After leveling off two weeks ago, the COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown has once again spiked according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 7,757 Charlestown residents tested for the virus 7.8…
Author: John Lynds
Covid Positive Test Rate Remains at 4.6 Percent in Charlestown
As Boston tries to get a handle on the city’s COVID-19 spike the positive test rate remains above 4 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). After Charlestown posted a 176 percent increase…
COVID-19 Continue to Spike in Boston; Charlestown’s Positive Test Rate Drops 2 Percent
After Charlestown posted a 176 percent increase in the neighborhood’s COVID-19 positive test rate the numbers have dropped slightly but still remains above 4 percent. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) of the…
MWRA’s COVID Resurgence Study Sees Alarming Trend
Not everyone gets tested for COVID-19 but everyone goes to the bathroom and scientists studying the recent data at the MWRA’s Deer Island’s waste treatment facility in neighboring Winthrop are seeing an alarming trend. In June, the MWRA Board of…
COVID-19 Positive Test-Rate in Charlestown Increase 176 Percent
The recent spike of COVID-19 infections throughout Boston is troubling to the Mayor and health care professionals and Charlestown may soon emerge as a new ‘hot spot’ according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Those testing…
COVID-19 Update for Charlestown
Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection increased 2 percent last week but still remains well below the citywide average. According to the latest BPHC’s Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday the neighborhood’s COVID infection rate went from 126.7 cases per…
COVID-19 Update for Charlestown; Boston Enters ‘Red’ Category on State Map
Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection rate increased 2 percent last week but still remains well below the citywide average. According to the latest BPHC’s Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday the neighborhood’s COVID infection rate went from 124.1 cases…
COVID-19 Infection Rate Up 2.5 Percent in Charlestown
Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection increased 2.5 percent last week but still remains well below the citywide average. According to the latest Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday the neighborhood’s COVID infection rate went from 121 cases per 10,000…
COVID-19 Infection Rate Down 1.3 Percent in Charlestown
Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection rate decreased 1.3 percent last week and still remains well below the citywide average. After posting a rise of 3.5 percent in the neighborhood’s infection three weeks ago, the infection rate dropped for the first time according…
Time is Running Out to Participate in the U.S. 2020 Census
With the help of local organizations and volunteers the City of Boston is making a final push to get an accurate census count ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline. “This once-in-a-decade opportunity will determine the amount of elected representatives Boston…