Somerville’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Lowers To 7.25%, Cases Increase

SOMERVILLE, MA - Somerville's COVID-19 positivity rate was 7.25 percent, a 0.26 percent decrease from last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

This week, Somerville reported a two-week case count of 267 compared to last week’s count of 254. The total positive test number reported was 289. The average daily case rate was 23.5, and there were 3,986 tests administered in the last two weeks.

The Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 9,954 new coronavirus cases in the last week, as well as 38 new deaths and 4,527 vaccine doses administered.

The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents rose to more than 5.43 million. Booster doses were given to about 3.16 million residents.

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.