By the Numbers

Massachusetts case counts are up slightly week-over-week, and the statewide positivity rate has reached 7.48 percent. That figure does not include infections detected using at-home tests.  Massachusetts Cases: 1,869,603 Deaths: 20,251 Current Hospitalizations: 590 People Vaccinated: 5,481,504 (As of Sept. 19) People Boosted: 3,243,110 (As of Sept. 19) Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Rhode Island Cases: 423,379 Deaths: 3,667 New Hospital Admissions As Of Last Week: 99 People Vaccinated: 901,877 People Boosted: 506,804 Source: Rhode Island Department of Health US Vaccine Doses Administered: 612,825,646 Cases: 95,944,682 Deaths: 1,055,725 Source: Johns Hopkins Worldwide Vaccine Doses Administered: 12,247,283,521 Cases: 613,902,428 Deaths: 6,533,098 Source: Johns Hopkins View all updates and numbers on Globe.com Current Waste Water Levels This week’s report was delayed because of a system update at the lab. Specifics to come next week!

 

 

 

Tracking Variants and Viruses The trend continues: BA.5 remained the dominant variant of cases nationwide by far in the week ending Sept. 10, followed by BA.4.6 and BA.4. The dominant variant: BA.5 (84.8% of US cases) Other variants: BA.4.6 (10.3%), BA.4 (1.8%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Other top stories An adult member of the Boston Public Schools community tested positive for monkeypox, officials said on Monday.