Reported coronavirus cases statewide decreased by more than 100, from 674 to 560, in the week ending June 1. That’s a drop of 114 cases and a decrease of 16.91%.
And in the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle in the same week reported cases decreased by seven, from 18 to 11, a decrease of 38.88%.
That’s the lowest reported total since 12 cases were reported in the week ending April 20, 2024.
The communities are: Attleboro, North Attleboro, Foxboro, Mansfield, Norfolk, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Wrentham.
It’s the 12th consecutive week the number of reported cases statewide is under 1,000, but after four weeks of increases statewide, the numbers are going back down.
The last 18 weeks statewide the number of reported cases has gone down dramatically, from 4,999 to 560, a decrease of 88.79%.
In the week ending June 1 three local towns, Norfolk, Plainville and Seekonk, had zero reported cases.
There were 221 coronavirus tests administered by health professionals in the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle, with 11 reported to be positive, which is a percentage of 4.97%, 1.36 points lower than the week ending May 25. That’s a decrease of 63 tests from the 284 recorded last week.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the area and state, however, is not accurate. Not all positive cases found through home-testing are reported to health officials. Also, many people who become ill with COVID-like symptoms don’t bother even with home testing as the virus has weakened and the symptoms have become less severe.
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 50,898 cases. That’s 25.35% of the estimated 200,793 people living 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 24.73%
Norfolk is the lowest at 21.96% and Attleboro the highest at 28.68%.
In the week ending June 1 the case counts in each of the 10 communities were:
- Attleboro, 4
- Foxboro, 1
- Mansfield 2
- Norfolk, 0
- North Attleboro, 1
- Norton, 1
- Plainville, 0
- Rehoboth, 1
- Seekonk, 0
- Wrentham, 1
Statewide, the number was 560 confirmed cases with 180 probable cases for a total statewide of 2,155,992 confirmed and probable cases since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.
The number of confirmed deaths statewide for the week of June 1 was four, and the number of probable deaths was zero.
The number of confirmed deaths statewide since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, is 23,472, and the number of confirmed and probable deaths is 29,983.
A recent poll for the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle reported the total number of deaths at 520. That’s a death rate of 1.02%.
Death totals per community covered by The Sun Chronicle were:
- Attleboro, 199
- Foxboro, 29
- Mansfield, 44
- Norfolk, 8
- North Attleboro, 96
- Norton, 18
- Plainville, 22
- Rehoboth, 23
- Seekonk, 15
- Wrentham, 66
Most of the deaths caused by the virus occur in people over the age of 65.
No new statistics were submitted regarding rate of positive tests, emergency room visits or hospital admissions for the week ending June 1. The percentage rate for all deaths nationwide is 1.1%.
