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COVID Incidence Up By a Factor of 20 in Berkshire County

The state tracks COVID in a community via wastewater surveillances testing in municipal water systems across Massachusetts. The only system tracked in the Berkshires is Pittsfield’s. While Pittsfield isn’t Stockbridge, it provides good insight into what is going on locally, and the numbers are not good.

The chart below shows how COVID is up by a factor of around 20 since last summer.

We have a community that skews significantly older than other areas of the state. Our median age is 62, while the state’s is 39.

Show caution. Take care of yourselves. If you feel a cold coming on, test yourself and help keep yourself—and the community—healthy and safe.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/wastewater-surveillance-reporting


COVID incidence in Pittsfield wastewater over past six months.

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