Marblehead Coronavirus Cases, Vaccinations Rise Over 7 Days

Marblehead MA

17 December, 2021

11:49 AM

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MARBLEHEAD, MA — Both coronavirus case counts and vaccinations rose in Marblehead in the past seven days amid a virus surge throughout the state and concerns over what the omicron variant will mean for the region through the holiday season. Marblehead's positive test rate rose from 4,.71 percent last week to 5.64 percent as of Thursday, according to the state Department of Health. There were 163 cases over the past two weeks in Marblehead, up from 120 over the previous 14-day span. Marblehead was part of the 70 percent of state communities that saw a continued rise in cases last week. The statewide positive test rate rose from 5.12 to 5.44 percent. Vaccinations are also up in the town. Marblehead reported more than 95 percent of residents have received at least one dose of vaccine. Fully vaccinated residents rose from 85.3 percent to 86.6 percent. The latest vaccine report shows the number of residents who are fully vaccinated has risen to 5.03 million. Another 758,501 residents have received one dose of the two-dose Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. Booster doses have been given to 1,701,821 residents. Nearly three-quarters of the state's population, 73.5 percent, is fully vaccinated. The Department of Public Health reported 5,883 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths and 57,531 vaccine doses administered Thursday. The seven-day average number of hospitalized patients was 1,342.1, up from 1,099.4 the week prior. Over 1,400 people were hospitalized with the virus, as of Wednesday. (Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)