Town Of Hingham Publishes Coronavirus Update For March 23

Press release from the Town of Hingham:

March 23, 2021

• According to public health data from the MA Department of Public Health (DPH) released last week, the Town’s designation remains “yellow,” indicating a “medium risk” of spread in the community.
• There have been 81 new cases of COVID-19 in Hingham over the past 14 days, and a total of 1,699 cases in Hingham since the start of the pandemic.
• The average daily incidence rate for the Town of Hingham was 24.1 per 100,000 residents, and our percent positivity rate was 2.67% for the previous 14 days.
• As of today, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts totaled 582,159.
• Public health metrics have been trending in a positive direction statewide, including drops in average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates. However, those rates remain higher than they were before the surge hit in fall 2020.

Vaccine Rollout & Reopening Plans

• According to DPH’s daily COVID-19 vaccine report, over 1,110,000 people in Massachusetts have been fully vaccinated as of today.
• As we mentioned last week, DPH has started to report vaccination rates by community on a weekly basis. As of March 18, approximately 16.8% of Hingham residents have been fully vaccinated.
• Last week, DPH announced the schedule for vaccine eligibility for all remaining groups in Massachusetts as follows:

1. Yesterday, March 22nd: Residents 60+ and certain workers, including public works, public health, water, and utility workers, became eligible for the vaccine.
2. April 5th: Residents 55+ and residents with one certain medical condition become eligible.
3. April 19th: General public ages 16+ become eligible.

This press release was produced by the Town of Hingham. The views expressed here are the author’s own.