BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts is one of four states on the way to containing COVID-19, according to research by the non-profit organization Covid Act Now.
His model looks at factors including infection rate, positive test rate, available ICU capacity, and contact tracing. Massachusetts scored highly in all of those categories, as did New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
All four states were among the first with high infection rates and took early steps to achieve widespread closures and social distancing.
Covid Act Now concludes: “Massachusetts is on track to contain COVID. Cases are steadily declining and Massachusetts COVID readiness meets or exceeds international standards. “
On Wednesday, the state reported 172 new cases of coronavirus and 48 new deaths. The positive test rate has dropped below 2 percent, which is 94% since mid-April. Massachusetts is currently in Phase 2 reopening, with Phase 3 beginning no earlier than July 6, depending on data trends.
“We are obviously encouraged by the continued progress we have made on many of those public health metrics and we will continue to monitor them,” Governor Charlie Baker said Tuesday. “We believe that part of the reason we have been successful with our reopening strategy thus far is due to the work and efforts of everyone here in the Commonwealth … Please continue to wear facial coverage, practice social distancing. and good hygiene. “
Starting June 25, 2020 (Image: Covid Act Now)
States that are considered an “active or imminent outbreak,” according to the Covid Act Now model, include Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, and Arizona. Florida and Texas are among the 18 states considered “at risk” of outbreak.
New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island are classified as “controlled disease growth,” along with 20 other states.
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