Newton’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Lowers To 7.38%, Cases Decrease

NEWTON, MA — Newton's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 7.38 percent, a .77 percent decrease since last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

This week, the City of Newton reported a two-week case count of 554 compared to last week's case count of 698. Also over the past week, Newton was adding 43.2 new cases per day per 100,000 people. That's lower than the 54.4 cases per 100,000 in Newton measured on May 26.

On Thursday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health reported 2,561 new coronavirus cases and 24 deaths. The weekly average case count was 1,450.3 daily cases, down from 2,246 a week before.

The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents is 5.39 million. Over 89 percent are fully vaccinated in Newton, and 95 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.