a slight rise in Attleboro area - The Sun Chronicle