Reported coronavirus cases statewide for the week ending Sept. 14 increased to 2,301 from 2,002 the week ending Sept. 7. That’s a increase of 299, or 14.93%, reported cases.
In the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle which are Attleboro, Foxboro, Mansfield, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Wrentham,reported cases increased by 16, from 50 to 66, in the week ending Sept. 14. That’s a percentage increase of 32%.
In week 31, cases exceeded the 22 recorded on June 29 by 44 reported cases.
The last 31 weeks statewide, the number has gone from 4,999 to 2,301 cases, which is a decrease of 53.97%.
In the week ending Sept. 14 ,no communities covered by The Sun Chronicle reported zero cases.
There were 378 coronavirus tests administered in the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle with 66 positives, which is 17.46%. The average for the 10 communities is 18.28%. That’s an increase of 86, or 29.45%, tests from the 292 recorded in the week of Sept. 7.
It should be noted that all numbers are not accurate 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.
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 51,599 cases. That’s 25.69% 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% and the average is 25.06%
Norfolk is the lowest at 22.29% and Attleboro is the highest at 29.10%.
In the week ending Sept. 14, the case counts in each of the 10 communities was:
- Attleboro, 14
- Foxboro, 7
- Mansfield, 6
- Norfolk, 6
- North Attleboro, 9
- Norton, 8
- Plainville, 1
- Rehoboth, 3
- Seekonk, 5
- Wrentham, 7
Statewide, the number was 2,301 confirmed cases with 636 probable cases.
The number of confirmed deaths statewide for the week of Sept. 14 was 16 and the number of probable deaths was 2. The number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases statewide since March 2020 is 2,190,730. That’s 31.20% of the state’s 7,020,058 population.
The number of confirmed deaths since March 2020 is 23,629 and the number of confirmed and probable deaths is 30,089. That’s a death rate of 1.37%.
A recent poll for the 10 communities covered by The Sun Chronicle reported the total number of deaths at 528. That’s a death rate of 1.02%.
Death totals per community covered by The Sun Chronicle are as follows:
- Attleboro, 202
- Foxboro, 30
- Mansfield, 44
- Norfolk, 9
- North Attleboro, 99
- Norton, 18
- Plainville, 23
- Rehoboth, 23
- Seekonk, 15
- Wrentham, 66
Most of the deaths were those 65 and over, according to the state’s Department of Public Health. Out of the 150 deaths recorded this season which began on July 1, there have been no deaths among anyone from 0 to 49.
There have been 10 deaths among those from 50 to 64, which is 6.66 %.
There have been 45 deaths among ages 65 to 79, which is 30%, and those 80 and over have suffered 95 deaths, which is 63.33%. Those 65 or over have suffered 140 deaths or 93.33% of all deaths.
