Waltham's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Increases To 2.49%

WALTHAM, MA — Waltham's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 2.49 percent, a 0.39 percent increase since last week, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

This week, the City of Waltham reported a two-week case count of 316 compared to last week's case count of 269. Also over the past week, Waltham was adding 34 new cases per day per 100,000 people. That's higher than the 28.9 cases per 100,000 in Waltham measured on April 14.

On Thursday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health reported 2,528 new coronavirus cases statewide and 13 new deaths.The seven-day average number of hospitalized patients was 348.6, up from 261 the week before.

The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents rose to about 5.35 million. Over 73 percent are fully vaccinated in Waltham, and 84 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.