Brookline Reaches 4.41% COVID-19 Positivity Rate, Cases Plateau

BROOKLINE, MA — Brookline's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 4.41 percent, a 0.77 percent increase since last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

This week, the Town of Brookline reported a two-week case count of 427 compared to last week's case count of 429. Also over the past week, Brookline was adding 47.1 new cases per day per 100,000 people. That's about the same as the 42.3 cases per 100,000 in Brookline measured on April 28.

On Thursday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health reported 4,376 new coronavirus cases and 13 new deaths. The seven-day average number of hospitalized patients was 494.9, up from 404 last week.

The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents rose to just under 5.37 million. Over 63 percent are fully vaccinated in Brookline, and 74 percent are partially vaccinated.

The state releases town-by-town testing data every Thursday, including the number of people tested, the testing rate, the positive test rate, cases and infection rates.