A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19

The Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cambridge COVID-19 UPDATE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 24, 2022

Omicron Surge: “Past the Peak” 2 Regional Peak January 5, 2022 Cambridge and Regional Wastewater Data ●COVID-19 viral particles in regional wastewater samples peaked on January 5. ○ Dots = Individual days ○ Solid gray line = 7-day average for MWRA North ●Cambridge wastewater samples show similar trend.

Middlesex County and Cambridge Cases by Risk Category ↑High ↑Substantial ↑Moderate

MA COVID-19 Hospitalizations 4 Number of Massachusetts Hospital Admissions by Age in Past 2 Weeks: Jan. 2–15, 2022 Number of COVID-19 Patients in Hospital Dec. 3, 2021 - Jan. 20, 2022 National Guard members at Cambridge Hospital.

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics 5 Recent Non-Public Clinics City Employees (Jan. 12-13) 52 boosters of 55 total doses administered Shelter Vaccination Clinics (Dec. 9-10 & Jan. 13-14) 178 boosters of 192 total doses administered Senior Housing (Jan. 7, 8, & 14) 184 boosters of 191 total doses administered Ongoing Public Clinics CambridgeSide Vaccine Clinics Mondays & Thursdays Moderna and Pfizer vaccines & boosters administered

Post Surge: Whatʼs Next? ●Omicron: Not Out of the Woods Yet ●Evolution of the Virus ●Pandemic to Endemic ○ State of emergency to coexistence ○ Government-led response to individual responsibility. ○ When and how? 6