For the third week in a row, Massachusetts health officials have reported a decline in the number of communities at greatest risk for coronavirus transmission.
The Department of Public Health also unveiled its weekly vaccine panel on Thursday, showing an increase in both vaccinations and vaccine doses to Massachusetts, though shots are being delivered faster than they arrive.
On Thursday, the coronavirus risk data are categorized by city communities’ risk level on a scale from red, the highest, to gray, the lowest – tits weekly officials reported 153 villages in the red zone, compared to 192 last Thursday, with the same downward trend as the past few weeks.
Watch this Thursday’s full village-by-village-coronavirus data here.
According to the state, 149,030 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and reported in the past seven days, while 681,472 have been distributed overall.
A total of 29,250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were sent to the Bay State last week, as well as 83,300 doses of Moderna’s vaccine.
Officials reported that a total of 896,300 doses were sent to Massachusetts, a decrease of 31% compared to the previous week.
As the state makes about 120,000 new vaccines available for vaccines this week, Gov. Charlie Baker encouraged patience at a press conference on Wednesdayand note that most eligible residents may have to wait a few weeks to plan.
Baker’s administration has expressed frustration over the towing rate of its distribution compared to most other states.
See this Thursday’s full weekly report vaccinations here.
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